Welcome to this edition of The Hindu on Books Newsletter. On the 30th anniversary of the Women’s Prize for Fiction, 16 books ...

In a free-wheeling conversation with The Hindu, Amish Tripathi spoke about the ‘Legends of Shiva’ series, his thoughts on ...

Binaries are socially constructed to categorise the difference (s), quite often around pairs of unequally valued groups such ...

Gold has a unique position in Indian culture, especially among ladies. From prehistoric times to the present day, precious ...

Despite constitutional promises of equality, the Indian judiciary remains dominated by elite Hindu upper caste men.

A little over a year later, they find themselves in the first legal battle of their lives. Last month, they moved the ...

February 18 marked 42 years of the Nellie Massacre. It stands as the most extreme example of violence rooted in the divide ...

Tasar, now 78, said the recent move made him think of the persecution in the 1970s, including when he saw villagers strip a Christian woman ... reinforce tribal identity within a Hindu framework.

From being empowered by Lord Rama to bestow blessings on all ceremonious occasions to being criminalised under British colonial laws to claiming an akhara in Kumbh Mela, kinnars have carved a distinct ...

In Chhattisgarh, Ramesh Baghel has been fighting a lone battle to bury his father, Subhash, in the village graveyard—but both the High Court and the Supreme Court have turned him away.

To the people who live there, Longwa is a typical hilltop village. The most imposing structure is a corrugated tin roof ...

Shabari Jayanti is a reminder that true devotion exceeds caste, class, or material possessions. Her tale teaches that God ...