Following India's independence in 1947, a strong movement emerged nationwide demanding the creation of states based on linguistic identities. The administrative map left behind by the British failed ...

From Kerala’s “Kerala Piravi” to Karnataka’s “Rajyotsava”, and Andhra Pradesh’s Formation Day, large parts of India light up ...

IN HIS DECADE in power Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, has centralised the state to an unprecedented extent. Yet his ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has failed to attract many voters in the more ...

The ‘Iron Man’ didn’t just leave his imprint on independent India’s map. On his 150th birth anniversary today, a look at how ...