Daily Brief: British academic of Indian origin alleges she was deported from Bangalore airport, and more

British academic of Indian origin alleges she was deported from Bangalore airport

Nitasha Kaul, who is an Overseas Citizen of India, had been invited by the Karnataka government to speak at a Constitution and National Unity Convention.

Cat calling: What should the lions and lionesses of a secular state be named?

A lion called Akbar and a lioness called Sita suddenly find themselves in the thick of a political battle.

Rising doubts over the fairness of voting in India are a bad sign for its democracy

The India Fix: A newsletter on Indian politics from Scroll.in.

Haryana: Indian National Lok Dal leader Nafe Singh Rathee shot dead

Party leader Abhay Chautala blamed the BJP-led state government for Rathee’s murder, alleging that adequate security was not provided despite requests.

Why a US maths professor created a board game about the medieval Deccan empires

‘Vijayanagara: the Deccan Empires of Medieval India’ is inspired by a dynamic history with aspects of game play that are a nod to the region’s heritage.

How BK Sarkar’s visits to Japan and China helped him critique the West with his Young Asia theory

An excerpt from ‘Asia after Europe: Imagining a Continent in the Long Twentieth Century,’ by Sugata Bose.

Renowned filmmaker Kumar Shahani passes away at 83

One of the leading figures of Indian arthouse cinema, Shahani directed such classics as ‘Maya Darpan’, ‘Tarang’, ‘Khayal Gatha’ and ‘Kasba’.

Chess: How Vidit Gujrathi is applying his boxing advice towards his targets on the chessboard

Gujrathi has qualified for the Candidates tournament, which is a step away from a World Championships match.

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