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Richard Turrin on China's official digital currency

In a chat with Business Standard's Vikram Gopal, author and fintech expert Richard Turrin tells about how China is moving ahead with its digital currency. He also clears some air on its Indian version

An RSS Dalit's awakening

Book review of I Could Not Be a Hindu: The Story of a Dalit in the RSS

Gandhian economics revisited

Although much has been written on Gandhi's views, little attention has been paid to those who carried out his agenda for constructive work

Newsmaker: Divya Spandana (Ramya)

Resilient in the face of controversies

War Dogs: Stoners and the War on Terror

Based on a true story, War Dogs captures the absurdity of the war with a touch of humour

Indian history as a moveable Feast

Colleen Taylor Sen's chronicle of the evolution of the Indian diet contradicts several myths about the subcontinent's culinary traditions

Budhia Singh: Born to run is an epic tale of state failure

Budhia Singh: Born to Run stays true to the travails of a child prodigy and could be relevant even 10 years from now

Kabali: The angry old man

Kabali is a gangster film with a refreshing new take, but with all the elements that make it a trademark Rajinikanth movie

Riddled with contradictions

The crisis of the Left

Shifting waste and blame in Bengaluru

Without a coherent waste management system, villages on the outskirts of the city are bearing the brunt of relentless urban waste

Cinema has never been without politics: Sadanand Menon

Interview with Art critic