Though it feared civil war between India’s Hindu majority and Muslim minority, Britain faced increasing pressure to grant independence to its colony. After World War II, Parliament decided ...

An illustration of a magnifying glass. An illustration of a magnifying glass.

Environmentalism, according to Dr. Ramachandra Guha, “like feminism, like socialism, like democracy,” is a modern phenomenon. “It’s really the product of the industrial revolution, which ...

At Miam Pâtisserie in Delhi, chef-founder Bani Nanda deftly glazes a Belgian chocolate cake. Her skill is impeccable, yet her distress is apparent — and the sweltering heat outside has little ...