RSS leader Ramlal said the participation of RSS workers in protests during the Emergency played a major role in restoring democracy and forcing elections in 1977. He also highlighted the organisation’s role during wars, Partition and social crisis, while criticising Western influence and defending Hindutva ideology

Every April-May, hundreds of trans women throng a quiet village in Tamil Nadu to turn into brides for Mahabharata martyr Aravan. These spell-binding images from photographer Shino Cherian’s new book on the Koovagam festival show how they find divine love for just a day, before mourning the hero’s death