Gukesh is youngest chess world champion

The two big challenges before the Indian finance minister; winners and losers in Maharashtra; centenaries; a new approach to the Nobels; and TV show soundtracks. This week’s newsletter. www.hindustantimes.com/ht-newslette...

Now playing: the best Zappa album to my mind.

My wife Anita and our friend Shashank Dalvi have edited this anthology of the search (some unsuccessful) for India’s rarest birds. I’ve read drafts and it’s gripping, like all good adventures and mysteries should be.