Editor's pick: Girish Karnad passes away; TCS overtakes RIL in m-cap fray; Hong Kong law could stifle dissent, protesters say

Girish Karnad, man of several talents passed away earlier today in Bangalore. He was 81. Belonging to the navya movement of Kannada literature, his works included plays Tughlaq, Hayavadana, Yayati, Taledanda, among others. As a film director, he made Ondanondu Kaladalli, which launched Shankar Nag; Kaadu; Kaanooru Heggadati (film adaptation of a novel by fellow Jnanpith winner Kuvempu); and Utsav (adaptation of the Sanskrit play Mrchhakatika). As prominent in the Indian high art scene as he was in the popular art scene, Karnad was a graduate of Magdalen College, Oxford, where he was a Rhodes Scholar.

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Three accused in the Kathua case have been sentenced to life imprisonment; TCS has overtaken RIL as India’s most valuable company in terms of market capitalization; Hong Kong is in the grips of a protest over a contentious amendment which, protesters say, will be used to curb dissent; Yuvraj Singh has announced his retirement from international cricket; for these and other stories from India and around the world that you must absolutely know, tune into the podcast.