A list of good reads 

• Shoaib Daniyal in Scroll has an important essay on what India will look like as a ‘Hindu Rashtra’.
• Also in Scroll: Safwat Zargar looks at why the absence of snow in Jammu and Kashmir is worrisome for locals. 
• The Atlantic reports that we are entering an era of climate change that will be both unprecedented and predictable. 
• Also in The Atlantic: Gisela Salim-Peyer explores the concept of ‘heritage tourism’—where people travel to their countries of origins to “trace their roots.”
• Quanta Magazine has an interesting feature on how cells in different tissues of the body are in conversation with each other about ageing.
• Emma Beddington in The Guardian looks at whether ‘micro-acts of joy’ make one happier.
• South China Morning Post has an interesting essay on a new horror movie on Thai Muslim culture—and how it explores the social and political tensions in the country.
• Rest of World has a report on a data collection app that is at the centre of BJP’s election campaign.
• Ever wondered where ‘flipping the bird’ originated? CNN blames the Greeks for it.
• Also in CNN: Why we tend to sleep more in winters.