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S Anand
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How a new book on the role of Buddhism in shaping modern Indian history came to be
How did Buddhism appear, disappear, and reappear in India? Douglas Ober’s book ‘Dust on the Throne’, published by Navayana, answers the question.
S Anand
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Dhrupad has been evicted from Dilli
For decades, Dhrupad had one address in Delhi – 379, Asiad Village. Wasifuddin Dagar’s eviction from the house has severed a treasured link with the past.
S Anand & Pramathesh Ambasta
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What this verse from Thiruvalluvar’s ‘Thirukkural’ says about the state’s relationship with farmers
The poet is a prophet. And the prophecy is not good for the king who thinks his parasol is bigger than the farmer’s basket that shades all beings.
S Anand
Trending
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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Uttarakhand restricts sale of land for agriculture as locals protest tourism infrastructure boom
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Karnataka forms SIT to probe ‘obscene videos’ case allegedly involving JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna
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Expelled BJP Minority Morcha leader Usman Ghani arrested in Rajasthan
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First person: How Navayana, publisher of anti-caste literature, was born, and where it is going now
Founder S Anand talks of Navayana’s past, present, and post-pandemic future.
S Anand
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Chronicle of an arrest foretold: As Anand Teltumbde is about to go to jail, an editor pays tribute
S Anand, Teltumbde’s publisher at Navayana, recounts his uncompromising clarity and forthrightness.
S Anand
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Gond art legend Jangarh Singh Shyam killed himself in Japan on this day, July 3, 2001. Why?
An excerpt from Venkat Raman Singh Shyam’s autobiography.
Venkat Raman Singh Shyam & S Anand
Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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On Ambedkar's 60th death anniversary, media proved that he was Untouchable in death as in life
There was precious little about the icon in the newspapers or on mainstream websites on Tuesday.
S Anand
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A ghazal that Ghalib did not write for Ambedkar (but could have)
Mirza Ghalib's path did not cross in time with Babasaheb Ambedkar's. But somewhere their thoughts might have merged.
S Anand
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Ten years after Khairlanji: ‘Only retaliatory violence can dislodge the deep-rooted venom of caste'
Had BR Ambedkar asked Dalits to hit back in Mahad in 1927, the Dalit movement would have taken a different course, says scholar Anand Teltumbde in an interview.
S Anand
The Reel
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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success