Forgotten Stories
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Bhicoo Batlivala: The forgotten freedom fighter whose US tour made the British government anxious
She was an active member of the India League and at one point Jawaharlal Nehru’s secretary.
John O’Brien
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The near-forgotten ‘Demon of Cawnpore’ revealed Jules Verne’s reading of India and its conflicts
The renowned French writer of ‘Around The Word In Eighty Days’ wrote an imaginative work featuring the hunt for the Indian revolutionary Nana Sahib.
Revanth Ukkalam
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This mislabelled book of Bengali Sufi poetry tells the story of South Asians in Australia
In a small desert town at the edge of the desert in Australia, the ‘Kasasol Ambia’ is stored in a small, red mosque. How it got there is a fascinating story.
Samia Khatun, The Conversation
Trending
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Faltering economy, poor citizens, South Asia’s bully: The reality of India’s global ambitions
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Why Justice Datta’s attack on petitioner in VVPAT verdict is worrisome for PILs
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This artificial sweetener can destroy gut bacteria and intestine cells
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In his new book, journalist Boria Majumdar addresses BCCI’s two-year ban after an online controversy
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Yogini Sunita and Kailash Puri: The women who helped popularise yoga in Britain
The gurus offered yoga to British homemakers as a route to personal and social liberation.
Suzanne Newcombe, The Conversation
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How one German city developed – and lost – generations of math geniuses
Anti-Semitism brought down one of the world's greatest centers for mathematical research.
David Gunderman, The Conversation
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An artist reanimates the untold stories of Sikhs in Canada through digital collages
Angela Aujla’s ‘Canadian Stories’ uses archival images to give the minority community the recognition that history books do not.
Zinnia Ray Chaudhuri
Video
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Watch: Woman recreates pet parrot’s choreography
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Watch: Neighbours rescue infant from second floor sunshade after she fell from fourth floor balcony
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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Watch: Argentinian woman is crowned Miss Universe Buenos Aires at 60
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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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Video: The Indian who pioneered fiber optics and missed winning the Nobel remains an unsung hero
Narinder Singh Kapany managed to transmit images over a bundle of optic fibers as early as 1953.
Ramakrishnan M
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Remembering Baby Naaz, Sridevi’s voice in her early Hindi films
Despite achieving acclaim early on as a child actress, Salma Baig spent her later years lending her voice to the cinematic dreams of others.
Soumya Rao
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Why the Hashimpura massacre of 42 Muslim men in 1987 is relevant in the polarised UP of today
Vibhuti Narain Rai’s account of India's deadliest extrajudicial killings is a reminder that minorities face the same hatred they did then.
Harsh Mander
The Reel
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‘The Fall Guy’ review: Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt sparkle in entertaining action comedy
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‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ trailer: Barry Jenkins directs prequel to 2019 photorealistic animated film
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Start the week with a film: A divorce from hell in ‘The War of the Roses’
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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