Ignored Heroes
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Video: Meet the man who is quenching Delhi’s thirst, one pot of water at a time
For more than four years, Alag Natarajan has been filling up earthern pots with drinking water for passers-by around New Delhi’s Panchsheel Park area.
Aabid Shafi
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Video: On World Water Day, the story of a Mumbaikar who is on a mission to save every little drop
Every Sunday, Aabid Surti goes around fixing leaking faucets in people's homes free of cost in Mumbai.
Omkar Phatak & Sujit Lad
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It’s safer being a soldier fighting in Kashmir than a sewer worker. What does that say about India?
At least 90 cleaners have died in sewers this year as against 54 security personnel killed in insurgency.
Ajaz Ashraf
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What Sudhir Kakar (1938-2024) had to say on violence, secularism, and religion in India
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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‘Supporter of BJP met me’: Surat candidates on the various reasons they withdrew from the election
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Microcontrollers in EVMs, VVPATs do not recognise party and candidate, observes Supreme Court
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CAA is a letdown, but Bengali Hindus in Assam are unlikely to ditch BJP
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Not just Misbah: Pakistan owe their current success to one more person. His name is Waqar Younis
Why have people forgotten him?
Dennis Freedman
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Remembering Punjab's little-known Schindlers, who saved many during Partition violence
Unlike Oskar Schindler, whose efforts to save Jews in Nazi Germany are well known, these Indian heroes aren't celebrated in books or movies.
Ajaz Ashraf
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In the hills of Uttarakhand, a mela this week celebrates a military hero India has forgotten
Gabar Singh Negi was 19 when he died in the First World War. His valour is still remembered in Chamba every year.
Shail Desai
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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