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Rewriting history textbooks: Deleting inconvenient truths discourages critical thinking in children
This is a state-led attempt to change how the history of India is taught, says R Mahalakshmi, Professor, Centre for Historical Studies, JNU.
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1Harsh Mander: The plunder and loot by private healthcare in India
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2‘A dry future powered by the sun’: Solar water pumps are draining India’s groundwater reserves
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3Why Adani’s Dharavi redevelopment plan has run into resistance from some residents
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4Seven books by Ugandan scholar Mahmood Mamdani, father of NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani
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5Bike taxis are exploding in India – but are facing government roadblocks
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6Why some Hindu-Americans are opposing the first South Asian to run in New York’s mayoral poll
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7A new book asks what made Japan Westernise rapidly during the Meiji era in the late 19th century
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8For very young readers: Three new picture books on the mysteries of human and animal nature
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9India refused to sign SCO statement as it did not reflect stance on terrorism, says MEA
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10Policy scholar Yamini Aiyar’s new book shows what it means to be a Delhi government school teacher
