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Vikram Zutshi
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Zelma Lazarus (1936-2022): Creator of the Lifeline Express hospital train touched a million lives
The project has treated close to a million disabled people and inspired similar initiatives in other parts of the world.
Vikram Zutshi
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What the Charles Sobhraj series ‘The Serpent’ gets right about the dark side of the hippie dream
The BBC mini-series on the career criminal, played by Tahar Rahim, is being streamed in India on Netflix.
Vikram Zutshi
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How the origins of Persian and Kashmiri new year rituals may be found in the Vedas
While the events coincide with Spring Equinox, the form of celebration may be traced back to ancient texts.
Vikram Zutshi
Trending
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‘Panchayat’ season 2 review: An entertaining game of trivial pursuit
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Watch: How a San Francisco traffic barricade became a place of worship for Hindus in the 1990s
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Photos of Taj Mahal underground cells released by Archaeological Survey amid row about ‘Hindu idols’
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From Babri to Gyanvapi, how India’s courts have helped escalate Hindutva claims on mosques
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Sri Lanka’s economic tragedy has become India’s opportunity
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How to destroy enemies and walk on water, according to old Indian magic texts
The Uḍḍ-corpus texts of sorcery and magic are of endless interest to some academics, for they represent the heterodox nature of Hinduism.
Vikram Zutshi
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Here lies one who spared neither man nor god: Discovering Khushwant Singh during the pandemic
Singh’s was the kind of authentic writing that readers want now.
Vikram Zutshi
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What growing up with two abusive men taught me about the #MeToo movement in India
Witnessing my father and grandfather’s acts of violence filled me with an inchoate rage and internal chaos that have never completely left me.
Vikram Zutshi
Video
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‘Chhoti bacchi ho kya?’: IPL team Lucknow Super Giants tries its hand at viral dialogue
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Watch: US student goes into labour on graduation day, university head brings ceremony to hospital
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Watch: The moment when a humpback whale landed on a tourist boat, injuring passengers on board
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Watch: Paediatric dental clinic support dog comforts children in Ecuador
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‘My biggest strength is my love’: Muslim man’s house, shops razed after marriage to Hindu woman
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How the ancient Indian tradition of Tantra became all about sex and orgasms in the US
What is practised today as Neotantra is a bastardised version of an ancient spiritual practice.
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The dark and comical side of Americans’ fascination with Indian spiritualism
The New Age community’s disenchantment with the mainstream can have funny and, at times, grim consequences.
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‘Admonish me if I call myself Hindu or Muslim’: SH Raza’s art was an exploration of spirituality
A major retrospective traces the evolution of one of India’s finest modernist artists.
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The Reel
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‘Panchayat’ season 2 review: An entertaining game of trivial pursuit
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‘She-Hulk: Attorney at Law’ trailer: Meet Hulk’s lawyer cousin
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‘Ardh’ trailer: Rajpal Yadav and Rubina Dilaik play migrant dreamers in Mumbai
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Fatima Sana Shaikh: ‘Films have helped me cross an emotional barrier’
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‘Spiderhead’ trailer: Chris Hemsworth watches over prisoners controlled by mind-altering drugs
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In cinema and life, surrealist filmmaker Luis Bunuel defied expectations till the very end
Rebellion marked the entire career of the Spanish-born director who is known as the father of cinematic surrealism.
Vikram Zutshi
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‘If you want to catch the big fish, you’ve got to go deeper’: David Lynch revisited
Film, music, art, literature, photography and architecture – is there anything the American artist cannot do?
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Yes, we should celebrate yoga – but not for the reason Modi and his admirers want us to
Yoga didn’t emerge from a homogenous Hindu culture, nor did it ever have fixed metaphysical goals.
Vikram Zutshi
The Field
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Archery World Cup: Ridhi Phor, Komalika Bari and Ankita Bhakat win recurve women’s team bronze medal
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French Open: Content on and off court, Naomi Osaka set to make Roland Garros return
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Europa League: Eintracht Frankfurt beat Rangers 5-4 on penalties for first European title since 1980
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IPL 2022: Quinton de Kock’s century helps LSG edge out KKR, reach playoffs
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Breathtaking hitting: Reactions to Quinton de Kock’s epic knock against KKR in IPL 2022