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Kapil Subramanian
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The tale of Nehru and a water diviner named Paniwala Maharaj may explain why governments trust yogis
Even during the colonial and Nehruvian period, the practice of finding underground water using a forked twig continued.
Kapil Subramanian
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Why JC Bose is feted in India although he was mostly a marginal scientific figure in his lifetime
The polymath encouraged and sometimes even indulged in spiritualist interpretations of his work.
Kapil Subramanian
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Why Nobel laureate CV Raman resented Nehru (and even took a public swipe at him)
The physicist’s life was marked by administrative battles, cutthroat rivalries and politics.
Kapil Subramanian
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The curious case of Pran Puri, the 18th century travelling monk who was discovered and forgotten
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Explained: Why India wants to modify the Indus Water Treaty after 62 years
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How Alexander the Great became Iskandar Zulkarnain, the legendary ancestor of Malay kings
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In Assam, a police crackdown on child marriage leaves a trail of crying women and broken families
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When the British secretly plotted to recruit Russians living in India against Nazi Germany