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Sanket Jain
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In photos: How floods and uncertainty of climate are hurting Maharashtra’s women farm workers
As women farm labourers in Kolhapur and Sangli deal with the aftereffects of floods, they are reporting disruptions to their physical and mental wellbeing.
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How villages in Maharashtra learned to coexist peacefully with the growing crocodile population
Sand mining is forcing crocodiles to move closer to human settlements, but thankfully there have been no conflicts.
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A retired electrician in a Maharashtra village is fighting casteism, one bhajan at a time
As a child, Avinash More wasn’t allowed in village temples. His voice, which ‘can make the dead walk’, changed that.
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Brij Bhushan Singh sexually harassed wrestlers at every opportunity he got, Delhi Police tell court
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Humans of New York founder chides Humans of Bombay for filing copyright case against rival account
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Tennis: Who is The Greatest of All Time?
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India and its intelligence services should change the way they operate, says Justin Trudeau
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Why the United States has been forced to walk a fine line amidst India-Canada tensions
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The story of Dhondiram Ambekar, a tailor, a farmhand – and an award-winning singer
Hailing from Rendal in Maharashtra, this 70-year-old has 65 trophies and a whole host of certificates won at singing competitions across the state.
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Music migrants: These nomads have been roaming India for decades in search of broken harmoniums
For nine months each year, the Gawli community from a village in Madhya Pradesh travels to hamlets to repair harmoniums.
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In the digital age, a 120-year-old library in rural Maharashtra shows that books aren’t dead
Despite all the odds, the management of Nagar Wachnalaya in Kurundwad is working to save thousands of old Marathi and English books.
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Watch: Electric appliance company makes Ganesh portrait with nearly 100 spinning fans
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Watch: Crowds fight with security personnel in Dubai Mall to get their hands on iPhone 15 models
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Watch: Ed Sheeran serenades actor Courteney Cox with a song inspired by ‘F.R.I.E.N.D.S’
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Caught on camera: Horrifying moment when two-storeyed building in Nainital collapses after landslide
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Eco India: What can we learn from floods in Himachal Pradesh?
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Why a 66-year-old Maharashtrian villager has been sending congratulatory postcards to strangers
Annappa Chougule has taken it upon himself to praise local and national achievers, including Sonia Gandhi and Narendra Modi.
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A Marathi power loom worker’s poems, written to the sound of machines, have been winning awards
Mohammad Naikavadi has won much acclaim in his native Maharashtra, but he yearns for more readers.
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