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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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The real reason why Modi says what he does – Hindu India accepts it
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‘My son lost his job during demonetisation but at least it removed black money’
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The Assam voter who no longer supports the BJP because of the CAA
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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Is apple cider vinegar as good for health as it sounds?
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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: 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
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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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