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Radhika Bordia
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So many Ramayanas: A sehrabandhi melody now unsung and other scenes from Kumaon’s Ramlilas
A conversation with Himanshu Joshi, who has spent more than a decade working on a film about performances of the epic in the region.
Radhika Bordia
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How the Sangh has waged war to erase India’s many Ramayanas in its quest for power
Multiple strands are inconvenient for fundamentalist forces. Their triumph lies in framing a single unchallenged narrative.
Radhika Bordia
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How an inadvertent error in the ‘Paatal Lok’ credits led me to a Dalit Bhakti poet in Gujarat
The song was written not by Guru Nanak as listed but by Nanak Das, a 19th-century poet from Saurashtra.
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Farm laws: Farmers enter Red Fort and hoist flags; one dead after violence in ITO, say reports
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The Political Fix: What BJP’s rejected offer to suspend farm laws tells us about Modi’s tactics
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‘In breach of all ethics’: Republic TV sends legal notice to Indian Express for Arnab Goswami story
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‘Please don’t follow me now’: Actor Rhea Chakraborty asks paparazzi when spotted in Mumbai
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Why Malayalam breakout film ‘The Great Indian Kitchen’ is ‘the story of most Indian women’
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Month after video of Delhi Police assault sparked outrage, four survivors have no hope for justice
A fifth man died after the beating. But the two FIRs related to the case seem like they are directed at burying the possibility of any investigation.
Radhika Bordia
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First, mobs attacked protest sites. Now, Delhi police has threatened to evict them, say protestors
At the oldest protest site in North East Delhi, women have continued their demonstration even after communal violence ravaged the area.
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This young Muslim woman took us around a riot-hit Delhi locality. The view was revealing
Chandbagh is one of the most devastated areas in violence-scarred North East Delhi.
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Republic Day: Animal Planet’s version of ‘Saare Jahaan Se Accha’ is sung with sounds of wildlife
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Protesting farmers gather at Delhi’s Red Fort. Watch scenes from Republic Day tractor rally
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Watch: ITBP soldiers celebrate Republic Day in freezing temperatures of Ladakh
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Watch: Archaeologists are unearthing the lost world of the Mayan civilisation with lasers in the sky
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Watch: Hindi poetry performance evaluates the ‘state of our democracy’ based on the events of 2020
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Lucknow lawyer walks straight out of jail to join protest: ‘The women have taken up the challenge’
An interview with Mohammed Shoaib, the 72-year-old civil liberties lawyer who spent a month in jail, arrested in a case related to the new citizenship law.
Radhika Bordia
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JNU attacks: Four questions for the Delhi Police about its actions on Sunday night
It failed to prevent the entry of masked, armed men into the campus and stood by quietly as a mob roughed up journalists and politicians at the gate.
Radhika Bordia & Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
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Uttar Pradesh human rights defenders – one Muslim, the other Dalit – arrested for protesting CAA
Many see a clear plan by the Adityanath government to target the Rihai Manch, which offers legal aid to marginal communities.
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The Reel
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Republic Day: Reading between the lyrics of five patriotic Hindi film songs
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Watch: ‘Godzilla vs Kong’ set for March 26 release
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Book excerpt: When NT Rama Rao became the first Indian chief minister to act in a movie
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Zeb Bangash on the Bollywood cover of ‘Bibi Sanam’: ‘A disservice to the song’s meaning’
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Why Malayalam breakout film ‘The Great Indian Kitchen’ is ‘the story of most Indian women’
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Muslim anger, Hindu support: In Uttar Pradesh, police rampage deepens old faultlines
Conversations in Lucknow, Varanasi, Meerut and Bijnor suggest that the BJP is reaping political dividends but faces one big challenge: rising economic distress.
Shoaib Daniyal, Radhika Bordia & Supriya Sharma
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No criminal record, no protest, yet Muslim men made to sign bonds in Uttar Pradesh villages
One of them is a university topper. The men fear this could mark them as criminals for life.
Radhika Bordia
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How a champion NCC aero-modeller is reviving the forgotten instruments of the Sikh Gurus
Bhai Baldeep has made it his mission to keep the rabab and the taus from sliding into oblivion.
Radhika Bordia
The Field
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England in India: ‘India are a tough side. I think Kohli has instilled that,’ says Hussain
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Australian Open 2021: Did Nadal take a veiled swipe at Djokovic over quarantine complaints?
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Tennis: Margaret Court vows to keep Australia’s highest honour despite backlash
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Fantasy Premier League, Gameweek 20: Teams with best fixtures, players to buy and captaincy options
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Cricket: Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan in doubt for New Zealand tour