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Kanupriya Dhingra
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‘Delhi, In Thy Name’: An unusual history of India’s capital is revealed by its neighbourhoods
Adrija Roychowdhury’s unusual book is part ethnography, part historical investigation.
Kanupriya Dhingra
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Why the lockdown and physical distancing have all but ended Delhi’s iconic used books market
Booksellers are afraid of a complete erasure of the Sunday book market even after the pandemic ends.
Kanupriya Dhingra
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Delhi’s Daryaganj book bazaar has a new, sanitised home, which has benefits as well as drawbacks
Relocated to the organised Mahila Haat, the Sunday book market is trying to work out if it has gained or lost.
Kanupriya Dhingra
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The British government is offering farmers a lump sum payment to quit agriculture
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Amid the Ukraine war, India is replicating what it did when the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan
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19th-century letters between two sisters reveal early records of avian life in Madras
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How India missed the bus – and why we must catch up now
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‘Not pro-life, just anti-women’: George Carlin’s 1996 set resurfaces as US overturns abortion rights
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Yours, Amrita: Remembering poet and writer Amrita Pritam on her 100th birth anniversary
Born on August 31, 1919, she wrote poetry, fiction and essays in two languages.
Kanupriya Dhingra
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Delhi’s Daryaganj second hand books market: Going, going... but not quite gone yet?
Confusion and chaos persist at the Daryaganj Sunday Patri Kitab Bazaar despite a court order for it to be relocated.
Kanupriya Dhingra
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Will Delhi soon have a Daryaganj-used-books-market-shaped hole?
Vendors at the Daryaganj ‘patri kitaab bazaar’ are facing yet another attempt by the municipal authorities to evict them from the pavements.
Kanupriya Dhingra
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Watch: Naturalisation ceremony of new US citizens held at the Stonewall monument during Pride month
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Watch: Iraq’s all-amputee football team is on a mission to restore morale to its players
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‘You’ll have to bear with me for the next 50 years’: Shah Rukh Khan celebrates 30 years in cinema
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Watch: UK’s viral sensation ‘Dancing Grannies’ show off their bhangra moves
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Eco India: How cigarette butts can be deadlier than most plastic waste