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Bharati Chaturvedi
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Anjum Singh (1967-2020): The artist who laid bare the circuits of colonised land and materials
Aggressive cancer didn’t stop her from working hard and living generously.
Bharati Chaturvedi
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It’s time India started a department for the Forgotten Resident Indians who build and run our cities
The country’s shadow citizens – domestic workers, waste pickers, labourers, construction workers, dhobis and many more – must finally be given their due.
Bharati Chaturvedi
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Wetland in Gurugram is a perfect example of what is wrong with India’s urban planning
India’s urban planners and citizens seem wedded to the notion that land not used for a tangible purpose is ‘wasted space’.
Bharati Chaturvedi
Trending
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With new OCI notification, India has ended its experiment with dual citizenship
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Real-life ‘Terminal’: How people manage to live at airports for months and years
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At long last, Australian television has begun reflecting some of the country’s ethnic diversity
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All your questions about the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine answered
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First Brexit made me feel an outsider in Britain. Now Covid-19 has made me feel unwanted in India
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Going vegan is a healthy option, but it won’t work for much of middle-class India
In the real world, vegan is rarely pitched as home food with minor modifications.
Bharati Chaturvedi
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Why eating mock meat is a moral cop-out for any vegetarian
The idea of faux meat eclipses the very premise of vegetarianism.
Bharati Chaturvedi
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Delhi tree felling: Should bureaucrats or citizens plan the future of their cities?
By protesting against the cutting of trees in the national capital, its residents finally staked their claim over the city.
Bharati Chaturvedi
Video
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‘They’ll announce winner of Sales Premier League’: Danish Sait spoofs annual sales conferences
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Watch: Unconnected ‘wind phone’ provides comfort to those grieving from Fukushima disaster losses
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Watch: Nick Jonas releases 1980s – and Priyanka Chopra Jonas – inspired pop track, ‘This Is Heaven’
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Watch: Police constable regulates traffic with a baby in her arms
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Watch: Banksy’s creative video confirms he’s behind powerful artwork on the wall of a British jail
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Plastic waste is causing a sea of trouble by poisoning and slowly killing marine life
Can you imagine toxic styrene from the disposable plate at someone’s birthday party in the blood of a tiny sea creature?
Bharati Chaturvedi
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As bioplastics get popular in India, a more genuine green choice is to boot out plastic altogether
For many types of plastic, the only valid alternative is a lifestyle shift.
Bharati Chaturvedi
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India’s waste crisis: Clean-up drives are not the solution – they only address visual pollution
There is a lot that goes wrong even after we securely place our trash in the bin.
Bharati Chaturvedi
The Reel
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Five animated films that ‘Bombay Rose’ director Gitanjali Rao wants you to watch
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‘7 Kadam’ trailer: Ronit Roy and Amit Sadh play father and son in football-themed show
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‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ review: Treachery and remorse in drama about the Black Panther Party
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In ‘Notturno’ documentary, vignettes of war and the eerie calm between the storms
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Charles Sobhraj mini-series ‘The Serpent’ heading to Netflix
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Blocking out the poor: Why the attitude of many urban middle class volunteers at my NGO bothers me
Their gated, guarded, supervised lives do not seem to allow for osmosis with the larger world.
Bharati Chaturvedi
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Why the Indian government must rescind GST levied on scraps of plastic, paper, cardboard and glass
It will worsen environmental conditions, exacerbate poverty and defeat the aims of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.
Bharati Chaturvedi
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Is this book the obituary we do not want written for India’s wildlife?
It’s hard to find good news in Prerna Singh Bindra’s study of India’s vanishing bio-diversity.
Bharati Chaturvedi
The Field
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Boxing: Simranjit Kaur, Pooja Rani and Jasmine win silver medals at Boxam International
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ISL semi-finals: Sylla’s late goal earns NorthEast United a first-leg draw against ATK Mohun Bagan
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Wrestling: Vinesh Phogat to fight for gold in Rome, Sarita Mor wins silver
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India v South Africa: World Cup quest begins for Mithali Raj and Co in long-awaited return to action
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Swiss Open Super 300: PV Sindhu sets up blockbuster final against Carolina Marin