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Ananya Jahanara Kabir
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Family history in a wine bottle: From Vietnam to Argentina via Pondicherry and Paris
The transoceanic adventures of Nazma Asgarally and her husband Aziz Abdul, the proprietor of the El Paraiso vineyard.
Ananya Jahanara Kabir
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Writing Pondicherry: Writers Ari Gautier and Ananya Jahanara Kabir in conversation
Gautier talks about his novel Le thinnai / The Thinnai and story collection Nocturne Pondichéry to Kabir, who is an academic.
Ari Gautier & Ananya Jahanara Kabir
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The Art of Solitude: Theodor Fontane’s ‘Effi Briest’ has become only richer with time
Moral of the story: don’t allow yourself to get bored – a great message for the universal lockdown.
Ananya Jahanara Kabir
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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View from the Margins: A Dalit Christian explains why he will be voting for change
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Husna Bai: The tawaif who made Hindustani music a respectable profession for women artists
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EC rejects claims that EVMs gave extra votes to BJP in Kerala mock polls, SC reserves verdict
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Is the 2024 Lok Sabha election India’s last chance before the point of no return?
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The Art of Resistance: In Tamil Nadu, protest kolams embody fiercely regional pride
The kolams refashion time, announcing newness through a ritualistic language embedded in seasonal agricultural activity that everybody understands.
Ananya Jahanara Kabir
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Chandrashekhar’s azadi with swag: The fabulous mystique of the Bhim Army chief
His politics is like his style: it rejects docility, mimimalism and discretion. It is not quietly elegant, but emphatically flamboyant.
Ananya Jahanara Kabir
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Five exhilarating dance moves that celebrate the traumas of modernity
An Indian academic studies the human capacity to convert pain and humiliation into happiness and exuberance.
Ananya Jahanara Kabir
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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Watch: Dogs wag their tails to ‘conduct’ classical music orchestra
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Watch: Glimpses of Indian singer Sid Sriram’s debut performance at Coachella 2024