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Simin Patel
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So what if its name has changed? Bombay continues to live in the imagination (and signboards)
Naming practices in the city have always defied the transformations in the built environment and the political landscape.
Simin Patel
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Why Aurangzeb is a better fit for a road name than Dr APJ Abdul Kalam
Delhi should learn from Mumbai – long names for roads and landmarks rarely make their way into public imagination.
Simin Patel
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Why this chair would have made a better symbol for the offensive Jiyo Parsi ad campaign
The campaign reduces women to baby-bearing machines.
Simin Patel
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Muslim residents aghast as Hindu neighbours in Noida call the police to stop Ramzan prayers
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Pakistan’s military is no longer seen as a well-oiled machine, thanks in part to its former chief
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A strain of music that has flourished in India for centuries is being silenced by communalism
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A poem without verbs: The beauty of Dalit poet Omprakash Valmiki’s poem ‘Thakur Ka Kuan’
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