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A tale of two cities: What made Calcutta’s sex workers escape to a French colony in 19th century
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· Oct 02, 2019 · 11:30 am
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· Yesterday · 11:30 am
PUBG and Warcraft can’t teach the life lessons that these traditional Indian board games did
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The exoticised images of India by Western photographers have left a dark legacy
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Why a Deccan ruler in 16th century commissioned a beautiful garden and then promptly razed it
The story of Farah Bakhsh Bagh is an example of the importance once accorded to astrology, astronomy and iconography in landscape planning in India.
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· Oct 09, 2019 · 11:30 am
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· Oct 05, 2019 · 11:30 am
A tale of two cities: What made Calcutta’s sex workers escape to a French colony in 19th century
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Oct 16, 2019 · 04:44 pm
Beyond palak and methi, there are many Indian greens waiting to be rediscovered
May 25, 2019 · 11:30 am
When all of Indian food is obsessed with digestion, why are only Bengalis the butt of jokes?
May 15, 2019 · 11:30 am
A new cookbook cracks the code: Good Indian food needn’t be authentic, it just has to be Indian-ish
May 02, 2019 · 11:30 am
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The best wireless headphones that sound fantastic and are comfortable to wear
We seriously considered more than 200 models and picked the top four.
Lauren Dragan
· Sep 28, 2019 · 11:30 am
On Tom Alter’s death anniversary, a friend pays tribute to the actor’s craft and beliefs
An interview with M Sayeed Alam, the founder of Pierrot’s Troupe who directed Alter in several plays and knew him intimately for two decades.
Ipshita Mitra
· Sep 27, 2019 · 11:30 am
Remembering the Khasi singer who immortalised fading folktales and village life
Through his music, Skendrowell Syiemlieh spoke of forgotten myths, folktales, ethics and ways of life.
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· Sep 26, 2019 · 11:30 am
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An engineer in Canada is urging South Asians to post their family photos and memories on Instagram
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Ten Indian designers who are reimagining the English alphabet for an Instagram challenge
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On a new Instagram account, Indians and Pakistanis are sharing their memories of living in the Gulf
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