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    How Shakuntala was transformed from a shrinking violet to forthright woman

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    · Oct 04, 2015 · 05:30 pm
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    Nazi salutes, Churchill’s bricklaying and English racism: excerpts from the Maisky Diaries

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    Mumbai weekend cultural calendar: Marathi play readings, an electronica gig and more

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    How history has systematically distorted the figure of Shivaji: Excerpt from Govind Pansare's book

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    Row over Mahararashtra's award to historian is really a Brahmin-Maratha battle

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