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    Photos: In Kolkata's historic New Market, tradition, life and decay co-exist under one roof

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    How the legend of the Phantom, the original comic-book superhero, was created

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    When salaries were Rs 60, mutton cost nine annas, and the living was easy

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    A life of learning: Wendy Doniger on becoming the woman who pretended to be who she was

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    Film school: How idealistic should a teacher be, and other questions from ‘Blackboards’

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    Godse’s final speech should be compared with Modi’s fervent words of patriotism: UR Ananthamurthy

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    Why the real ‘Jungle Books’ are far more wonderful and fearsome than the movie

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    How ancient Aboriginal star maps have shaped Australia’s highway network

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