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A new book studies ancient texts and ideas to identify six systems of Indian philosophy
‘Sita in Exile’: A novel about gender expectations of women in the Ramayana (and the modern world)
April fiction: Six newly published novels and short story collections about contemporary Indian life
India’s passport ranking drops to 148 among 199 countries
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Cut money
West Bengal: Students at Hooghly school asked questions about ‘Jai Shri Ram’ and cut-money rows
Scroll Staff
· Aug 09, 2019 · 10:25 am
Bengal: TMC leader returns Rs 2.27 lakh ‘cut money’ to villagers after Mamata Banerjee’s warning
Scroll Staff
· Jun 26, 2019 · 10:16 am