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Modernity

  • This book illustrates how a robust cultural milieu in the 19th century modernised Calcutta

    This book illustrates how a robust cultural milieu in the 19th century modernised Calcutta

    Alok Bhalla Sumanta Banerjee Manjiri Thakoor
    · Jun 19, 2025 · 09:48 am
  • How the sounds of the city were redefined as urban music in 1920s Japan

    How the sounds of the city were redefined as urban music in 1920s Japan

    Martyn Smith, The Conversation
    · Jan 06, 2023 · 07:30 pm
  • Two hundred years later, Herman Melville’s books are talking eloquently to the modern world

    Two hundred years later, Herman Melville’s books are talking eloquently to the modern world

    Aaron Sachs, The Conversation
    · Aug 05, 2019 · 05:30 pm
  • How one scientist overturned assumptions about cancer in developing countries like India

    How one scientist overturned assumptions about cancer in developing countries like India

    Kavita Sivaramakrishnan
    · Nov 25, 2018 · 02:30 pm
  • Despite Haji Ali verdict, Ayyappa Dharma Sena hopeful of keeping women away from Sabarimala

    Despite Haji Ali verdict, Ayyappa Dharma Sena hopeful of keeping women away from Sabarimala

    Sruthisagar Yamunan
    · Aug 28, 2016 · 07:00 am
  • Why is it difficult to defend tradition and autonomy within the Indian constitutional state?

    Why is it difficult to defend tradition and autonomy within the Indian constitutional state?

    Mathew John
    · Jan 25, 2016 · 12:30 pm