Historic Connections
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What an earthquake in San Francisco has to do with the appearance of ‘Chinatowns’ across the West
This highly-stylised slice of the Orient was originally a defence against racism.
Joe Upton, The Conversation
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What the world’s largest Hindu temple complex can teach India’s size-obsessed politicians
Building towering statues was not the only preoccupation in the 12th century.
Selina Sen
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Paintings capture the life of an English doctor’s family in Lucknow during the British Raj
Dr John Spencer Login was later appointed as the he legal guardian of the 10-year-old Maharaja Duleep Singh in Lahore in April 1849.
Malini Roy
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Constitution does not allow preferential treatment for religious majority: SC judge BV Nagarathna
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‘Zara Hatke Zara Bachke’ review: Duck-and-dive comedy is a hit-and-miss affair
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Interview: India’s exaggerated value and the danger of S Jaishankar’s ‘new world order’ posturing
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Who was the photographer who took these dehumanising images of the Madras famine?
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Political leaders in Nepal object to ‘Akhand Bharat’ mural in new Parliament
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How a furniture designer’s love for Ahmedabad helped popularise Indian crafts in the US
Lockwood de Forest set up the Ahmedabad Woodcarving Company in 1881, with the objective of taking Indian designs to a discerning American clientele.
Anu Kumar
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How the first English clock with Bengali numerals and Swiss machinery came to Calcutta
Like most good stories, this one begins with a sweet tooth.
Sarbajaya Bhattacharya
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Reflections from Ghuman: Why a Marathi literary festival in a small Punjab town makes perfect sense
It is important for literature to step out of its comfort zone to link languages and people.
Jatin Desai
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Watch: Joe Biden trips and falls at the US Air Force Academy graduation, jokes he ‘got sandbagged’
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Watch: How DRI, Coast Guard officers recovered over 32 kg gold from under the sea in Tamil Nadu
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Watch: Rare all-white panda caught on camera at nature reserve in Sichuan, China
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Watch: Actor Parineeti Chopra sings the song ‘Tu Jhoom’ while in a dubbing studio
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Watch: French carpenter makes fully functional wooden car modelled after a Citroën