Facing History
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Two defiant ghettoes: Kin of the oppressed of Warsaw have become the oppressors of Gaza
The Palestinian ghetto of Gaza and its residents have been cut off from the rest of the world since 1967.
Jawid Laiq
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Why India must undo its long silence over the massacre of Muslims after Hyderabad integration in ’48
The atrocities against Muslims after the Nizam’s rule was ended 75 years ago set the template for mass violence in India in the years to come.
Sajjad Hassan
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Why the Middle Ages have such a bad reputation
Neither of the two visions, the Renaissance nor the Romantic, do justice to what the so-called medieval centuries were.
Eduardo Baura García, The Conversation
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Will Indian schools ever be ready to give students sex education?
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In heated Maharashtra poll battle, Uddhav Thackeray emerges as Opposition alliance’s strike weapon
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May global fiction: Six hot-off-the-press books to take you on a world literary tour
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Why there should be no place for a ‘Brahmin conference’ at Indian universities
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‘iParent’: An eye-opening, sobering read for parents raising an always-online generation of children
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Nehru, the architect of modern India, also helped discredit European imperialism
He laid out principles that he hoped would encourage mutual respect in international relations.
Ian Hall, The Conversation
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Commemorating Partition could be therapeutic – but Modi wants to use 1947 to fan hate politics
What we need is a truth and reconciliation movement, so that the meaningless deaths that occurred on both sides are remembered and mourned.
Rita Kothari
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Chinese-Indians in Canada want India to apologise for interning them during 1962 war
Nearly 3,000 Chinese-Indians were rounded up during the month-long war and after, and sent to an internment camp in Rajasthan. Many were held for four years.
Mridula Chari
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Eco India, Episode 260: Can technology's societal benefits extend to environmental sustainability?
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Video: How free and fair are Indian elections today?
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Watch: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan walks the Cannes red carpet with an injured arm
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Watch: Meet Figaro, the curious cat who loves to ‘help’ her human making pottery
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Watch: Messi, the dog from ‘Anatomy of a Fall’, walks the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival