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Why the winners of this year’s Nobel Prize for Economics are so important to me
The pipeline of female economists is leaky at all stages. As a result, not many women make it to the top of their professions, and even fewer are recognised.
Gabriela D’Souza, The Conversation
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15 theories about why India is facing a cash crunch a year and a half after demonetisation
From ATM logistics to deliberate lack of supply to Nirav Modi, there are many explanations for the shortage.
Rohan Venkataramakrishnan & M Rajshekhar
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Guidebooks and planners: What makes Chennai’s Margazhi season special besides music and rice meals
From organising schedules to identifying ragas, these booklets make navigating the season easy for connoisseurs.
Vinita Govindarajan
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Mumbai principal sacked after being targeted by Hindutva website; says she is mulling legal action
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What did Vinayak Damodar Savarkar think about Dalits praying in temples and eating with Brahmins?
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‘No educated person will vote for the BJP. What is the point of studying if we do not get jobs?’
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‘One of the greatest statesmen’: When Canada celebrated an Indian prime minister’s visit
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Translated short fiction: A 73-year-old Indian man goes to Bangladesh, his ‘land of birth’, to die
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How an Indian Sufi teacher left an imprint on Claude Debussy (and western classical music)
The famous French composer's fascination with the Orient deepened after he met the pioneering Hazrat Inayat Khan.
Luis Dias
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2,000 classical compositions from musicologist Bhatkhande’s century-old books are now on CD
In a staggering effort spanning six years, Indudhar Nirody has sung and recorded all the bandishes in the six-volume 'Kramik Pustak Malika'.
Sumana Ramanan