India@70
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When Gandhi told British birth control activists that contraceptives were a sin
An exhibition at the London School of Economics sheds light on how India, Pakistan and Bangladesh were made.
Zinnia Ray Chaudhuri
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Working on the BFI India archive meant several moments of ‘open-mouthed astonishment’
India on Film 1844-1947, the British Film Institute’s archive of footage shot in India during the Raj, is a revealing archive of the country’s past.
Preti Taneja
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August 15 is a character in K Balachander’s ‘Achamillai Achamillai’
The renowned filmmaker’s critique of political corruption is savagely funny.
Sruthi Ganapathy Raman
Trending
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‘Dhaakad review: All work and no play makes Agni a dull girl
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‘The bell-eared demon’: When Swami Vivekananda warned how worship could become fanaticism
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‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2’ review: A spiritual and spirited sequel
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‘I am writing limericks and the other day I had a lollipop after seventy years’: Ruskin Bond at 88
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‘A Kannadiga forever’: Canadian MP of Indian origin, Chandra Arya, speaks Kannada in parliament
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Partition love story: A Muslim woman finds love with a Sikh man, but there is no happy ending
The tale of Buta Singh and Zainab embodies the tragedy of 1947, and is calling for a Bollywood producer.
Ajaz Ashraf
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Assam tea workers who hoisted tricolour bare-chested while shouting slogans booked for disrespect
The labourers were protesting closure of the garden and denial of benefits.
Arunabh Saikia
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‘An Evening in Lahore’: The Partition cannot breach a friendship in Navtej Singh’s short story
One of a special selection of four short stories about Independence and Partition, by writers from India and Pakistan.
Navtej Singh
Video
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Watch: French Air Force puts on aerial display for actor Tom Cruise’s ‘Top Gun 2’ at Cannes
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‘A Kannadiga forever’: Canadian MP of Indian origin, Chandra Arya, speaks Kannada in parliament
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Aishwarya Rai Bachchan at Cannes: 20th year at the film festival and a historic throwback from 2005
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Watch: 90-year-old wheelchair user goes bowling for the first time with his granddaughter
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Watch: Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu rides on an elephant to protest against inflation
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Memories of August 15, 1947, the tug of war of accession, and intrigue in Pakistan
Poet and writer Keki N Daruwalla was 10 years old when India gained freedom (and 11 when Gandhi was assassinated).
Keki N Daruwalla
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‘Ganga Ram’: Pre-Partition memories live on in Pakistani writer Azra Waqar’s poignant story
One of a special selection of four short stories about Independence and Partition, by writers from India and Pakistan.
Azra Waqar
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Migration and gunfire are young poets’ material for writing about the Partition
A gathering of poets at ‘Museum of Memories: Remembering Partition’ opened up a dialogue.
Nabina Das
The Reel
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‘Dhaakad review: All work and no play makes Agni a dull girl
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‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2’ review: A spiritual and spirited sequel
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‘Panchayat’ season 2 review: An entertaining game of trivial pursuit
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‘She-Hulk: Attorney at Law’ trailer: Meet Hulk’s lawyer cousin
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‘Ardh’ trailer: Rajpal Yadav and Rubina Dilaik play migrant dreamers in Mumbai
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‘Grass’: In Kulwant Singh Virk’s story, an abducted woman wants a family around her in a new country
One of a special selection of four short stories about Independence and Partition, by writers from India and Pakistan.
Kulwant Singh Virk
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Should she, shouldn’t she? A graphic story of crossing borders years after the Partition
An excerpt from an anthology of narratives about the Partition and after.
Syeda Farhana & Nitesh Mohanty
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‘The Undivided’: Waris Shah has been hanged 26 times but refuses to die in Ahmad Salim’s story
One of a special selection of four short stories about Independence and Partition, by writers from India and Pakistan.
Ahmad Salim
The Field
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Nikhat Zareen’s ascent to the top: How the boxer from Nizamabad manifested becoming a World Champion
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ISSF Junior World Cup: India ends tournament at the top of the leaderboard with 33 medals
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French Open: Djokovic, Nadal, Alcaraz in top half of draw, Osaka to face Animova in opener
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Premier League: Everton survive relegation scare with comeback 3-2 win over Crystal Palace
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IPL 2022: Virat Kohli stars as RCB beat Gujarat Titans to remain in the hunt for playoffs