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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In a first, J&K police goes after Kashmiris living outside India
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Real-life ‘Terminal’: How people manage to live at airports for months and years
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‘Audacious’, ‘A 100 for the ages’: Reactions to Rishabh Pant’s brilliant century in fourth Test
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Julio Ribeiro: By arresting Disha Ravi for sedition, the government is tilting at windmills
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Saba Naqvi: The Narendra Modi cult moves up another level
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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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‘There’s a lot that’s been lost’: First look at Oprah’s interview with Meghan Markle, Prince Harry
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Watch: Johny Lever’s #DontTouchMe challenge with his children is wildly popular on the internet
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Watch: Farooq Abdullah dances to ‘Aaj Kal Tere Mere Pyar’ with Punjab CM Amarinder Singh
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Watch: Ravish Kumar raises questions about IT raids at Taapsee Pannu, Anurag Kashyap’s properties
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Watch: After man brings out pistol to rob a store, shopkeeper fires his own revolver at him
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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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‘7 Kadam’ trailer: Ronit Roy and Amit Sadh play father and son in football-themed show
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‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ review: Treachery and remorse in drama about the Black Panther Party
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In ‘Notturno’ documentary, vignettes of war and the eerie calm between the storms
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Charles Sobhraj mini-series ‘The Serpent’ heading to Netflix
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‘Thaen’ trailer: In Tamil film, a tribal beekeeping couple tackle apathy and poverty
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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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Swiss Open Super 300: Srikanth, Sindhu enter SF with straight-games win, Satwik-Chirag fight back
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Tennis: Sumit Nagal’s Argentina Open run ends in QF after three-set thriller against Ramos-Vinolas
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Watch: Rishabh Pant more than ready to fill MS Dhoni’s shoes, says Rohit Sharma
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Boxing: Bronze medal for Mary Kom at Boxam International after defeat in semi-final
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Athletics: India’s middle and long-distance coach Nikolai Snesarev dies at NIS Patiala