The Trailblazers
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Bhagat Singh Thind: The soldier whose fight for US citizenship reverberated for decades
His pursuit to become a naturalised citizen led to an influential Supreme Court judgement, which ruled that Indians aren’t legally white.
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In the 19th century, groups of American women rose up in support of an Indian activist
Pandita Ramabai’s reputation as a pioneering educationist, feminist and Sanskrit scholar had preceded her to the US.
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Remembering the forgotten Indian biochemist who made pioneering contributions to cancer treatment
Yellapragada Subbarow’s research didn’t earn him fame. But it did secure his place in history.
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Trending
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Watch: How a San Francisco traffic barricade became a place of worship for Hindus in the 1990s
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From Babri to Gyanvapi, how India’s courts have helped escalate Hindutva claims on mosques
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Photos of Taj Mahal underground cells released by Archaeological Survey amid row about ‘Hindu idols’
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Four strange symptoms of Covid-19 you might not have heard about
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Filmmaker Avinash Das booked for sharing photo of Amit Shah with arrested IAS officer
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A look at 19th century America through the eyes of early Indian travel writers
Ishuree Dass and Jehangir Kothari were the first Indians to write accounts of their travels to the United States.
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Kedar Nath Das Gupta: The Gandhian theatre producer who tried to build peace in the world
A ‘godly dreamer’ of peace, Das Gupta believed that the arts and literature could bridge differences between people.
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From Bollywood to Beatles and beyond: The amazing journey of Shiv Dayal Batish
A singer, composer and teacher, Batish’s life was defined by talent and serendipity.
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Video
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‘My biggest strength is my love’: Muslim man’s house, shops razed after marriage to Hindu woman
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Watch: Bengaluru torrential rains on Tuesday leave two dead
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‘If you don’t want to follow rules, get out’: Actor Patti LuPone calls out maskless audience members
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Watch: Karine Jean-Pierre makes history as the first Black, openly gay, White House press secretary
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Watch: How the music video of Ukraine’s Eurovision winning entry ‘Stefania’ was filmed
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The Indian revolutionary who went to jail, taught at Columbia and was accused of being a ladies’ man
As an Indian or American, as an interpreter or publisher, Taraknath Das always fought for India’s freedom.
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Long before The Great Khali and WWE, there were Basanta Singh and Gobar Goho
American wrestling was a gladiatorial sport in the 1920s and Singh and Goho were its ‘Oriental’ draws.
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Santha Rama Rau: The prolific wordsmith who wrote for the ‘New Yorker’ and was wooed by a mafia don
In her peripatetic life, the accomplished writer got many opportunities to observe major events and changemakers from up close.
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The Reel
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Fatima Sana Shaikh: ‘Films have helped me cross an emotional barrier’
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‘Spiderhead’ trailer: Chris Hemsworth watches over prisoners controlled by mind-altering drugs
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Watch: ‘Nikamma’ stars Abhimanyu Dassani, Shirley Setia and Shilpa Shetty
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How Ashok Kumar learned to ‘open his heart through his eyes’
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Watch: In ‘777 Charlie’, meet Rakshit Shetty’s Dharma and his four-legged saviour
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Long before The Great Khali and WWE, there were Basanta Singh and Gobar Goho
American wrestling was a gladiatorial sport in the 1920s and Singh and Goho were its ‘Oriental’ draws.
Anu Kumar
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Remembering the first Indian author who won America’s top children’s literature prize
Dhan Gopal Mukerji was prolific, gifted and popular. He was also constantly in search of ‘spiritual freedom’.
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Remembering the Anglo-Indian who fought for people of colour and came to the rescue of WWII soldiers
An entomologist, a writer and poet, and an activist for ‘coloured solidarities’, Cedric Dover was a man of many parts.
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The Field
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Archery World Cup: Verma, Saini, Chauhan stun Korea to reach men's team final, women clinch bronze
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Premier League: Second-string Liverpool beat Southampton 2-1 to take title race to final day
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Geneva Open: Daniil Medvedev returns to tour after surgery, loses first match to Richard Gasquet
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Watch: The incident that sparked a fight at the Commonwealth Games 2022 wrestling team trials
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IPL 2022: Tripathi’s 76, Umran’s three-for ensure SRH stay alive in playoff race with win against MI