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· Jan 02, 2023 · 04:04 pm
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· Feb 07, 2019 · 04:39 pm
Blocking out the poor: Why the attitude of many urban middle class volunteers at my NGO bothers me

Their gated, guarded, supervised lives do not seem to allow for osmosis with the larger world.

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· Apr 19, 2018 · 08:00 am

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· Sep 28, 2016 · 03:30 pm
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· May 14, 2016 · 05:00 am

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From Nupur Sharma to IPL: What Indians searched for on Google in 2022

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From a temple and sari to gender inclusive couples – here’s what the new emojis include

A new emoji showing a drop of blood has also been introduced to represent menstruation.

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Their gated, guarded, supervised lives do not seem to allow for osmosis with the larger world.

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