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    Assam: Homes of 1,400 Bengali-origin Muslim families bulldozed in Dhubri eviction drive
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    In his new book, Suraj Yengde writes about local manifestations of caste among Indians in Trinidad
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    ‘Confused product of a confused brain’: When Guru Dutt cast a spell over everyone – except one man
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    ‘Failures for having dreamed of a united India’: Diplomat KM Panikkar anticipated Partition in 1941
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    Demolishing homes of India’s urban poor fails to address the root causes for informal settlements
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    How the judiciary paved the way for the current spate of slum demolitions in Delhi
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    ‘Seek knowledge here’: A conversation between Greek King Milinda and the Buddhist monk Nagasena
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    Silica gel: What’s in those little packs and is it toxic?
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    Translated fiction: An anthology of short stories by Bengali Muslim writers
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    ‘Incorrect’ that India lost Rafale ‘jets’ during Operation Sindoor, says defence secretary
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Watch: Why Adivasi farmers near Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve gather flowers from the special mahua tree

From the People’s Archive of Rural India.

Scroll Staff
Jul 31, 2021 · 01:28 pm
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Adivasi communities revere the mahua tree. They believe that it won't let anyone starve — the flowers and fruit are edible, and the dried flowers are ground to flour and also used to make an alcoholic brew.

A 📷story from the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve. https://t.co/Uhwp33lmsQ🧵 pic.twitter.com/8JzTd2Buo8

— People's Archive of Rural India (@PARInetwork) July 31, 2021
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