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    Historical romance: In 1906, an Englishwoman is infatuated by the handsome Indian groom of her horse

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    Review: Rekha is the life and soul of Muzaffar’s Ali’s classic ‘Umrao Jaan’

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    ‘Map of Memories’: Experimental poems resonate with the poet’s identity as migrant, scholar, thinker

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    Through a reader’s eyes: Bloomsday celebrations in James Joyce’s city, Dublin

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    In Bengaluru, an ancient play finds new voice in the world’s oldest living dramatic tradition

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    ‘A dry future powered by the sun’: Solar water pumps are draining India’s groundwater reserves

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    Madhya Pradesh government suspends 7 engineers for bridge with 90-degree turn

  • What Iranians in India think about the war and Tehran
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    What Iranians in India think about the war and Tehran

  • ‘Viraatapalem: PC Meena Reporting’ review: A tough cop investigates the affair of the dying brides
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    ‘Viraatapalem: PC Meena Reporting’ review: A tough cop investigates the affair of the dying brides

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    Fiction: A scheme to unearth the ‘lost’ Saraswati river becomes an act of Hindu nationalist pride

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Watch: BJP MLA Sudhir Mungantiwar makes queerphobic remarks in Maharashtra Assembly

The minister made the remarks while questioning the state government’s decision to appoint representatives from the LGBTQ community to the university board.

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Dec 31, 2021 · 12:01 pm
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Can someone help me understand the issue Sudhir Mungatiwar, BJP is raising about #LGBTQIA? Isn't that problematic.#MaharashtraAssembly
Check last 30-45min: https://t.co/pwX1ubrK8d@sahiljoshii @SanjayJog7 @kamleshsutar @Marathi_Rash pic.twitter.com/pBJeq4nOGP

— Kaiwant (@KAIWANT) December 28, 2021

Speaking against the bill Maharashtra senior BJP leader Sudhir Mungantiwar went on with a bizzare Queerphobic rant in the assembly. He equated Asexuality with Beastiality. This happened on the floor of the assembly. pic.twitter.com/56qoic7ow5

— Ritushree 🌈 (@QueerNaari) December 30, 2021
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  1. Historical romance: In 1906, an Englishwoman is infatuated by the handsome Indian groom of her horse

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    Review: Rekha is the life and soul of Muzaffar’s Ali’s classic ‘Umrao Jaan’

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    ‘Map of Memories’: Experimental poems resonate with the poet’s identity as migrant, scholar, thinker

  4. Through a reader’s eyes: Bloomsday celebrations in James Joyce’s city, Dublin

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    In Bengaluru, an ancient play finds new voice in the world’s oldest living dramatic tradition

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