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  • A hidden debt crisis is silently wrecking the dreams of India’s middle class
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    A hidden debt crisis is silently wrecking the dreams of India’s middle class
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    India hyphen Pakistan: US rhetoric revives New Delhi’s nightmare
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    ‘By tearing off the skin with your teeth’: The right way to eat mangoes according to Victorian women
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    The Congolese philosopher who liberated ‘Africa’ from the chains of Western thought
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    What excess death data shows: Bihar, Gujarat undercounted Covid-19 toll by 30 times
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    For children: Child widow Aru’s life changes when she’s offered a job at the landlord’s house
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    Four questions Indians must ask about Operation Sindoor
  • Harsh Mander: Pahalgam and after – the singular burden of apology
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    Harsh Mander: Pahalgam and after – the singular burden of apology
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    Drones after dusk: Is this the ‘new normal’ on India’s western front?
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    A new book examines the historical context of the Airavatesvara Temple, built during the Chola rule
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Locals claimed it was mostly tourists.

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Jan 03, 2022 · 10:34 am
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This was Baga Beach in Goa ,last night. Please take the Covid scenario seriously. This is a Royal welcome to the Covid wave 👋 Mostly tourists. pic.twitter.com/mcAdgpqFUO

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    ‘By tearing off the skin with your teeth’: The right way to eat mangoes according to Victorian women
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