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    Before the 1971 war, India and Pakistan were skirmishing on another front: Brazil
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    Ramachandra Guha: 75 years later, Ambedkar’s warnings about potential pitfalls have come true
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    ‘Mrs.’ trailer: Sanya Malhotra plays a put-upon housewife
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    Why is India’s middle class so silent about the slowing economy?
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    Hindutva leader Ritambhara, key figure of Ram temple movement, among Padma Bhushan awardees
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    ‘The Story of Eve’: Zehra Nigah’s poetry makes the reader feel heard and understood
  • Constitution vs Manusmriti: The Sangh owes it to India to clarify its position
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    Constitution vs Manusmriti: The Sangh owes it to India to clarify its position
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    Start the week with a film: ‘The Girl with the Needle’ is a superbly crafted, haunting fable
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    ‘Disrupted City’: A rich and multilayered narration of Lahore’s long history
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Watch: Afghan woman risks her life every day to sell non-religious books in Taliban-occupied Kabul

Gulljan sells fiction, non-fiction, and foreign books.

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Jan 28, 2022 · 12:57 pm
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"Our country is so backward that it's important to provide books to the people."

Always on the move, Gulljan is risking her life everyday selling non-Islamic books on the streets of Taliban-controlled Kabul. pic.twitter.com/RiJaVmueVK

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  1. Readers’ comments: Our culture and Hinduism are more important than the Indian economy

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    Before the 1971 war, India and Pakistan were skirmishing on another front: Brazil
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    Ramachandra Guha: 75 years later, Ambedkar’s warnings about potential pitfalls have come true
  4. ‘Mrs.’ trailer: Sanya Malhotra plays a put-upon housewife

    ‘Mrs.’ trailer: Sanya Malhotra plays a put-upon housewife
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