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    ‘Gods, Guns and Missionaries’: A thorough study of how Hindu identity was shaped by colonialism
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    From Pune to Delhi, riverfront projects are all the rage. But evidence shows they harm rivers
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    ‘The way a sari is worn is a living dictionary of India’s stories’: Cultural historian Malvika Singh
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    ‘They will beat me again’: What led to the death of a young man in Jammu village?
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    Perumal Murugan’s intimate look into the lives of his college students from small-town Tamil Nadu
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    ‘Golwalkar’: MS Golwalkar’s single-minded pursuit of a Hindu Rashtra and the forces that aided him
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    Ramachandra Guha: Can India forge its own environmentally responsible path to economic growth?
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    The psychology of making a change to your life – and sticking with it
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    Germany’s firewall against the far right has crumbled – the consequences are immeasurable
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Watch: Man pays in Re 1 coins for motorcycle worth Rs 2.6 lakh in Tamil Nadu

The man collected the coins over three years. The dealer took 10 hours to count the cash.

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Mar 28, 2022 · 04:17 pm
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In Tamil Nadu’s Salem, V Bhoopathi, a 29-year-old, bought a bike worth Rs 2.5 lakh, paying the price in Rs 1 coins. The dealer took 10 hours to count the cash. In visuals, Bhoopathi with the bike and coins. ⁦@TheQuint⁩ pic.twitter.com/nr1DgPxq9t

— Nikhila Henry (@NikhilaHenry) March 28, 2022

Tamil Nadu | A youth in Salem paid Rs 2.6 lakh to buy a bike with Re 1 coins he collected in three years. pic.twitter.com/ayLgBa23Ja

— ANI (@ANI) March 28, 2022
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