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  • ‘Gods, Guns and Missionaries’: A thorough study of how Hindu identity was shaped by colonialism
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    ‘Gods, Guns and Missionaries’: A thorough study of how Hindu identity was shaped by colonialism
  • ‘The way a sari is worn is a living dictionary of India’s stories’: Cultural historian Malvika Singh
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    ‘The way a sari is worn is a living dictionary of India’s stories’: Cultural historian Malvika Singh
  • Fiction: Two Indian institutions are keen to produce silicon, but someone wants to spoil their plans
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    Fiction: Two Indian institutions are keen to produce silicon, but someone wants to spoil their plans
  • From Pune to Delhi, riverfront projects are all the rage. But evidence shows they harm rivers
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    From Pune to Delhi, riverfront projects are all the rage. But evidence shows they harm rivers
  • Donald Trump says $21 million from USAID went to ‘my friend PM Modi for voter turnout’ in India
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    Donald Trump says $21 million from USAID went to ‘my friend PM Modi for voter turnout’ in India
  • ‘Wonderland of Words’: Shashi Tharoor’s ‘seriously funny’ book on the quirks of the English language
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    ‘Wonderland of Words’: Shashi Tharoor’s ‘seriously funny’ book on the quirks of the English language
  • Ex-RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das appointed Principal Secretary-2 to PM Narendra Modi
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    Ex-RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das appointed Principal Secretary-2 to PM Narendra Modi
  • A new book examines the rich and fascinating history of Kutch, spanning nearly three centuries
    8

    A new book examines the rich and fascinating history of Kutch, spanning nearly three centuries
  • World Bank cancels funding for 4 waste-to-energy plants in Gujarat after residents object
    9

    World Bank cancels funding for 4 waste-to-energy plants in Gujarat after residents object
  • Odisha university suicide: 159 students return to Nepal, allege inhuman treatment
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    Odisha university suicide: 159 students return to Nepal, allege inhuman treatment
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Watch: Modern cemeteries in Japan use QR codes, automated machinery to store ashes of the deceased

Visitors scan their ID cards to call up a loved one’s ashes at this futuristic cemetery in Tokyo.

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Apr 27, 2022 · 10:20 am
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QR codes and cranes.

Masayo Isurugi settles into a booth in a Tokyo building, scans an ID card and waits for an automated system to deliver her husband's ashes.

More people in Japan are breaking with traditions on burial and choosing modern cemeterieshttps://t.co/QEWpdSEoTs pic.twitter.com/txF7BnsfxF

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  1. ‘Gods, Guns and Missionaries’: A thorough study of how Hindu identity was shaped by colonialism

    ‘Gods, Guns and Missionaries’: A thorough study of how Hindu identity was shaped by colonialism
  2. ‘The way a sari is worn is a living dictionary of India’s stories’: Cultural historian Malvika Singh

    ‘The way a sari is worn is a living dictionary of India’s stories’: Cultural historian Malvika Singh
  3. Fiction: Two Indian institutions are keen to produce silicon, but someone wants to spoil their plans

    Fiction: Two Indian institutions are keen to produce silicon, but someone wants to spoil their plans
  4. From Pune to Delhi, riverfront projects are all the rage. But evidence shows they harm rivers

    From Pune to Delhi, riverfront projects are all the rage. But evidence shows they harm rivers
  5. Donald Trump says $21 million from USAID went to ‘my friend PM Modi for voter turnout’ in India

    Donald Trump says $21 million from USAID went to ‘my friend PM Modi for voter turnout’ in India
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