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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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    What Iranians in India think about the war and Tehran

  • The JCB Prize for Literature has shut down. What else has ended with it?
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    The JCB Prize for Literature has shut down. What else has ended with it?

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

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    Why some Hindu-Americans are opposing the first South Asian to run in New York’s mayoral poll

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    Seven books by Ugandan scholar Mahmood Mamdani, father of NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani

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    Can Zohran Mamdani’s win help the beleaguered Democratic Party find a new roadmap?

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Watch: Kanpur policeman buys balloons from street vendor for children celebrating Eid

The balloon seller was in a rush to go home to celebrate Eid, so the police officer bought all his balloons.

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May 04, 2022 · 11:19 am
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गुब्बारेवाला घर जाकर ईद मनाना चाहता था, शर्त बैलून बिकने की थी। बच्चों की ज़िद थी, ईद तो बैलून के साथ मनाएंगे। पुलिस ने बीच का रास्ता निकाला और गुब्बारे खरीदकर बच्चों को दिए। ईद मुबारक !!! ACP त्रिपुरारी पांडेय। #Kanpur #EidUlFitr #EidMubarak2022 @NBTLucknow pic.twitter.com/FeaeF1M1Nz

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