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  • Five rejoinders: What Ramachandra Guha gets wrong about Rahul Gandhi
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    Five rejoinders: What Ramachandra Guha gets wrong about Rahul Gandhi

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    Why India is not able to fully use the solar power it generates

  • In this speculative memoir, an academic writes about chronic pain and liminal spaces she exists in
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    In this speculative memoir, an academic writes about chronic pain and liminal spaces she exists in

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    The Muslim maestro at the heart of a Hindu temple tradition

  • Jeff Bezos says poetry without rhyming is easy – but it’s not that simple
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    Jeff Bezos says poetry without rhyming is easy – but it’s not that simple

  • Ramachandra Guha: How the Gandhi family has helped Modi consolidate power
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    Ramachandra Guha: How the Gandhi family has helped Modi consolidate power

  • Bengal: Expelled TMC leader claims rebel group led by him has been accepted as main opposition
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    Bengal: Expelled TMC leader claims rebel group led by him has been accepted as main opposition

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    Why Delhi University’s four-year undergraduate programme has left students in panic

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    In a new book, portraits of India’s arts community by the scion of an iconic Delhi photo studio

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The Iranian government has enforced Internet shutdowns across the country as protests gather steam.

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May 13, 2022 · 12:36 pm
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After Sri Lanka, there are also strong protests in Iran over the increase in the cost of food. The people of the world are hungry and very angry with the political class. Coming soon to Europe. pic.twitter.com/0uQLINBxaV

— RadioGenova (@RadioGenova) May 12, 2022

May 12 - Andimeshk, southwest #Iran
Footage of locals protesting high prices.

"Death to Khamenei!" they're chanting, in reference to regime Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.#IranProtests pic.twitter.com/YoN1xogh6y

— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) May 12, 2022

May 12 - Andimeshk, southwest #Iran
Local women in the streets protesting skyrocketing prices of basic goods are seen courageously fighting against the regime's security forces.#IranProtests pic.twitter.com/x4GtRxBbDS

— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) May 12, 2022

May 12 - Doroud, western #Iran
Locals are in the streets protesting skyrocketing prices.#IranProtests pic.twitter.com/QQJqnNGuER

— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) May 12, 2022

May 12 - Shahre Kord, south-central #Iran
Earlier scenes of locals in the streets protesting high prices of basic goods.
"Mullahs get lost!" they chant.
#IranProtestspic.twitter.com/2XcgAw54My

— People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) May 12, 2022
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