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    Army biography: The early days of ‘rifleman’ Aurangzeb of Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry Regiment
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    All we imagine as work: The many lives of the tenacious, transnational Malayali nurse

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    When over 2,000 Indian POWS on a Japanese ‘hell ship’ died after being torpedoed by a US submarine
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    Power, privilege, peril: The many hues of Bangladesh’s green passport
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    A new book examines urban India’s changing attitudes to marriage and the reasons for this
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    ‘We owe nothing to the state’: Why this live-in couple is taking on Uttarakhand’s Uniform Civil Code
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    Why Sri Lankan activists opposed Adani wind energy project in Mannar
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    How Trump could hurt India’s ability to forecast the monsoon
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    How students of Calcutta’s Hindu College created an idea of ‘the people of India’ under British rule
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    Does Arambai Tenggol’s decision to surrender arms reflect a changed reality in Manipur?
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Watch: Chennai’s Napier Bridge refurbished to resemble chess board ahead of 44th Chess Olympiad

The 2022 Chess Olympiad will be held in Chennai from July 28 to August 10.

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Jul 17, 2022 · 11:53 am
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Chennai the Chess Capital of India is all set to host the grand, Chess Olympiad 2022.The iconic Napier Bridge is decked up like a Chess Board.Check it out 😊 #ChessOlympiad2022 #ChessOlympiad #Chennai pic.twitter.com/wEsUfGHMlU

— Supriya Sahu IAS (@supriyasahuias) July 16, 2022

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