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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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    From Pune to Delhi, riverfront projects are all the rage. But evidence shows they harm rivers
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    ‘Gods, Guns and Missionaries’: A thorough study of how Hindu identity was shaped by colonialism
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    ‘Wonderland of Words’: Shashi Tharoor’s ‘seriously funny’ book on the quirks of the English language
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    Karnataka: Bus conductor assaulted for not speaking Marathi in Belagavi, four arrested
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    Germany’s firewall against the far right has crumbled – the consequences are immeasurable
  • Perumal Murugan’s intimate look into the lives of his college students from small-town Tamil Nadu
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    Perumal Murugan’s intimate look into the lives of his college students from small-town Tamil Nadu
  • The psychology of making a change to your life – and sticking with it
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    The psychology of making a change to your life – and sticking with it
  • ‘Golwalkar’: MS Golwalkar’s single-minded pursuit of a Hindu Rashtra and the forces that aided him
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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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Watch: Scuba divers with Chennai Chess Olympiad 2022 mascot Thambi play a game underwater

To celebrate the ongoing 44th Chess Olympiad, the mascot and other divers played a match 60 feet under water in Neelankarai, Chennai.

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Aug 02, 2022 · 04:16 pm
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'Thambi' dived into sea!@chennaichess22 @chesschennai22 @aicfchess @FIDE_chess pic.twitter.com/ZuJw7racvN

— Dr V P Jeyaseelan (@jeyaseelan_vp) August 1, 2022

Do you think Chess is played only on the land? Well, you are mistaken!🌟

While Thambi was exploring the underwaters of Chennai while displaying one of his several hundred superpowers, he found something unique! pic.twitter.com/m2MqsBQgR9

— Chennai Chess 2022 (@chennaichess22) August 1, 2022
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