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  • Historical romance: In 1906, an Englishwoman is infatuated by the handsome Indian groom of her horse
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    Historical romance: In 1906, an Englishwoman is infatuated by the handsome Indian groom of her horse

  • Arunachal Pradesh: Threatened by dam, Siang Valley is home to staggeringly diverse number of species
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    Arunachal Pradesh: Threatened by dam, Siang Valley is home to staggeringly diverse number of species

  • Tech jobs aplenty in Dubai’s AI boom – depending on your passport
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    Tech jobs aplenty in Dubai’s AI boom – depending on your passport

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    Bhubaneswar municipal official dragged out of office and assaulted, told to apologise to BJP leader

  • Economic history: How the relationship between government and big business changed in India
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    Economic history: How the relationship between government and big business changed in India

  • Justice is not a startup: AI and technology can’t be a quick-fix for meaningful reform
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    Justice is not a startup: AI and technology can’t be a quick-fix for meaningful reform

  • For young readers: Poems about the various small, astonishing creatures we share the planet with
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    For young readers: Poems about the various small, astonishing creatures we share the planet with

  • Language and power: What Ambedkar and Periyar teach us about Maharashtra’s Hindi debate
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    Language and power: What Ambedkar and Periyar teach us about Maharashtra’s Hindi debate

  • ‘Has he been deported?’: A UP Muslim family searches for man ‘detained’ in post-Pahalgam crackdown
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    ‘Has he been deported?’: A UP Muslim family searches for man ‘detained’ in post-Pahalgam crackdown

  • Review: Rekha is the life and soul of Muzaffar’s Ali’s classic ‘Umrao Jaan’
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    Review: Rekha is the life and soul of Muzaffar’s Ali’s classic ‘Umrao Jaan’

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Watch: Kuthu, the Tamil Nadu folk dance, found a place at the Commonwealth Games closing ceremony

Dancers Usha Jey, Mithuja, and Janusha performed the dance, accompanied by the music of the popular Tamil song ‘Dia Dia Dole’.

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Aug 13, 2022 · 01:29 pm
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Kuthu is a way for us to set our emotions free. It is the rawest form of ourselves.@mithuxjanu and me are really happy that we could represent our culture at such a big competition as the #CommonwealthGames 22. Felt UNREAL to perform our Tamil dance style over there 🥹 pic.twitter.com/rBHuI5px5j

— Usha Jey (@Usha_Jey) August 9, 2022
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