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  • Kele ki machchli, moong dal ke shami kebab, atte ka keema: The faux ‘meat’ dishes of Kayasth cuisine
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    Kele ki machchli, moong dal ke shami kebab, atte ka keema: The faux ‘meat’ dishes of Kayasth cuisine
  • How the attacks on Kunal Kamra undermine the freedoms of all Indians
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    How the attacks on Kunal Kamra undermine the freedoms of all Indians
  • Police issue notices to audience members who attended Kunal Kamra’s show: Report
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    Police issue notices to audience members who attended Kunal Kamra’s show: Report
  • How Indian artists transformed Western ‘Cubism’
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    How Indian artists transformed Western ‘Cubism’
  • Hindutva group vandalises school in Jabalpur after principal’s allegedly derogatory post about Ram
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    Hindutva group vandalises school in Jabalpur after principal’s allegedly derogatory post about Ram
  • From the memoir: A longtime Indian Railways employee remembers her first posting at a remote station
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    From the memoir: A longtime Indian Railways employee remembers her first posting at a remote station
  • In the injustice of Bhutan’s ‘mindfulness city’, a plea to King Jigme Khesar
    7

    In the injustice of Bhutan’s ‘mindfulness city’, a plea to King Jigme Khesar
  • Why experts are sceptical about the benefits of linking voter IDs with Aadhaar
    8

    Why experts are sceptical about the benefits of linking voter IDs with Aadhaar
  • UK eVisa technical errors threaten rights of millions of legal residents
    9

    UK eVisa technical errors threaten rights of millions of legal residents
  • A new book recounts how Lal Bahadur Shastri improved third-class train travel as railway minister
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    A new book recounts how Lal Bahadur Shastri improved third-class train travel as railway minister
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‘We don’t hate for long’: Jawaharlal Nehru on the UK during impromptu press conference in 1953

BBC posted footage of India’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru’s TV debut when he visited England for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth.

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Aug 16, 2022 · 10:19 am
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Today marks 75 years since the partition of India.

In June 1953, independent India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru appeared on the BBC for his television debut. 🧵1/4 pic.twitter.com/kD7raYC1zA

— BBC Archive (@BBCArchive) August 15, 2022
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  1. Kele ki machchli, moong dal ke shami kebab, atte ka keema: The faux ‘meat’ dishes of Kayasth cuisine

    Kele ki machchli, moong dal ke shami kebab, atte ka keema: The faux ‘meat’ dishes of Kayasth cuisine
  2. How the attacks on Kunal Kamra undermine the freedoms of all Indians

    How the attacks on Kunal Kamra undermine the freedoms of all Indians
  3. Police issue notices to audience members who attended Kunal Kamra’s show: Report

    Police issue notices to audience members who attended Kunal Kamra’s show: Report
  4. How Indian artists transformed Western ‘Cubism’

    How Indian artists transformed Western ‘Cubism’
  5. Hindutva group vandalises school in Jabalpur after principal’s allegedly derogatory post about Ram

    Hindutva group vandalises school in Jabalpur after principal’s allegedly derogatory post about Ram
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