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    ‘The Surti is a rangila’: In her memoir, a former IAS officer reflects on her posting in Surat
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    ‘Fear, fear and only fear’: Muslims in Sambhal are on edge as government turns against them
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    Bapsi Sidhwa (1938-2024): Six essential works of fiction by Pakistan’s beloved novelist
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Watch: Self-defence sandals, purses and earrings designed for women to scare off attackers

Shyam Chaurasia from Varanasi district of UP haas created a safety kit.

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Sep 06, 2022 · 12:12 pm
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To help women feel safer, this Indian man created a purse and sandals that can fire blanks to scare off attackers pic.twitter.com/kEA9YqZnVm

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