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  • Five rejoinders: What Ramachandra Guha gets wrong about Rahul Gandhi
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    Five rejoinders: What Ramachandra Guha gets wrong about Rahul Gandhi
  • Why India is not able to fully use the solar power it generates
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    Why India is not able to fully use the solar power it generates
  • In this speculative memoir, an academic writes about chronic pain and liminal spaces she exists in
    3

    In this speculative memoir, an academic writes about chronic pain and liminal spaces she exists in
  • Ramachandra Guha: How the Gandhi family has helped Modi consolidate power
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    Ramachandra Guha: How the Gandhi family has helped Modi consolidate power
  • The Muslim maestro at the heart of a Hindu temple tradition
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    The Muslim maestro at the heart of a Hindu temple tradition
  • Why Delhi University’s four-year undergraduate programme has left students in panic
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    Why Delhi University’s four-year undergraduate programme has left students in panic
  • An ‘indigenous’ Assamese woman was pushed into Bangladesh. A year later, she is still stuck there
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    An ‘indigenous’ Assamese woman was pushed into Bangladesh. A year later, she is still stuck there
  • In a new book, portraits of India’s arts community by the scion of an iconic Delhi photo studio
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    In a new book, portraits of India’s arts community by the scion of an iconic Delhi photo studio
  • Jeff Bezos says poetry without rhyming is easy – but it’s not that simple
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    Jeff Bezos says poetry without rhyming is easy – but it’s not that simple
  • Hindusthan Records: How the shepherd boy playing a flute brought music into Indian homes
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    Hindusthan Records: How the shepherd boy playing a flute brought music into Indian homes
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‘Women’s rights is human rights’: Author Marjane Satrapi on young Iranians wanting democracy

The ‘Persepolis’ author said the new generation of Iranians have rejected any ‘sexist’ or ‘patriarchal’ ideas and want a ‘change in system and regime’.

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"Persepolis" author Marjane Satrapi explains how young Iranians feel about the current unrest in their country: "They want democracy...The biggest enemy of democracy is the patriarchal culture." @amanpour pic.twitter.com/0KGipjBExs

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