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    Bengaluru: Foxconn factory turns rural town into real estate goldmine

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    Indian academia is rife with research and publishing misconduct

  • A hidden debt crisis is silently wrecking the dreams of India’s middle class
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    A hidden debt crisis is silently wrecking the dreams of India’s middle class

  • ‘Ideas, Thoughts and Memories’: A rich anthology of literary essays by Bengal’s foremost writers
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    ‘Ideas, Thoughts and Memories’: A rich anthology of literary essays by Bengal’s foremost writers

  • When war becomes a meme: Tagore’s warning against hollow nationalism
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    When war becomes a meme: Tagore’s warning against hollow nationalism

  • How India allegedly deported 40 Rohingya refugees by forcing them into Andaman Sea
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    How India allegedly deported 40 Rohingya refugees by forcing them into Andaman Sea

  • ‘I always remember the streets, the stone’: Two poets write about cities around the world
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    ‘I always remember the streets, the stone’: Two poets write about cities around the world

  • What excess death data shows: Bihar, Gujarat undercounted Covid-19 toll by 30 times
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    What excess death data shows: Bihar, Gujarat undercounted Covid-19 toll by 30 times

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    ‘Procedure not followed’: Dhaka on reports of India ‘pushing’ persons into Bangladesh

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    Why Kashmir is not holding its breath on Trump offer to mediate

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Watch: Hilarious summation of the difficulties of pronouncing Bengali names

When the same phonetical rules don't work for Anindya and Partha and Amrita.

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Nov 17, 2022 · 03:02 pm
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If you have been the victim or perpetrator of a mispronounced Bengali name this is for you. 😄 pic.twitter.com/cvkAsbTwaW

— Sushovan Sircar (@Maha_Shoonya) November 15, 2022
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