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  • For Jane Austen and her heroines, walking was more than a pastime – it was a form of resistance
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    For Jane Austen and her heroines, walking was more than a pastime – it was a form of resistance

  • A look at 15th-century India through the eyes of a Genoan merchant
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    A look at 15th-century India through the eyes of a Genoan merchant

  • Why Zohran Mamdani’s New York win does not really hold lessons for progressives across the world
    3

    Why Zohran Mamdani’s New York win does not really hold lessons for progressives across the world

  • How the uncivility in India’s gated communities is the result of deliberate political design
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    How the uncivility in India’s gated communities is the result of deliberate political design

  • Mount Everest: A new route avoids treacherous Khumbu Icefall in safer path to summit
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    Mount Everest: A new route avoids treacherous Khumbu Icefall in safer path to summit

  • Language and power: What Ambedkar and Periyar teach us about Maharashtra’s Hindi debate
    6

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

  • This book is an alternative account of literary beginnings in modern India through women’s writings
    7

    This book is an alternative account of literary beginnings in modern India through women’s writings

  • What India can learn from China: Dictatorship, democracy and the road not taken
    8

    What India can learn from China: Dictatorship, democracy and the road not taken

  • Bihar voter roll revision: Why having to prove you are an Indian citizen is a nightmare
    9

    Bihar voter roll revision: Why having to prove you are an Indian citizen is a nightmare

  • Are our pampered pets really living their best life?
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    Are our pampered pets really living their best life?

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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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Since my IG reel has already hit twitter, might as well share it on my own account.

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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