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  • ‘The way a sari is worn is a living dictionary of India’s stories’: Cultural historian Malvika Singh
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    ‘The way a sari is worn is a living dictionary of India’s stories’: Cultural historian Malvika Singh
  • ‘Gods, Guns and Missionaries’: A thorough study of how Hindu identity was shaped by colonialism
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    ‘Gods, Guns and Missionaries’: A thorough study of how Hindu identity was shaped by colonialism
  • Fiction: Two Indian institutions are keen to produce silicon, but someone wants to spoil their plans
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    Fiction: Two Indian institutions are keen to produce silicon, but someone wants to spoil their plans
  • From Pune to Delhi, riverfront projects are all the rage. But evidence shows they harm rivers
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    From Pune to Delhi, riverfront projects are all the rage. But evidence shows they harm rivers
  • The psychology of making a change to your life – and sticking with it
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    The psychology of making a change to your life – and sticking with it
  • ‘Golwalkar’: MS Golwalkar’s single-minded pursuit of a Hindu Rashtra and the forces that aided him
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    ‘Golwalkar’: MS Golwalkar’s single-minded pursuit of a Hindu Rashtra and the forces that aided him
  • Srinagar: Police remove posters urging tourists to respect local culture amid calls for liquor ban
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    Srinagar: Police remove posters urging tourists to respect local culture amid calls for liquor ban
  • Ramachandra Guha: Can India forge its own environmentally responsible path to economic growth?
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    Ramachandra Guha: Can India forge its own environmentally responsible path to economic growth?
  • Perumal Murugan’s intimate look into the lives of his college students from small-town Tamil Nadu
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    Perumal Murugan’s intimate look into the lives of his college students from small-town Tamil Nadu
  • ‘Wonderland of Words’: Shashi Tharoor’s ‘seriously funny’ book on the quirks of the English language
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    ‘Wonderland of Words’: Shashi Tharoor’s ‘seriously funny’ book on the quirks of the English language
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Watch: Scientist uses his sitar to teach audience to sing the ‘Interstellar’ theme music

Debojyoti Chakraborty gave a practical demonstration at the India Science Festival.

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Jan 24, 2023 · 01:08 pm
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Tried an experiment today at @IndSciFest. I played, they sang, and then a little magic happened.. fantastic learned audience! #Interstellar #hanszimmer #kafiraag pic.twitter.com/QlWbxzllfS

— Debojyoti Chakraborty (@Debojyoti_C) January 22, 2023

Snippet 2 from @IndSciFest- the difference between staccato notes of Western classical and meend/gamak of Hindustani/Carnatic classical. This one uses Yaman Kalyan and Kirwani to interpret Ludwig van Beethoven's Für Elise #Beethoven #furelise #kirwani #yamankalyan pic.twitter.com/upPxTpqBUp

— Debojyoti Chakraborty (@Debojyoti_C) January 24, 2023
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  1. ‘The way a sari is worn is a living dictionary of India’s stories’: Cultural historian Malvika Singh

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    From Pune to Delhi, riverfront projects are all the rage. But evidence shows they harm rivers
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    The psychology of making a change to your life – and sticking with it
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