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  • A new book shows the many interesting ways Indians eat rice and combine it with other ingredients
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    A new book shows the many interesting ways Indians eat rice and combine it with other ingredients

  • What the SIT report on Ram temple donation theft does and does not say
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    What the SIT report on Ram temple donation theft does and does not say

  • A new biography of Aurangzeb examines the role of his queens and the harem in his empire
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    A new biography of Aurangzeb examines the role of his queens and the harem in his empire

  • How Japanese military officers freely scouted colonial India without raising British suspicion
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    How Japanese military officers freely scouted colonial India without raising British suspicion

  • How indie film ‘The Ink-Stained Hand & The Missing Thumb’ explores ‘emotional time’
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    How indie film ‘The Ink-Stained Hand & The Missing Thumb’ explores ‘emotional time’

  • Can an ice cream be designed to withstand the Indian summer?
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    Can an ice cream be designed to withstand the Indian summer?

  • How selective public outrage can justify custodial deaths, reinforce state impunity
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    How selective public outrage can justify custodial deaths, reinforce state impunity

  • Folktale: A hunter’s daughter falls sick from a curse once he begins poaching in the forests
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    Folktale: A hunter’s daughter falls sick from a curse once he begins poaching in the forests

  • ‘Aurangzeb Alamgir and the Mughal Empire’ rescues the emperor from both praise and condemnation
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    ‘Aurangzeb Alamgir and the Mughal Empire’ rescues the emperor from both praise and condemnation

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    How the blind built a place of their own in Ranchi

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‘Pragyan on the moon, and Praggnan on the ground’: ISRO chief meets chess grandmaster

ISRO Chairman S Somnath said young chess champion R Praggnanandhaawill be working with the space organisation to promote science.

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Oct 16, 2023 · 11:53 am
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#WATCH | Chennai, Tamil Nadu: ISRO Chairman S Somanath says, "Like every Indian, we are very proud of him (Praggnanandhaa) for his accomplishment. He is a world no. 15 now... He will become world no. 1... Chess is an old game started in India... We are the origin place of it...… pic.twitter.com/0YEdA5say5

— ANI (@ANI) October 16, 2023

#WATCH | Chennai: Indian chess grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa says, "We are very proud to meet ISRO Chief S Somanath. I remember watching Chandrayaan 3 take-off and landing...We discussed my journey and training. He has invited me to visit Thiruvananthapuram where rockets are made… pic.twitter.com/4r8Vu69CMz

— ANI (@ANI) October 16, 2023
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