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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
  • 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
  • ‘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
  • 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
  • ‘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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Germany’s firewall against the far right has crumbled – the consequences are immeasurable
    8

    Germany’s firewall against the far right has crumbled – the consequences are immeasurable
  • ‘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
  • ‘They will beat me again’: What led to the death of a young man in Jammu village?
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    ‘They will beat me again’: What led to the death of a young man in Jammu village?
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Watch: India’s first metro service to run beneath a river opens to the public in Kolkata

Hundreds of passengers took the first ride between Howrah and Esplanade in Kolkata.

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Mar 15, 2024 · 02:39 pm
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#WATCH | Howrah, West Bengal: India's first underwater metro service commences for the public. pic.twitter.com/NgnQsrMXmk

— ANI (@ANI) March 15, 2024

The City of Joy is eagerly waiting for the moment.#UnderWaterMetro @metrorailwaykol pic.twitter.com/rJVIsSnoKX

— Abir Ghoshal (@abirghoshal) March 15, 2024

The first #HowrahMaidan-bound #Metro from #Esplande is about to start. History is about to be made..... pic.twitter.com/ZttkKkcfEj

— Metro Railway Kolkata (@metrorailwaykol) March 15, 2024

Commuters assembled at #HowrahMaidan #Metro station this morning to catch the first Metro. pic.twitter.com/JA81troMLj

— Metro Railway Kolkata (@metrorailwaykol) March 15, 2024
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  1. ‘The way a sari is worn is a living dictionary of India’s stories’: Cultural historian Malvika Singh

    ‘The way a sari is worn is a living dictionary of India’s stories’: Cultural historian Malvika Singh
  2. Fiction: Two Indian institutions are keen to produce silicon, but someone wants to spoil their plans

    Fiction: Two Indian institutions are keen to produce silicon, but someone wants to spoil their plans
  3. ‘Gods, Guns and Missionaries’: A thorough study of how Hindu identity was shaped by colonialism

    ‘Gods, Guns and Missionaries’: A thorough study of how Hindu identity was shaped by colonialism
  4. From Pune to Delhi, riverfront projects are all the rage. But evidence shows they harm rivers

    From Pune to Delhi, riverfront projects are all the rage. But evidence shows they harm rivers
  5. ‘Golwalkar’: MS Golwalkar’s single-minded pursuit of a Hindu Rashtra and the forces that aided him

    ‘Golwalkar’: MS Golwalkar’s single-minded pursuit of a Hindu Rashtra and the forces that aided him
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