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  • How India can escape the death valley of education
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    How India can escape the death valley of education

  • Fiction: A boy ends up in a burns ward. His mother and sister have their versions of what happened
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    Fiction: A boy ends up in a burns ward. His mother and sister have their versions of what happened

  • The simple but brilliant biomechanics that give cycling the edge over walking
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    The simple but brilliant biomechanics that give cycling the edge over walking

  • ‘Saiyaara’ review: A romance as soaring as it is downbeat
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    ‘Saiyaara’ review: A romance as soaring as it is downbeat

  • ‘Famous Last Questions’: Memoir-cum-reportage that finally takes the millennial mess seriously
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    ‘Famous Last Questions’: Memoir-cum-reportage that finally takes the millennial mess seriously

  • Indian history for children: From 1200 to 1850, a brief history of the North Eastern states
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    Indian history for children: From 1200 to 1850, a brief history of the North Eastern states

  • Scroll Adda: ‘Majority of Indians are closet non-vegetarians’
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    Scroll Adda: ‘Majority of Indians are closet non-vegetarians’

  • Harmony and hardships: A new book explores the struggles of today’s Hindustani musicians
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    Harmony and hardships: A new book explores the struggles of today’s Hindustani musicians

  • Is population decline good for nature? Japan shows that may not be the case
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    Is population decline good for nature? Japan shows that may not be the case

  • ‘Special Ops 2.0’ review: Kay Kay Menon-led suspense thriller often resists momentum
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    ‘Special Ops 2.0’ review: Kay Kay Menon-led suspense thriller often resists momentum

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  1. How India can escape the death valley of education

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