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  • Why is Google Maps misdirecting users in India?
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    Why is Google Maps misdirecting users in India?
  • 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
  • World Bank cancels funding for 4 waste-to-energy plants in Gujarat after residents object
    3

    World Bank cancels funding for 4 waste-to-energy plants in Gujarat after residents object
  • ‘Kaushaljis Vs Kaushal’ review: The older couple steals the show
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    ‘Kaushaljis Vs Kaushal’ review: The older couple steals the show
  • ‘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
  • Why drones are surveying Indian villages
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    Why drones are surveying Indian villages
  • Madhya Pradesh: Interfaith couple assaulted in court while trying to register marriage
    7

    Madhya Pradesh: Interfaith couple assaulted in court while trying to register marriage
  • 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
  • ‘Nayak’ review: A magnificent study of the fame game
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    ‘Nayak’ review: A magnificent study of the fame game
  • Germany’s firewall against the far right has crumbled – the consequences are immeasurable
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    Germany’s firewall against the far right has crumbled – the consequences are immeasurable
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Video: Who is Bharat Mata and how did she become so popular?

Modern forms of equating a nation with a mother goddess first arose in Bengal in the 1800s.

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Jun 30, 2017 · 09:00 am
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  1. Why is Google Maps misdirecting users in India?

    Why is Google Maps misdirecting users in India?
  2. 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
  3. World Bank cancels funding for 4 waste-to-energy plants in Gujarat after residents object

    World Bank cancels funding for 4 waste-to-energy plants in Gujarat after residents object
  4. ‘Kaushaljis Vs Kaushal’ review: The older couple steals the show

    ‘Kaushaljis Vs Kaushal’ review: The older couple steals the show
  5. ‘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
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