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  • A new book studies ancient texts and ideas to identify six systems of Indian philosophy
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    A new book studies ancient texts and ideas to identify six systems of Indian philosophy
  • India’s passport ranking drops to 148 among 199 countries
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    India’s passport ranking drops to 148 among 199 countries
  • Kele ki machchli, moong dal ke shami kebab, atte ka keema: The faux ‘meat’ dishes of Kayasth cuisine
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    Kele ki machchli, moong dal ke shami kebab, atte ka keema: The faux ‘meat’ dishes of Kayasth cuisine
  • ‘Test’ review: Testing times for the film’s characters and viewers
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    ‘Test’ review: Testing times for the film’s characters and viewers
  • From the memoir: A longtime Indian Railways employee remembers her first posting at a remote station
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    From the memoir: A longtime Indian Railways employee remembers her first posting at a remote station
  • ‘A warning to all’: What Rajiv Gandhi wrote in the guestbook of a WWII memorial in Belarus
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    ‘A warning to all’: What Rajiv Gandhi wrote in the guestbook of a WWII memorial in Belarus
  • Interview: Trump’s tariffs not waqf needed urgent attention, argues this communist MP
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    Interview: Trump’s tariffs not waqf needed urgent attention, argues this communist MP
  • The art of long, immersive pauses: What links Vinod Kumar Shukla to a 20th-century Carnatic singer
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    The art of long, immersive pauses: What links Vinod Kumar Shukla to a 20th-century Carnatic singer
  • What underpins India’s deep education inequality?
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    What underpins India’s deep education inequality?
  • Shengole, Misal: This book on food from the Marathi kitchen features two one-pot recipes
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    Shengole, Misal: This book on food from the Marathi kitchen features two one-pot recipes
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Watch: This Kolkata taxi called ‘The Green Chariot’ has an actual rooftop garden

The short film ‘The Green Chariot’ made by Chandan Biswas and Archisman Mukherjee was one of the finalists in the Scroll-DW video contest.

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Jul 27, 2017 · 06:15 pm
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  1. A new book studies ancient texts and ideas to identify six systems of Indian philosophy

    A new book studies ancient texts and ideas to identify six systems of Indian philosophy
  2. India’s passport ranking drops to 148 among 199 countries

    India’s passport ranking drops to 148 among 199 countries
  3. Kele ki machchli, moong dal ke shami kebab, atte ka keema: The faux ‘meat’ dishes of Kayasth cuisine

    Kele ki machchli, moong dal ke shami kebab, atte ka keema: The faux ‘meat’ dishes of Kayasth cuisine
  4. ‘Test’ review: Testing times for the film’s characters and viewers

    ‘Test’ review: Testing times for the film’s characters and viewers
  5. From the memoir: A longtime Indian Railways employee remembers her first posting at a remote station

    From the memoir: A longtime Indian Railways employee remembers her first posting at a remote station
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