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  • ‘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
  • 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
  • ‘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
  • 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
  • Donald Trump says $21 million from USAID went to ‘my friend PM Modi for voter turnout’ in India
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    Donald Trump says $21 million from USAID went to ‘my friend PM Modi for voter turnout’ in India
  • World Bank cancels funding for 4 waste-to-energy plants in Gujarat after residents object
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    World Bank cancels funding for 4 waste-to-energy plants in Gujarat after residents object
  • ‘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
  • Ex-RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das appointed Principal Secretary-2 to PM Narendra Modi
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    Ex-RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das appointed Principal Secretary-2 to PM Narendra Modi
  • Odisha university suicide: 159 students return to Nepal, allege inhuman treatment
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    Odisha university suicide: 159 students return to Nepal, allege inhuman treatment
  • 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
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Watch: Would you believe rap songs can be performed to the beat of a mridangam?

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Jul 23, 2019 · 12:15 pm
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— Shan Vincent de Paul (@shanvdp) July 19, 2019
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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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    From Pune to Delhi, riverfront projects are all the rage. But evidence shows they harm rivers
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