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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
  • ‘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
  • 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
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    Germany’s firewall against the far right has crumbled – the consequences are immeasurable
  • Perumal Murugan’s intimate look into the lives of his college students from small-town Tamil Nadu
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    Perumal Murugan’s intimate look into the lives of his college students from small-town Tamil Nadu
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The temple is hopeful that the robot priest will ‘help people connect with their faith’.

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Aug 30, 2019 · 07:50 am
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Could an android priest re-energize interest in Buddhism? A 400-year-old Japanese temple has brought in a robot named Mindar. https://t.co/zZNG7aLuMh pic.twitter.com/jT4zBWgOXW

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  1. ‘The way a sari is worn is a living dictionary of India’s stories’: Cultural historian Malvika Singh

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    Fiction: Two Indian institutions are keen to produce silicon, but someone wants to spoil their plans
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    ‘Gods, Guns and Missionaries’: A thorough study of how Hindu identity was shaped by colonialism
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    From Pune to Delhi, riverfront projects are all the rage. But evidence shows they harm rivers
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    ‘Golwalkar’: MS Golwalkar’s single-minded pursuit of a Hindu Rashtra and the forces that aided him
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