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  • ‘Seek knowledge here’: A conversation between Greek King Milinda and the Buddhist monk Nagasena
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    ‘Seek knowledge here’: A conversation between Greek King Milinda and the Buddhist monk Nagasena

  • In his new book, Suraj Yengde writes about local manifestations of caste among Indians in Trinidad
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    In his new book, Suraj Yengde writes about local manifestations of caste among Indians in Trinidad

  • ‘Failures for having dreamed of a united India’: Diplomat KM Panikkar anticipated Partition in 1941
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    ‘Failures for having dreamed of a united India’: Diplomat KM Panikkar anticipated Partition in 1941

  • How the judiciary paved the way for the current spate of slum demolitions in Delhi
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    How the judiciary paved the way for the current spate of slum demolitions in Delhi

  • ‘Incorrect’ that India lost Rafale ‘jets’ during Operation Sindoor, says defence secretary
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    ‘Incorrect’ that India lost Rafale ‘jets’ during Operation Sindoor, says defence secretary

  • Demolishing homes of India’s urban poor fails to address the root causes for informal settlements
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    Demolishing homes of India’s urban poor fails to address the root causes for informal settlements

  • In photographs: Rebirth at the water’s edge – a journey into India’s stepwells
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    In photographs: Rebirth at the water’s edge – a journey into India’s stepwells

  • Assam: Homes of 1,400 Bengali-origin Muslim families bulldozed in Dhubri
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    Assam: Homes of 1,400 Bengali-origin Muslim families bulldozed in Dhubri

  • For Jane Austen and her heroines, walking was more than a pastime – it was a form of resistance
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    For Jane Austen and her heroines, walking was more than a pastime – it was a form of resistance

  • Why the term ‘hysterectomy’ should be history
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    Why the term ‘hysterectomy’ should be history

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Watch: Glimpses of Bharat Bandh rallies from Delhi, Kolkata, Jaipur, and MP,

Bhim Army Chief Chandrashekhar Azad called for the bandh on Sunday in protest against the CAA, NRC, NPR, and the Supreme Court judgment on reservations.

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Feb 23, 2020 · 04:58 pm
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Protesters had given a call for march to Rajghat in support of the Bharat Bandh call given by @BhimArmyChief.

The police stopped the march, now protesters are sitting on the road that they weren’t allowed

Another Chakka Jam in National Capital pic.twitter.com/E6hr12WLPD

— CAA / NRC Protest Info. (@NrcProtest) February 23, 2020

Kudos👏🏻

Echoes of the slogans of Azadi and Halla bol at #Seelampur Safdarjang metro station. @KapilMishra_IND says he is going to protest in favour of CAA at 3 pm here.#SayNoToNPR#BharatBandh@BhimArmyChief @bhagwanmeena53 @ReallySwara @Mdzeeshanayyub @sushant_says pic.twitter.com/aXiuxwpd3Q

— Aqdas Sheikh (@AqdasShaikh_sp) February 23, 2020

Even after sixty years of reservation these communities (ST, SC, OBC) still have abysmally low. With the growing graph towards privatisation, the assault would be on reservation. Against this and the CAA-NRC-NPR, women March from Hauz rani has started to enforce #BharatBandh. pic.twitter.com/JNKZs4ERq7

— Pinjra Tod (@PinjraTod) February 23, 2020

कोलकाता मे विशाल रैली#BharatBandh#23फरवरी_भारत_बंद@BhimArmyChief @Kush_voice @Profdilipmandal @ActivistVed pic.twitter.com/4DNgm4dhDN

— उमेश अम्बेड़करवादी (@umesh27111) February 23, 2020

#BharatBandh का असर जयपर में सभी दुकानें बंद. संविधान की प्रस्तावना के साथ जयपुर में रैली निकाली, आज जयपुर की सड़कों पर एक ही शोर हैं जय भीम जय भीम.@BhimArmyChief#23फरवरी_भारत_बंद #23फरवरी_मतलब_भारत_बंद pic.twitter.com/bOQIH0RHis

— Sanjay Lakhwad (@SanjayUkroond) February 23, 2020

मध्यप्रदेश के बुरहानपुर जिले की नेपानगर विधानसभा में CAA/NRC/NPR के विरोध प्रदर्शन में धरना प्रदर्शन कर एसडीएम को सौंपा ज्ञापन। @INCIndia @INCMP @OfficeOfKNath @MPArunYadav @GouravVallabh #BharatBandh pic.twitter.com/RtXozPLoO0

— Rajendra masane (@RajendraMasane) February 23, 2020
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