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1‘A celebration of Dalit women’s ideas’: Shailaja Paik, first Dalit winner of a MacArthur Fellowship
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2‘Zindaginama’ review: A sincere and well-performed effort to bust myths about mental health problems
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3Fiction: Shah Jahan’s daughter Jahanara lives like a recluse with Panipat, a eunuch, for company
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4‘Sanatan’: A shameful history of caste violence in Sharankumar Limbale’s novel about the Mahars
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5Picture perfect wanderlust: How a Chinese app is driving tourism in Southeast Asia
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6A century on, Begum Rokeya’s feminist science fiction is still inspiring Indian artists
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7The 2024 Crossword Book Awards longlists of ten books each of five categories have been announced
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8India asks Bangladesh to assure protection for minorities after attacks during Durga Puja
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9Ramachandra Guha on naturalist M Krishnan, who wanted to make cities hospitable to nature
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10Human sacrifice, blood offerings, greed for gold: Why the 1970s Manwat murders continue to shock
