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  • 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
  • ‘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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Ramachandra Guha: Can India forge its own environmentally responsible path to economic growth?
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    Ramachandra Guha: Can India forge its own environmentally responsible path to economic growth?
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    ‘Wonderland of Words’: Shashi Tharoor’s ‘seriously funny’ book on the quirks of the English language
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  1. Fiction: Two Indian institutions are keen to produce silicon, but someone wants to spoil their plans

    Fiction: Two Indian institutions are keen to produce silicon, but someone wants to spoil their plans
  2. ‘Gods, Guns and Missionaries’: A thorough study of how Hindu identity was shaped by colonialism

    ‘Gods, Guns and Missionaries’: A thorough study of how Hindu identity was shaped by colonialism
  3. From Pune to Delhi, riverfront projects are all the rage. But evidence shows they harm rivers

    From Pune to Delhi, riverfront projects are all the rage. But evidence shows they harm rivers
  4. ‘The way a sari is worn is a living dictionary of India’s stories’: Cultural historian Malvika Singh

    ‘The way a sari is worn is a living dictionary of India’s stories’: Cultural historian Malvika Singh
  5. Perumal Murugan’s intimate look into the lives of his college students from small-town Tamil Nadu

    Perumal Murugan’s intimate look into the lives of his college students from small-town Tamil Nadu
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