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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
  • ‘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
  • 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 psychology of making a change to your life – and sticking with it
    5

    The psychology of making a change to your life – and sticking with it
  • ‘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
  • 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
  • Ramachandra Guha: Can India forge its own environmentally responsible path to economic growth?
    8

    Ramachandra Guha: Can India forge its own environmentally responsible path to economic growth?
  • 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
  • ‘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
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Christmas special: Now, monolith made of gingerbread appears at a park in San Francisco, California

It was, however, toppled overnight, reportedly by high winds.

Scroll Staff
Dec 27, 2020 · 11:05 am
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SWEET SURPRISE: A gingerbread monolith — complete with icing and gumdrops — appeared at Corona Heights Park in San Francisco on Christmas Day.

But don’t bother searching the city for the structure: It collapsed overnight, apparently toppled by high winds. https://t.co/xKHlgu4iuO pic.twitter.com/YdVeAVg3XK

— ABC News (@ABC) December 26, 2020
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  1. ‘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
  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. 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
  4. 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
  5. The psychology of making a change to your life – and sticking with it

    The psychology of making a change to your life – and sticking with it
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