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    A hidden debt crisis is silently wrecking the dreams of India’s middle class

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    India hyphen Pakistan: US rhetoric revives New Delhi’s nightmare

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    The Congolese philosopher who liberated ‘Africa’ from the chains of Western thought

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    What excess death data shows: Bihar, Gujarat undercounted Covid-19 toll by 30 times

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    Rush Hour: Trump asks Apple not to raise production in India, ‘Indians pushed across border’ & more

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    Restore Kancha Gachibowli forest or have officers sent to jail, SC tells Telangana

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    Harsh Mander: Pahalgam and after – the singular burden of apology

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    Three Indians among 78 ‘pushed’ into Bangladesh, local police claim

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Watch: Was this how the Kailashanath temple at Ellora was carved out of the rock face?

It is the biggest of the rock-cut temples at the Ellora caves, and one of the most stunning cave temples in the world.

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Feb 01, 2021 · 01:07 pm
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The Kailasanatha temple at Ellora is one of the most stupendous artworks ever created in South Asia - a 8th century monolith 4/5 the height of the Leaning Tower of Pisa. I worked with architecture student Shashanka Mouli to show how this wonder may have been excavated. 🔊 on! pic.twitter.com/DBktzvh3cR

— Anirudh Kanisetti 🇮🇳🏳️‍🌈 ‏کنسٹّی (@AKanisetti) January 31, 2021
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