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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
  • Five years later: Delhi Police’s riots conspiracy case is built on sand
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    Five years later: Delhi Police’s riots conspiracy case is built on sand

  • Was China’s mega dam announcement a trial balloon?
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    Was China’s mega dam announcement a trial balloon?
  • India’s friendship with Jordan was catalysed by a meeting in Tehran in 1949
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    India’s friendship with Jordan was catalysed by a meeting in Tehran in 1949
  • How to move on from feeling stuck in life
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    How to move on from feeling stuck in life
  • ‘End of a glorious chapter’: A journalist’s first-person account of Bhagat Singh’s execution
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    ‘End of a glorious chapter’: A journalist’s first-person account of Bhagat Singh’s execution
  • A new book examines the rich and fascinating history of Kutch, spanning nearly three centuries
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    A new book examines the rich and fascinating history of Kutch, spanning nearly three centuries
  • ‘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
  • Conservative leader Friedrich Merz poised to become new chancellor of Germany
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    Conservative leader Friedrich Merz poised to become new chancellor of Germany
  • For children: Climate change, global warming and practical solutions that can actually help
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    For children: Climate change, global warming and practical solutions that can actually help
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‘India’s illiberal slide has been steady and swift’: Journalist Fareed Zakaria

Zakaria was commenting on India’s status dropping to ‘partly free’ on the Freedom House ratings.

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Mar 09, 2021 · 11:49 am
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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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