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  • Historical romance: In 1906, an Englishwoman is infatuated by the handsome Indian groom of her horse
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    Historical romance: In 1906, an Englishwoman is infatuated by the handsome Indian groom of her horse

  • Review: Rekha is the life and soul of Muzaffar’s Ali’s classic ‘Umrao Jaan’
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    Review: Rekha is the life and soul of Muzaffar’s Ali’s classic ‘Umrao Jaan’

  • ‘Map of Memories’: Experimental poems resonate with the poet’s identity as migrant, scholar, thinker
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    ‘Map of Memories’: Experimental poems resonate with the poet’s identity as migrant, scholar, thinker

  • In Bengaluru, an ancient play finds new voice in the world’s oldest living dramatic tradition
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    In Bengaluru, an ancient play finds new voice in the world’s oldest living dramatic tradition

  • Through a reader’s eyes: Bloomsday celebrations in James Joyce’s city, Dublin
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    Through a reader’s eyes: Bloomsday celebrations in James Joyce’s city, Dublin

  • What Iranians in India think about the war and Tehran
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    What Iranians in India think about the war and Tehran

  • Why EC move to create new Bihar voter list has rung the ‘NRC’ alarm bell
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    Why EC move to create new Bihar voter list has rung the ‘NRC’ alarm bell

  • Bike taxis are exploding in India – but are facing government roadblocks
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    Bike taxis are exploding in India – but are facing government roadblocks

  • Animals can’t talk like humans do – here’s why the hunt for their languages has left us empty-handed
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    Animals can’t talk like humans do – here’s why the hunt for their languages has left us empty-handed

  • Harsh Mander: The plunder and loot by private healthcare in India
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    Harsh Mander: The plunder and loot by private healthcare in India

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This amoeba is engulfing another protist (heliozoan) via phagocytosis. In simplest terms, it’s using its body to eat, digest, and obtain nutrients. #MicroscopicMonday 🧫🔬 by @ciliateco pic.twitter.com/X9GFfleVi0

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  1. Historical romance: In 1906, an Englishwoman is infatuated by the handsome Indian groom of her horse

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    Review: Rekha is the life and soul of Muzaffar’s Ali’s classic ‘Umrao Jaan’

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    ‘Map of Memories’: Experimental poems resonate with the poet’s identity as migrant, scholar, thinker

  4. In Bengaluru, an ancient play finds new voice in the world’s oldest living dramatic tradition

    In Bengaluru, an ancient play finds new voice in the world’s oldest living dramatic tradition

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    Through a reader’s eyes: Bloomsday celebrations in James Joyce’s city, Dublin

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