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  • A look at 15th-century India through the eyes of a Genoan merchant
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    A look at 15th-century India through the eyes of a Genoan merchant
  • Language and power: What Ambedkar and Periyar teach us about Maharashtra’s Hindi debate
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    Language and power: What Ambedkar and Periyar teach us about Maharashtra’s Hindi debate
  • How the uncivility in India’s gated communities is the result of deliberate political design
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    How the uncivility in India’s gated communities is the result of deliberate political design
  • For Jane Austen and her heroines, walking was more than a pastime – it was a form of resistance
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    For Jane Austen and her heroines, walking was more than a pastime – it was a form of resistance
  • Watch: Sneak peek of ‘Ramayana: The Introduction’, starring Ranbir Kapoor, Sai Pallavi and Yash
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    Watch: Sneak peek of ‘Ramayana: The Introduction’, starring Ranbir Kapoor, Sai Pallavi and Yash
  • Why Zohran Mamdani’s New York win does not really hold lessons for progressives across the world
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    Why Zohran Mamdani’s New York win does not really hold lessons for progressives across the world
  • A beginner’s guide to weight-lifting in the gym
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    A beginner’s guide to weight-lifting in the gym
  • A new book brings a Rampur family’s culinary history and cherished recipes created by the matriarch
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    A new book brings a Rampur family’s culinary history and cherished recipes created by the matriarch
  • This book is an alternative account of literary beginnings in modern India through women’s writings
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    This book is an alternative account of literary beginnings in modern India through women’s writings
  • Mount Everest: A new route avoids treacherous Khumbu Icefall in safer path to summit
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    Mount Everest: A new route avoids treacherous Khumbu Icefall in safer path to summit
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Watch: Meet Asif Sultani from Afghanistan, all set to compete at the Tokyo Olympics for Team Refugee

Sultani took up martial arts to protect himself from bullies during his time in Iran. He will now compete in karate at the Tokyo Olympics.

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Apr 16, 2021 · 06:25 pm
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My recent interview with BBC. I’m so grateful to be able to share my story and raise awareness for the refugee crisis around the world. Please share with your family and friends 🙏.@Refugees @RefugeesOlympic @Olympics @BBCWorld pic.twitter.com/1gCtUP1qHf

— Asif Sultani (@asifsultani_) April 14, 2021
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    For Jane Austen and her heroines, walking was more than a pastime – it was a form of resistance
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