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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
  • 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
  • The JCB Prize for Literature has shut down. What else has ended with it?
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    The JCB Prize for Literature has shut down. What else has ended with it?
  • 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
  • Seven books by Ugandan scholar Mahmood Mamdani, father of NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani
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    Seven books by Ugandan scholar Mahmood Mamdani, father of NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani
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    In Bengaluru, an ancient play finds new voice in the world’s oldest living dramatic tradition
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Watch: At a physically distanced wedding, bride and groom garland each other using bamboo sticks

But the weddings must go on, it seems.

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May 04, 2021 · 05:16 pm
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Socially distanced ‘varmala’: Bride and groom use bamboo sticks to garland each other at a wedding in Bihar#COVID19 pic.twitter.com/Px8s29fU11

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