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  • ‘Lucky to learn and study Bengali’: William Radice (1951-2024) on why and how he translated Tagore
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    ‘Lucky to learn and study Bengali’: William Radice (1951-2024) on why and how he translated Tagore
  • ‘A demand for picture books’: A children’s publisher surveys the field
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    ‘A demand for picture books’: A children’s publisher surveys the field
  • How the Sassoons of Bombay became one of China’s wealthiest families
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    How the Sassoons of Bombay became one of China’s wealthiest families
  • ‘Freedom at Midnight’ review: Drama, debate and bloodshed as India throws off colonial rule
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    ‘Freedom at Midnight’ review: Drama, debate and bloodshed as India throws off colonial rule
  • Why Hmar groups are protesting delay in handing over bodies of 10 alleged militants in Manipur
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    Why Hmar groups are protesting delay in handing over bodies of 10 alleged militants in Manipur
  • Reserve Bank should cut interest rates, focus less on food inflation: Piyush Goyal
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    Reserve Bank should cut interest rates, focus less on food inflation: Piyush Goyal
  • What meditation and mindfulness apps get wrong Buddhist ideals
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    What meditation and mindfulness apps get wrong Buddhist ideals
  • Why has the Supreme Court failed to curb air pollution in Delhi?
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    Why has the Supreme Court failed to curb air pollution in Delhi?
  • Why King Mohammed Quli Qutb Shah and devadasi Bhagmati’s marriage is integral to Hyderabad’s history
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    Why King Mohammed Quli Qutb Shah and devadasi Bhagmati’s marriage is integral to Hyderabad’s history
  • How the Supreme Court favoured Ajit Pawar-led NCP, while appearing to pull it up
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    How the Supreme Court favoured Ajit Pawar-led NCP, while appearing to pull it up
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The 15.81 carat diamond in pink and purple hues is named after the cherry blossom in Japan.

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  1. ‘Lucky to learn and study Bengali’: William Radice (1951-2024) on why and how he translated Tagore

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    Why Hmar groups are protesting delay in handing over bodies of 10 alleged militants in Manipur
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