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Ramachandra Guha: Why 2024 is India’s most important election since 1977
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Eco India: How can India deal with its mounting tyre waste?
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Cricket, class and baila: The many layers of Sri Lanka’s celebrated Royal Thomian sports encounter
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For children: A new book presents short biographies of 50 Indians who received Padma awards
An excerpt from ‘The Padmas: Fifty Stories of Perseverance’, by Neha J Hiranandani. Illustrations by David Yambem.
Neha J Hiranandani
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s eight-episode series is out on Netflix.
Nandini Ramnath
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Interview: Marriage will be a free choice if the privileges associated with it are taken away
Community, care and the idea of a ‘chosen family’ deeply informs Nazariya co-director Rituparna Borah’s feminist activism and organising.
Sharif Rangnekar
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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Why Justice Datta’s attack on petitioner in VVPAT verdict is worrisome for PILs
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Faltering economy, poor citizens, South Asia’s bully: The reality of India’s global ambitions
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How Hindutva is reshaping India’s classrooms
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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How Hindutva is reshaping India’s classrooms
Underinvestment and the dilution of the rights-based act has eroded the promise of public education as a crucial vehicle for creating an engaged citizenry.
Gaurav Mukherjee
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A new book examines the groundwater crisis – and its politics – in Gujarat
An excerpt from ‘India’s Forgotten Country: A View From the Margins’, by Bela Bhatia.
Bela Bhatia
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‘The Fall Guy’ review: Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt sparkle in entertaining action comedy
David Leitch’s film is out in cinemas.
Nandini Ramnath
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Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave
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Watch: Woman recreates pet parrot’s choreography
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Watch: Neighbours rescue infant from second floor sunshade after she fell from fourth floor balcony
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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Watch: Argentinian woman is crowned Miss Universe Buenos Aires at 60