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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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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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Cricket, class and baila: The many layers of Sri Lanka’s celebrated Royal Thomian sports encounter
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
The Mysore court was once a melting pot of forms and genres, from which emerged a niche repertory for the veena that is scarcely known and rarely performed.
Malini Nair
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This Indian American consultant’s new book is on using war games to build corporate competitiveness
An excerpt from ‘Competitive Success: Building Winning Strategies with Corporate War Games’, by Arjan Singh.
Arjan Singh
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ review: A feelgood entertainer about young love and old ties
The Prime Video series is an adaptation of Andaleeb Wajid’s YA novel ‘Asmara’s Summer’.
Udita Jhunjhunwala
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The real reason why Modi says what he does – Hindu India accepts it
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BJP’s street-fighters in coastal Karnataka want a share in power
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The Assam voter who no longer supports the BJP because of the CAA
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Lok Sabha polls: Ladakh MP rallies supporters after BJP drops him from candidate list
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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Parsi theatre: How female impersonators controlled the female body and its representation on stage
An excerpt from ‘Pure Entertainment: Parsi Theater, Gender, and Performance’, by Kathryn Hansen.
Kathryn Hansen
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Boundaries and impact: The imbalance in IPL 2024 shows it is not a good time to be a bowler
The Impact Player rule, flat pitches and short boundaries have made the IPL exceedingly batter-friendly.
Samreen Razzaqui
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The Assam voter who no longer supports the BJP because of the CAA
Dulal Kalita believes that the party’s leaders abandoned Assamese nationalism in favour of Hindutva in order to reap political gains.
Rokibuz Zaman
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes