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THE EMOTION DRIVING MODERN INDIA TODAY: MAHATMA GANDHI

On the Mahatma’s 154th birth anniversary, Humra  Quraishi brings snatches of conversations she’s h...

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Thought Factory

पानइंडिया (PaanIndia!)

The history of Paan has mythological as well as historical and Ayurvedic references, writes Aparajita Krishna.

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Bollywood

BOLLYWOOD TIK-TALK: AUTUMN OF SPECTACULAR STORIES

There’s no end to the endless conversations to be had and stars to be seen in Bollywood. Today, the #Newsdesk brings you...

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Kaleidoscope

TORN BETWEEN TWO IDEOLOGIES – RAM RAJYA AND RAVAN RAJ

An excerpt from the book Mandodari, by Koral Dasgupta, released at Kitab Khana Mumbai with a conversation between the author and Avantika Bahug...

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Powerful People

Dr SUCHETAN PRADHAN: THE CULTURE BEHIND DENTISTRY

I am in conversation with one of India’s best known practicing dentists: an implant aesthetic and laser dentist, writes Aparajita...

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Kaleidoscope

BETTER ROSES FOR A WARMING WORLD AND OTHER GARDEN ADVENTURES

Manipur is burning and its despair all around. But here’s an extract from the book ‘Roses in the Fire of Spring’, which will ...

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Alternative Entertainment

A MAVERICK MOVING SEAMLESSLY BETWEEN THE TRITE AND THE HALLOWED

Ranjan Das takes us on a visit to a phenomenon who left an indelible mark on viewers, Utpal Dutt, the maverick we continue to ...

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Alternative Entertainment

SHYAM BENEGAL’S JUNOON & A FOUR HOUR TRIP TO THE MOVIES

Sharad Raj, a filmmaker, shares a funny memory that continues to make him laugh even today, about a trip, in Lucknow, to see t...

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Business and Politics

KEECHAR VERSUS GULAL

Satyabrata Ghosh analyses the following words spoken by the Prime Minister of India in parliament: “Keechar uskey paas t...

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Gender

WOMEN INTERRUPTED

Monojit Lahiri investigates what constitutes the attitude towards women in film industries across the world and why women film...

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