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Sustainable Development

Mathematician Proposes Blocking Tsunamis With Sound Waves

Usama Kadri, a mathematician at Cardiff University in the UK, has published new calculations in the open-access journal Heliyon demonstrating the possibility of neutralizin...

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Gender

Over 500 Years Old, This Manipuri Market Is Run Solely By Women

Their crinkled faces sport sandalwood paste and their cheeks constantly churn the deep purple of betel nut as they chirp away with their fellow shopkeepers. These are the f...

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Human Rights

In 2016, Hindi Literature Became The Voice Of the Marginalised

Who reads Hindi literature these days? And who writes it? For a language rightly claiming to be spoken by more than 400 million people, such questions seem astonishing. But...

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Kaleidoscope

Criss-crossing Families

Seven books in the Clifton Chronicles, and the story could still go on. Only a master storyteller like Jeffrey Archer could have woven such an intricate plot about family d...

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Sustainable Development

Powerful new technique reveals the mechanical environment of cells in their natural habitat, the living embryo

Whether building organs or maintaining healthy adult tissues, cells use biochemical and mechanical cues from their environment to make important decisions, such as becoming...

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Alternative Entertainment

‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ Close to Locking in Broadway Theater

“Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,” the two-part play that’s an ultra-hot ticket in London, looks to have scored its Broadway home. Producers of the show...

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Human Rights

How Reading Harry Potter Can Reduce Prejudice

A study found that reading the fantasy novels improves tolerance of stigmatized groups across a range of demographics Frequenters of social media may have found a surprisin...

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Alternative Entertainment

New To Mockumentaries? Here’s A List Of 5 To Get You Started With!

Mockumentary is one of the most intriguing genres of cinema. Presenting fiction as reality, mockumentaries are widely popular in the west but there are some made in India t...

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TV

Shabana Azmi’s Tryst With Television

Zee TV’s late weekend nights’ offering Amma is a marked move away from reality shows, celebrity specials and other fluffy entert...

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Thought Factory

Tired Hands, Weary Feet

‘Slavery is legally banned. But millions of India’s children live and work in slave labour conditions — bonded labour,...

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