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A new book studies how West Bengal’s Siliguri became an important corridor on India’s eastern border
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (374+ words) Ramachandra Guha: In praise of Dr Umar Khalid, from one historian to another Why SC denied bail to Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam but awarded it to five other anti-CAA activists From the memoir: Writer Mannu Bhandari recalls her childhood memories…...
‘Railsong’: Rahul Bhattacharya’s heartfelt ode to the India that was and the India that can be
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (622+ words) How Tata Group became BJP's biggest donor weeks after Modi cabinet cleared its semiconductor units In a new book of essays, scholar GN Devy asks whether India risks becoming an anti-knowledge nation India's GDP, other national accounts data given "C…...
Along the Brahmaputra: The terrors of the colonial ‘Planter Raj’ in Assam’s tea plantations
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (501+ words) New plan could carve up Mumbai's last green lung Why air quality numbers in Delhi vary widely "Forbidden Desire': Indian queer history cannot be decolonised by ignoring the violence of caste "Nishaanchi 2' review: The formula always wins How early vernacular…...
Across the Mandovi, a portal opens to Goa’s vanished past
2+ mon, 19+ hour ago (240+ words) What's missing in Arundhati Roy's memoir: A daughter's rage and true forgiveness "Frankenstein' review: Grand visuals and a gentle Creature Who founded the Indian National Army? A new work has an answer that isn't in most school books "Thode Door…...
‘A Home to Haunt’: Ghosts and global predicament align in this horror novel for children
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (316+ words) Hindustani music's decline in Pakistan began the day the nation was born How row over "fish curry' led to Bangladeshi scholar's expulsion from a Delhi university "Katabasis': RF Kuang's new novel is an expos" of institutions and students in all…...