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I Want to be killed by an Indian Bullet
I heard the news long ago that they were looking for me; in the morning in the afternoon at night. My children told me; my wife told me.
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January 21, 2024
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My Invented Land
My native soil was created from tiny sparks that clung to grand mother's earthen pot which conjured savoury dishes I've been looking for all my life in vain.
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January 21, 2024
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Native Land
First came the scream of the dying in a bad dream, then the radio report, and a newspaper: six shot dead, twenty-five houses razed, sixteen beheaded with hands tied behind their backs inside a church . . .
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January 21, 2024
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Ayodhya: A Personal Account
The homogenisation of Indian culture and the seizure and erasure of history will only get stronger in times to come
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December 21, 2023
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The Sounds of Silence
The mystical desert of Jaisalmer, the majestic 12th-century fort palace, and a juxtaposition of sounds and silences from 20 different countries the story of a unique 'museum' within a museum
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December 21, 2023
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REQUIEM FOR A DREAM
The Equator Line (TEL), a themed, quarterly magazine of non-conformist writing blazed a brilliant trail of its own before shutting down
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December 21, 2023
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Through the Looking Glass
Nearly 40 years on, Govind Nihalani's memorable social and political satire Party unravels the hypocrisy of India's urban elite and raises vital questions about art
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December 21, 2023
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Inglorious Miners
The rat-hole miners involved in the Uttarakhand rescue operations are well aware that soon they will fade from people's memories and will have no option but to go back crawling inside dark tunnels
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December 21, 2023
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Rethinking Development in the Himalayas
Several reports published around the UN climate change conference, COP28, warn that the threats to the Himalayas from climate change are more direct and immediate
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December 21, 2023
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Saving Languages
Many threatened languages in the country might become critically endangered in the near future. A few from some tribal communities, especially women, are doing their bit to preserve and document their mother tongues
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December 21, 2023
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Painful Silence
Palestinian women have had to suffer the adverse impacts of war, while living within a deeply conservative and patriarchal society
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December 21, 2023
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Lopsided Language
Coverage of the Israel-Palestine war raises the larger question of bias in media representations
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December 21, 2023
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UNPROMISED AND PROMISED
Calls for a Greater Israel are gaining currency since the Hamas attack. But any move to do so would only lead to a wider regional war
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December 21, 2023
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Science of Electioneering
Unmasking the factors the BJP has used in every election since Modi became the supremo
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December 21, 2023
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END OF AN ERA?
A resurgent BJP may have hurt the Congress, but it has also belittled the importance of regional and smaller parties in national politics
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December 21, 2023
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A WELFARIST TURN?
In the recent state elections, political parties went all out to woo voters with welfare schemes. The verdicts, however, prove that populist policies sans good governance won't necessarily bring electoral dividends
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December 21, 2023
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BUCKING THE TREND
Madhya Pradesh will be a walkover for the Congress. Chhattisgarh will be tougher.
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December 21, 2023
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Ayodhya: Many Cities, Many Histories
ONCE simply a mound of land nourished by the Sarayu River and smaller streams, Ayodhya has seen its fate change repeatedly.
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February 01, 2024
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Shades of Justice
Two women—one black, the other white—are under trial in the films Saint-Omer and Anatomy of a Fall
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February 01, 2024
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Golden Lessons in Zen
You don't travel to Japan. Japan travels to you
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February 01, 2024
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Rekindling Hope
The Supreme Court verdict in the Bilkis Bano case that rescinded the remission of 11 convicts raises hope for a democratic India
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February 01, 2024
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Men in the Guise of Gods
Rama faces the greatest challenge of his legacy today and it is caused by humans who consider themselves gods, accountable to no one
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February 01, 2024
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The Slow-burning SOUTH
The Ram Janmabhoomi movement has taken its time to seep into the southern states, but undercurrents have always existed
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February 01, 2024
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The Dark Mien
Hindu scriptures differ on the skin colour of Ram. Was he white, blue, bluish-grey, black or even green?
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February 01, 2024
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What Does Ram Mandir Mean to an Ordinary Indian?
It's a moment in history that shows that, as a country, we have faith in our institutions
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February 01, 2024
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Eye on Polls?
The Ram temple inauguration may certainly influence the processes and outcomes of the upcoming General Elections
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February 01, 2024
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A Paper City
The contemporary Ram Janmbhoomi politics that began in the 20th century can be broadly categorised into three periods1949, 1980s and post-2014
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February 01, 2024
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December 23, 1949: Abdul Sees Divine Ram Lalla
Global history is replete with instances where faith has overshadowed all other considerations
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February 01, 2024
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Ramaisation Of Indian Politics
Pran Pratishtha ceremony of Ram's idol in Ayodhya has transformed the political landscape.Following Hindu tradition is the new buzz in governance but its foundation was laid in 1986
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February 01, 2024
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'I Was Told Don't Object as Elections are Near': Joshimath Shankaracharya
Joshimath Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati, who came into the limelight for his decision to not attend the consecration ceremony at Ayodhya on January 22, in an exclusive interview with Outlook, says that the religious scriptures are not being followed. He also accuses the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust secretary, Champat Rai, of dividing Hindu society in the name of sects. Excerpts:
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