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The life of Pujarini Pradhan: How a young woman from rural Bengal became an internet star
The articulate 26-year-old from an East Midnapore village speaks about how she taught herself the ways of the web, and found ‘a pathway of her own’.
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India’s appetite grows for local, seasonal produce and indigenous food
A growing crop of ecologically conscious consumers has helped expand sustainable food businesses.
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A Journey Within: When painting, movement, sound and light arose from a shared, underlying rhythm
At the opening of Olivia Fraser’s painting exhibition, a performance by poet-dancer Tishani Doshi and others enacted the interdependence of various art forms.
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Sheik Chinna Moulana: The Muslim maestro who became the heart of a Hindu temple tradition
Two decades after his passing, a renamed street honours Sheik Chinna Moulana, the musician who defied religious orthodoxies to redefine Carnatic’s boundaries.
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Foraging in the city: The little-known vegetable of the cotton silk tree
The tree’s flaming-red flowers herald summer. But its fallen buds, cooked as a fleeting seasonal dish, are a lesson in patience and resisting market economics.
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In times of lockdown, enjoying simple luxuries – A netted balcony in a Mumbai home
It’s more than just a space for hanging wet clothes, after all.
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Anurag Minus Verma on India's Internet culture
A ringside view of the world of social media.
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In London, an exhibition puts the spotlight on the fascinating lives of the Duleep Singh princesses
The mixed-race daughters of the last ruler of the Sikh empire were pioneering female students, one a suffragette, another an antifascist.
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How the wealthy and powerful have prevented Sindh’s plentiful water from reaching its poor masses
Despite having the best water infrastructure in Pakistan, Sindh has shockingly high poverty and malnutrition levels.
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Once a common music instrument, will the bulbul tarang ever take flight again?
Shahi baaja has survived because a set of musicians and instrument-makers love its ability to sing like a bird. What it needs now is wider adoption.
2026-07-03