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Epics Journeys—How the Ramayana sailed to faraway lands, Indonesia, Thailand and more

It was trade and scholarship, conquest and exchanges that took our epics the Ramayana and the Mahabharata across the seas, Bay of Bengal, Andaman Sea onto the shores of South-eastern Asian countries: Indonesia, Thailand and Cambodia. Closer home, we see some influences also in Myanmar.

Modi 2.0 govt’s instructions to turn govt officers to “Rath Prabharis” is a brazen infringement, former bureaucrat approaches ECI, Opposition protests vociferously

Bureaucrats and armed forces are all being “galvanized” by a majoritarian union government to push its campaign ahead of the polls

Joaquin Phoenix, Cate Blanchett and other stars demand that Joe Biden calls for Israel-Gaza Ceasefire: ‘Compassion must prevail”

A group of 55 prominent artists and advocates from the US’ entertainment industry have addressed an open letter to President Joe Biden urging for an urgent call for a ceasefire in Gaza and Israel.

Ghaziabad: Police deployed outside college after video of professor asking student to not raise religious slogans at fest goes viral

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Umar Khalid’s incarceration: USCIRF Commissioner expresses concern over use of anti-terrorism laws to silence activists

Washington, D.C. (October 19, 2023) - At a Congressional briefing hosted by several civil rights groups, on the issue of the wrongful incarceration of Indian...

1300 Writers, publishers protest cancellation of events with Palestinian authors, artists

A strong letter of support, signed by several Nobel laureates and Booker Prize winners, condemned the cancellation of events featuring Palestinian art, voices, and stories across Europe in the aftermath of Hamas attack on Israel.

Contrary to what many might think, the FIR is a public document

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New York, Chicago, Madrid, Athens, Sydney, Paris, the people march for #Palestine

For the past week, people in their hundreds and thousands took to the streets. In support of the hapless people in Gaza, for Palestine and against the machinations of Israel, backed by the United States and the UK. Chicago was also the scene of a ghastly hate crime when a six year old boy was stabbed while his mother survived the murderous attack

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