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Ghazala Wahab on the Glorious Days of the Hindi Heartland

In the first part of this Book Baithak episode, journalist and author Ghazala Wahab speaks with our host, Gaurav Tiwari, about her latest book The Hindi Heartland. She explains...

The students of AMU say a loud ‘No’ to RSS Shakha in AMU

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Mridula Garg on writing, censorship, and her latest novel

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Madeeha Gauhar Is No More: Subcontinent Loses A Great Cultural Icon

Our sub-continent has lost a great practitioner of people’s...

The Significance of the Colour Blue in the Dalit Movement

Why is the colour blue associated with Dalit movements? Recently, a...

Thus vowed Babasaheb

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Reading Mussolini’s Doctrine of Fascism in 21st Century India

Fascism has, of late, become the hot topic for...

Residents & Citizens Protest as Demolitions around Shiv Viswanath Mandir continue: Varanasi

Consternation and protests grow in Varanasi as temples and...

On world poetry day, read Sant Soyrabai, one of India’s earliest feminist poets

Kiti he Marti, Kiti he Radti, How much death, How...

‘Anti-national’ youth arrested in Bihar based on ‘doctored video’?

After BJP’s loss in Araria by-poll election two persons...

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