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“Urdu Is Not Alien”: Supreme Court reclaims the language’s place in the Indian Constitutional fabric
By upholding the use of Urdu on a municipal signboard in Maharashtra, the Supreme Court reaffirms India’s plural ethos, debunks politicised language divides, and restores dignity to a shared linguistic heritage
A Victory for ‘S Durga’ but ‘Nude’ Still in the Dark
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Karni Sena’s Attack on Padmavati
Questions of historical inaccuracy and nationalism.Image Courtesy: Deccan...
A Day Does Not Begin in Eastern Maharashtra without Kharra
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We need a new, radical vision of feminist sisterhood
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What the Harvey Weinstein case tells us about sexual assault disclosure
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The Cultural Left in Bengal Loses One of its Most Treasured Thespians
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A Journey: How Gandhi Had Opposed the Biometric Project (Transvaal)
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PAHAL – a Group that Calls for Cultural Protests for a Democratic Gorkhaland
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