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Gandhi and Tagore: Reverence, Argument and Intellectual Courage

The CJP protests at Jantar Mantar have brought back echoes of the Gandhian tradition of sustained people oriented struggles. Beyond the speeches and slogans, they have revealed how enduring...

Hindutva’s Hypocrisy over Heritage Tag to Ahmedabad

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Who Ate Beef in Ancient India? Historian DN Jha Answers

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How Social Media, TV Use Fake News: Basirhat Riots

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How the Nazis destroyed the first gay rights movement

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Promoting Superstition – Everything Official About It!

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ALERT: Medha Patkar, Hannan Mollah, Raju Shetty, Yogendra Yadav & 100s Detained: MP #Kisan Mukti Yatra

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Saluting Brigadier Mohammad Usman Martyred 69 Years Ago

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Insider Outsider: Genetic Evidence Shows Significant Migrations from Eurasian Steppes into South Asia

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