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Finding the Indians Missing From Sanskritised Historical Texts
Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd writes
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All the Sanskrit books deal only with the lives of Brahmins and Kshatriyas, and both these castes belong to one Aryan race. The Indians who actually built the Harappan civilisation do not exist in them, writes Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd.
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In Portugal, a Protest of the 'Commons'
Sudeesh Yezhuvath writes
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About half the square of the town of Rossio was occupied by many small tents, set up nicely on a grid. The pedestal on which King Pedro IV’s statue stood was adorned with a lot of posters, writes Sudeesh Yezhuvath.
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How Does the Phone-Unlocking Tool Amit Shah Signed Off on Work?
Vikram Raj reports
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A home ministry letter and an NIA bid document record that the Union home minister approved, in January 2026, the National Investigation Agency’s purchase of Cellebrite’s most advanced phone-unlocking tool, reports Vikram Raj.
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What We Lose as the Central Secretariat Library’s 8.5 Lakh Books Slip Out of Public Access
Rudrani Gangopadhyay writes
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Why was the institutional continuity of a 135-year-old library not demonstrably secured before its existing home was scheduled to be vacated? | Rudrani Gangopadhyay
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Mediated Conversations: Threshold Floor Drawings and the Blurring of Private and Public
Alolika De writes
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A ubiquitous presence in rural as well as urban South Asia, threshold floor drawings make for essentially impermanent art, and one that is often created without the expectation of an audience, writes Alolika De.
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Twenty Six Days After He Was Killed, Anti-Drugs Activist Parvinder Singh Jhota Cremated
Jhota was cremated at Chakerian Road in Mansa district almost after a month since his killing – an event which saw unprecedented protests, reports @Arora24Kusum.
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Hinduising the Armed Forces is a Dangerous Pursuit
Ghazala Wahab writes
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In Sundarban, Boys Believe Dropping Out of School and Working is Their Only Chance at Survival
Somrita Ghosh reports
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As climate change and shrinking livelihood opportunities burden families, boys are increasingly leaving school to work in tourism, fishing and other informal jobs, reports Somrita Ghosh.
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Online Festive Sales Fall Short of Already Muted Expectations: Report
The Financial Express notes that India has had the slowest festive sales growth in at least five years.
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Demonetisation a Nightmare: Ten Years On, Broken Promises, Unequal Burdens and the Demand for Accountability
Devidas Tuljapurkar writes
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The millions who surrendered their time, wages and peace of mind were promised a decisive blow against illicit wealth. They are entitled to evidence of what their sacrifice achieved, writes Devidas Tuljapurkar.
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Bangladesh’s ‘Kids’ Party’ May Have the Last Laugh
Faisal Mahmud writes
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Bangladesh's established political parties have survived for decades partly because voters were offered so few credible alternatives. The NCP's most significant achievement may be that it has begun challenging that assumption, writes Faisal Mahmud.
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A leader interested in autocratic control will have to avoid exchange of ideas, sense of accommodation and the commitment to operate within the confines of constitutional scheme, writes @whoskj2 | #Politic
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