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The reclamation of Bengal
The reclamation of Bengal

West Bengal is not merely a state. It is, in the telling of those who sought to win it back from the Trinamool Congress, a civilisational citadel - the cradle of the Bengal Renaissance, the land of Ramakrishna and Vivekananda, Bankimchandra and Tagore , Shyamaprasad Mookerjee and Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.

Credibility Crisis

India's temporary restriction on Telegram ahead of the NEET-UG re-examination has dominated headlines.

Credibility Crisis
Dancing girl

There is something profoundly ironic about a civilisation becoming embarrassed by one of its oldest mirrors.

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Postcard from Budapest
Postcard from Budapest

There are few rivers in the world that define a city as completely as the Danube defines Budapest.

Tiger tiger burning bright

Tigers have always fascinated humankind and I'm no different. They are majestic, magnificent, royal, regal…one can go on adding adjectives about them but still not have enough. Their aura is hard to describe. Lord of the jungle! Period.

Tiger tiger burning bright
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NSE files papers for Rs 30,000-crore IPO
NSE files papers for Rs 30,000-crore IPO

The National Stock Exchange (NSE) filed a draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on Wednesday, June 17, according to official documents.

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An Elegy on India’s Majestic Waterways
An Elegy on India’s Majestic Waterways

In the contemporary discourse on environmental humanities and ecological conservation, the intersection of cultural sacrality and hydrologic reality remains a fertile ground for inquiry. B. Suresh Lal’s Rivers of Grace: Exploring the Majestic Waterways and Timeless Beauty of India offer a comprehensive , interdisciplinary examination of India’s fluvial systems.

A deeply sourced historical narrative
A deeply sourced historical narrative

Amazing as it may sound, a huge swath of Asia, including mo dern India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Yemen, Oman, the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, and Kuwait, was once woven together under a single imperial flag, an entity officially known as the "Indian Empire," or more simply as the Raj.

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