Durga Puja 2022: #pandalhopping with puppies and the Mahatma

Durga Puja 2022: #pandalhopping with puppies and the Mahatma

After two years, Kolkata returns to being itself — with Durga Puja festivities that not only encompass faith but also life lessons After two years, Kolkata returns to being itself — with Durga Puja festivities that not only encompass faith but also life lessons This piece is being composed on the morning of Dashami when […]

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Salman Rushdie did not want to be the apostle for freedom of expression. He just wanted to tell stories

Salman Rushdie did not want to be the apostle for freedom of expression. He just wanted to tell stories

The attack on the author is a reminder that just as Midnight’s Children put literature from the subcontinent on the world literary map, The Satanic Verses put freedom of expression on the cultural map The attack on the author is a reminder that just as Midnight’s Children put literature from the subcontinent on the world […]

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Udaipur murder | ‘We call for full respect of all religions, ensuring different communities can live in harmony, peace’: U.N. spokesperson

Udaipur murder | ‘We call for full respect of all religions, ensuring different communities can live in harmony, peace’: U.N. spokesperson

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls for the full respect of all religions and for ensuring that different communities can live in harmony and peace globally, his spokesperson Stephane Dujarric has said amidst communal tensions in Rajasthan after the killing of a tailor in Udaipur. Mr. Dujarric said this in response to a question on whether […]

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From baguette sandwiches to Roman Catholic architecture, the colonial legacy is everywhere in Vietnam

From baguette sandwiches to Roman Catholic architecture, the colonial legacy is everywhere in Vietnam

A place with a definitive French flair like no other, it’s one of the first destinations of my ‘revenge travel’ series A place with a definitive French flair like no other, it’s one of the first destinations of my ‘revenge travel’ series One of those indelible legacies the pandemic has bestowed upon me — besides […]

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