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Keywords for India: A Conceptual Lexicon for the 21st Century
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The man, the country, the community: Deepa Ganesh reviews U.R.
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Indian Economys Greatest Crisis review: Economic costs of COVID-19
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Archaeology and the Public Purpose: Writings on and by M.N.
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Beyond Possible: One Soldier, Fourteen Peaks - My Life in the Death
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All the lives we never lived: Tabish Khair reviews Jenny Bhatts
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Uses Mowglis story to take a hard look at some persistent concerns
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An unputdownable novel that is as much about today as about the past
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Fossil Free: Reimagining Clean Energy in a Carbon-Constrained World
To deliver on its renewable energy promise, India needs more reforms
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A personal narrative of N.K. Singhs career, including stints in various ministries and the Vajpayee PMO, throws light on
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Jack of hurts: Review of Marilynne Robinsons Jack
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Shiksha Niketan School conducts inter-school poster making
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A pointed examination of toxic family ties, faith and social hierarchy
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In his latest book, Shashi Tharoor alleges that an alternative vision of majoritarian nationalism, excluding certain
The Buddha of Bangkok: The novels of John Burdett
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