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A quiz on Indonesia, as the Asian country observes its Independence Day on August 17
Historian Sumit Sarkar transformed how modern Indian history was understood, bringing ordinary people and their experiences to the centre of historical scholarship
There is no other scholar, no other historian, who can match the breadth, sweep and intensity of Sarkar. He achieved all this while keeping his own presence barely noticeable in either his books or his lectures
Designer Sanjay Garg and rapper A-KAL (aka tennis player Adil Kalyanpur) on Raw Mangos rap song Handloom YAll and reimagining Indias textile heritage
On National Handloom Day, a look at how women of Odishas Bonda tribe continue to preserve the handwoven Ringa, a weave that defines their identity
At Kensignton Palace, The Last Princesses of Punjab reopens a silenced chapter of dispossession
The project records the vocabulary, oral traditions and cultural identity of Mavila and Malaveduvan communities spread across the Kannur and Kasaragod districts
This is the story of one of the first female palaeontologists Mary Anning
The exquisitely carved stone window the Nurai Pillaiyar shrine at Tiruvalanchuzhi, a masterpiece of the later Chola period, continues to inspire awe and stands as one of the finest achievements of south Indian temple architecture

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