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Not just Ram Charan Teja's wedding, this Telangana fort played host to a...
Heritage The Domakonda Fort, dating back to the 10th century, is replete with history. Charan Tejadomakonda fort main.jpgTo get away from the din of Hyderabad city, follow National Highway 44 for...
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The iPhone turns 10 – and it’s isolated us, not united us
TechnologyHow has the first generation of kids to grow up with the iPhone been affected?apple-2178262_960_720.jpgJean Twenge, San Diego State University Sometime around 2011 or 2012, it suddenly became...
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How MGR came to Jayalalithaa’s rescue as her family fought over housekeys
Book Excerpt An excerpt from ‘MGR: A Life’ by R Kannan. R KannanMGR-jaya-main.jpgThe year 1965 would bring MGR and Jayalalithaa together, his most paired heroine and political successor. In the...
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The toy town of Karnataka: Channapatna and the iconic craft it has given the...
Craft Tipu Sultan is believed to have got craftsmen from Persia to train local artisans in the craft. TNM StaffHari Prasad Nadig-compressed.jpgBy Hari Prasad Nadig/Flickr Come September and Karnataka's...
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When Peppa Pig gets assaulted: Parents beware of this malicious genre of porn
ParentingMany parents are unaware that platforms like YouTube can throw up malicious videos with violent and explicit content disguised as cartoons.Sowmya RajendranPeppa Pig_cartoon.jpgScreenshot/...
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Nearly half of the world's poor are now children – that's 689m young people
PovertyChildren, who represent 34% of the population in these countries, constitute half of the world’s poor and have a higher rate of poverty than adults. poverty-2035694_960_720.jpg Felipe...
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Of snarls and scratches: Stories from zookeepers who care for dangerous beasts
The people who spend more time with animals than people have strange and moving tales to tell. Haritha Johnzoothiruvananthapuram-5-750.jpgAll pics by Sreekesh Raveendran Nair.There are few beasts in...
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Tamil Nadu's biryani love: Meet Ambur, Thalapakatti and all the other stars
FoodThe masala of the Ambur biryani is handmade; the Thalapakkati gets its name from the owner who wore a turban.Deepa Harishankarchicken-biryani-750.jpgScreenshot/ YoutubeWhen you are on the Chennai-...
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Has the EU really solved its refugee crisis?
FeaturesDeclarations of success have come despite criticisms by NGOs and experts, who have condemned the Turkey deal as an outsourcing of...
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Who Killed Osho?: An Interview with Author Abhay Vaidya
LiteratureOsho died suddenly at the age of 58 and many of his followers suspect that there was foul play.Ritu GoyalWho Killed Osho-compressed.jpgBhagwan Shree Rajneesh, or Osho, was a well-known and...
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Give us a space in politics: Karnataka LGBTQI+ community invites the...
Gender and PoliticsTransgender community and political participation: A story in three parts.Ragamalika Karthikeyantrans politics main.jpgPart 1: The political ambition Kiran Naik is a disabled,...
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Pregnancy insomnia is real, and here’s what you can do about it
PregnancyWill your baby be affected by your erratic sleep, and other questions answered.Pregnant woman lying down.jpgImage for representationThis article was first published on ZenParent. Read the...
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‘I was born on a bloody road. The blood was my mother’s’: Excerpts from The...
Book ExcerptThe Rat Eater is an atmospheric murder mystery with an existentialist undercurrent; the story of a boy who grew up to be a man in a country where it is hard to separate the real from the...
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What is democratic education and why do some activists believe Indian schools...
Education The rigid, formal system of education began 200 years ago - but is that really what children need?Monalisa Dasindec-compressed.jpgOn a cloudy Friday morning, the common lounge at the...
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Do women need period leave? We asked 16 professionals what they thought
MenstruationMany feel a period leave is unnecessary, others ask why they should lie and take sick leave.Sowmya RajendranSanitary pads_at work.jpgSetting off a debate among startups and companies around...
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Oh Nari, So Sanskari! This zine shows women characters from Mahabharata...
Gender Draupadi, Kunti and Gandhari take on regressive concepts like the undue emphasis on virginity, unrealistic standards of beauty and so on.Geetika MantriOh Nari 1-min.jpg“Storytelling is an...
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When God’s Own country becomes a hub for daredevilry: The rise of adventure...
TourismBackpackers have begun to express a need for unique experiences as opposed to the typical touristy itinerary.Gitanjali Diwakarkerala adventure main.JPGKhan and Baker Photography The backwaters,...
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BJP MP’s tasteless dig at Cong leader’s Muslim wife: Interfaith couples share...
ReligionIn an increasingly polarised India, how do interfaith couples navigate everyday life?Sowmya RajendranDinesh Rao_Tabassum-compressed.jpgFacebook/ Tabu RaoOn Tuesday, BJP MP Shobha Karandlaje...
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Early images of the closest look at Jupiter's Great Red Spot
SpaceThe images are amazing, and some citizen scientists have already been hard at work on them.jupiter main.jpgCourtesy: Twitter/NASA's Juno Mission by Lucyna Kedziora-Chudczer, Postdoctoral Fellow,...
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Explainer: What are ‘creepshots’ and what can we do about them?
PrivacyThe “creepshot” is the latest trend concerning the non-consensual image-sharing of women.woman 4-compressed.jpgImage for representationAndrea Waling, La Trobe University The “creepshot” is the...
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