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Why lightning kills more people in India than any other natural disaster

Those who are most vulnerable to being struck cannot easily access information about protective measures, or medical help in an emergency.

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Activist GN Saibaba dies seven months after acquittal in Maoist links case

The former Delhi University professor spent over seven years in jail after he was first arrested in May 2014.

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A century on, Begum Rokeya’s feminist science fiction is still inspiring Indian artists

Rokeya’s ‘Sultana’s Dream’ critiques the present not only by evoking a seemingly impossible future but by revealing how the past persists and prevails.

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‘Sanatan’: A shameful history of caste violence in Sharankumar Limbale’s novel about the Mahars

Along with Mahars, Limbale also writes about the abuse and killings of Adivasis, primarily in the Marathwada region.

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‘The Real Superstar’: Why a French filmmaker is fascinated by Amitabh Bachhan’s screen persona

Cedric Dupire’s documentary about the actor’s screen persona will be screened at the MAMI Mumbai Film Festival.

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‘Do Not Ask the River Her Name’: A congested fictional narrative includes Israel-Palestine conflict

Author Sheela Tomy plants the reader in the perilous nooks of West Asia, where exile and exodus are part of the daily vocabulary.

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‘Indian Millennials’: What being a Millennial means to the Akashs, Sameers, and Siddharths of India

Through 14 essays, author AM Gautam tackles climate change, social media trends, moonlighting at work and other issues that occupy the Millennial mind.

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‘Philosophy is an act of illuminating the invisible’: Sundar Sarukkai on human perception

This is the third in a series by Sundar Sarukkai, to be included in his forthcoming book ‘Another Story of Philosophy’.

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