THE FEATURED ARTICLES
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IndiaScope: Reflections on a Buoyant India
June 2023 - On a recent visit, TINAZ PAVRI found India in a place that was palpably different from the United States in some respects, and recognizably similar in others.
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The Conscientious Author: A Cautionary Tale about Greedy Capitalism
June 2023 - Amitav Ghosh, in The Nutmeg’s Curse, writes how our wanton conquest of the planet and unchecked lust for profit can result in ecological disasters and human tragedies.
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Screen Time: Revisiting History in New Shows
May 2023 - A fictional account of the Hindi film industry’s early years, a celebration of two enigmatic men of science, a tender coming-of-age story, a dream-like journey into oneself, and an action-packed cop drama.
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Food & Dining: A sweet Journey Around the World
May 2023 - Andal Balu, in her conversation with Khabar, talks about their journey into the world of gourmet chocolate, their impact on helping create artisanal chocolatiers in India and around the world, and her tips on how to taste and buy chocolate.
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Point of View: More than a Room of One’s Own
May 2023 - For her mother, being alone meant not just silence but also fewer directions in which she was tugged.
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Flash Fiction: Everything Familiar
May 2023 - A story about contemporary families, relationships, traditions... and cholé.
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Legends: Freddie Mercury’s Musical Rhapsody
May 2023 - The “Bohemian Rhapsody” Man: Queen, the British rock band that took the world by storm, was the brainchild of a Parsi with roots in Gujarat.
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Journeys: The Great Book Transfer
May 2023 - Shipping Books Across Oceans: Franklin Abbott’s decision to send half a ton of books to a college he had visited in India became a two-year saga.
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Monsoon of Memories: The Dhobi with an Elephant Memory
May 2023 - Even as he removes wrinkles from our clothes, his own hands grow more wrinkled. But he carries on—much like the banyan tree under which he has set up his makeshift shop for decades.
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Commentary: India's Democracy in Detention
May 2023 - India: Democracy in Danger: A power grab seems to be underway in the nation as the ruling party finds ways to crush the opposition.