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The Jungle Book
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The Jungle Book

AROUND four in the evening, after a late lunch, Pamela Gale Malhotra is standing at a bay window in her living room looking out at a picture-perfect landscape—a rainsoaked forest with the Brahmagiri hills framing the backdrop.

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December 02, 2019
The Cycle Of Life
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The Cycle Of Life

EVERY day of renewed energy is a message by Nature to continue adding value to life and living.

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December 02, 2019
Slow Gathering Of Life's Net
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Slow Gathering Of Life's Net

AS ducks swim, Virender Sehwag timed the leather orb. Of the 17,253 international runs he scored, Sehwag’s innate ability to spank the cricket ball boiled down to precise hand-eye coordination.

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December 02, 2019
Show A Man His Place
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Show A Man His Place

AS the swish set of south Delhi crowd the serpentine lanes of Hauz Khas Village, Punjabi hits and techno tracks reverberate with the kaleidoscopic colours of the dance floor.

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December 02, 2019
Pressing On Still
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Pressing On Still

Pressing On Still

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December 02, 2019
Passion-Fruit Mojo
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Passion-Fruit Mojo

WITH the top hat, ’tache and three-piece, Gopinath Muthukad almost looks straight out of a Lee Falk comic panel.

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December 02, 2019
Old Man River
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Old Man River

SIDDIQUE Ali stands on the bow his country boat, silhouetted against a flaming orange sky on a November evening.

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December 02, 2019
Officer And A Musafir
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Officer And A Musafir

ANAND Kumar was a regular cricketer in his college days. now, he has to find time for golf during weekends.

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December 02, 2019
No One At The Ranch
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No One At The Ranch

Deserted by allies and partymen, Jharkhand CM Raghubar Das is fighting a lonely battle to save his crown

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December 02, 2019
Namaskar, Main Ravish Kumar...
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Namaskar, Main Ravish Kumar...

SITTING above news crawlers and tick-ers, within the confines of the TV screen, Ravish Kumar appears an aver-age man, belying his height and physique.

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December 02, 2019
Murga Rides The Wave
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Murga Rides The Wave

The ‘on air’ sign in the radio studio lights up red at 7 am sharp.

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December 02, 2019
Ma Is A Baby Doll
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Ma Is A Baby Doll

IT’S a little after 7 in the morning, the time when Mumbai gradually wakes up; the incessant commotion that typifies the financial capital builds up slowly.

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December 02, 2019
In The Vaults Of Death
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In The Vaults Of Death

DRUMS announce the arrival of the first corpse at the cremation and burial ground in Otteri, Chennai.

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December 02, 2019
Heeding The Cry, 'Au thor, Author'
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Heeding The Cry, 'Au thor, Author'

THE mist has obscured the steep lanes of Landour, but finding our destination is not diffi­cult.

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December 02, 2019
Chasing Nirvana
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Chasing Nirvana

THIS mortal world is constantly chasing one thing or the other—worldly wealth for many, nirvana and moksha for some.

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December 02, 2019
Bol Paran Periods
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Bol Paran Periods

“LOOK,” says tabla virtuoso Pandit Tanmoy Bose, slowly moving his index finger along the rim of a half-filled glass of water, “listen to what happens”.

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December 02, 2019
Damned If You Do
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Damned If You Do

Work on Subansiri hydel project resumes after eight years. Activists bristle, call it betrayal.

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November 25, 2019
Finale Of The Four Innings?
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Finale Of The Four Innings?

The pitiful demise, by market consensus, of women’s Test cricket

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November 25, 2019
NRC Nightmare In Bengal's Backyard
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NRC Nightmare In Bengal's Backyard

Disguised as a harmless census exercise, NRC comes to Bengal as NPR

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November 25, 2019
Maharashtra: Maximum Mess
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Maharashtra: Maximum Mess

A fortnight after the assembly election results, Maharashtra is under central rule. And there is still no clarity on who could form a new government.

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November 25, 2019
The Temple Panchang
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The Temple Panchang

The Ayodhya verdict puts a legal seal on the goal of the rath yatra that led to Babri Masjid’s demolition. What does it mean for the future of the BJP-RSS and of Indian democracy?

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November 25, 2019
Jacquard Chic Sikh
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Jacquard Chic Sikh

The community is upholding its traditions of sartorial excellence while incorporating the latest trends

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November 25, 2019
The Guru's Islam
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The Guru's Islam

Nanak’s God was close to the Islamic idea, but mulla and qazi left him cold

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November 18, 2019
Sant And Sinner: An Evil Spawn Of Politics
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Sant And Sinner: An Evil Spawn Of Politics

Bhindranwale distorted Nanak’s teachings, Congress encouraged his violent ways

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November 18, 2019
Road To Khalsa
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Road To Khalsa

Talk of a ‘pacifist’ Gurunanak and ‘militant’ Gobind Singh oversimplifies Sikh history

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November 18, 2019
Mumbai Marathon
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Mumbai Marathon

BJP, Sena face-off stretches government formation in Maharashtra

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November 18, 2019
Hall Of Whispers
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Hall Of Whispers

Pakistan’s interest in the Kartarpur corridor reeks of a sinister plan to revive Sikh militancy

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November 18, 2019
Akhand Path
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Akhand Path

From the earliest days of the Gurus through the zenith of Ranjit Singh’s empire, the colonial era and as part of the mosaic of an independent India, Sikhs have always hewed close to a proudly distinct identity and culture

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8 mins  |
November 18, 2019
Download The AAP For Free
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Download The AAP For Free

With a lot at stake, Kejriwal woos voters with freebies ahead of next year’s assembly polls

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6 mins  |
November 11, 2019
Jat Boy Is A Front Sticker
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Jat Boy Is A Front Sticker

Kingmaker, Deputy CM...Devi Lal’s great-grandson Dushyant Chautala adds inches to his 6’4” frame

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November 11, 2019