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Bihar's blue wave of resistance

Dalits in West Champaran fight landlords to claim redistributed land.

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The grey dysfunction of unplanned urban concrete

Today's Bengaluru is a story of expansion without limits, habitat destruction and a development model that gives little thought to amenities, or ordinary comforts.

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Zakir Hussain's incredible legacy

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