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  • In Chhattisgarh: Shaila nritya gets going

    In Chhattisgarh: Shaila nritya gets going

    Purusottam Thakur
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    Lahpatra
    Oct. 23, 2023
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    Vajesinh Pargi: a life in letters, and worse

    Pratishtha Pandya
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    Itawa
    Oct. 11, 2023
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  • The dulduli and dalkhai artists of Sambalpur

    The dulduli and dalkhai artists of Sambalpur

    Student Reporter : Shakti Sekhar Panigrahi
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    Sambalpur
    Sept. 24, 2023
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  • In Bihar, Muslim Khalifa keeps Alha-Udal alive

    In Bihar, Muslim Khalifa keeps Alha-Udal alive

    Umesh Kumar Ray
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    Khalispur
    Sept. 22, 2023
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  • 'Our mud idol was replaced with a stone one’

    'Our mud idol was replaced with a stone one’

    Smitha Tumuluru
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    Bangalamedu
    Aug. 31, 2023
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  • In Manipur: ashes and dust

    In Manipur: ashes and dust

    Parth M.N.
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    Churachandpur
    Aug. 21, 2023
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  • Hunger in the belly of the beast

    Hunger in the belly of the beast

    Ritayan Mukherjee
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    Jhargram
    Aug. 9, 2023
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  • The firecracker artisans of Tulunadu

    The firecracker artisans of Tulunadu

    Faisal Ahmed
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    Dakshina Kannada
    Aug. 7, 2023
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  • Lupungpat's gram sabha saves the day

    Lupungpat's gram sabha saves the day

    Purusottam Thakur
    Editor : Priti David
    Lupungpat
    July 23, 2023
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  • ‘There are no jobs for people like us’

    ‘There are no jobs for people like us’

    Ritayan Mukherjee and Ovee Thorat
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    Bhorthain
    July 19, 2023
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  • Border crossing: one language, two scripts

    Border crossing: one language, two scripts

    Amir Malik
    Editor : Kavitha Iyer
    Patiala
    July 5, 2023
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  • Whose shrine is it anyway?

    Whose shrine is it anyway?

    Medha Kale
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    Osmanabad
    July 3, 2023
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