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How Prakrit lost out to Sanskrit and was reduced to an unspoken language

MT Saju
13 Sept 2022 1:00 AM GMT

How Prakrit lost out to Sanskrit and was reduced to an unspoken language
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How ‘Sher-e-Punjab’ Ranjit Singh built the Sikh empire
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How ‘Sher-e-Punjab’ Ranjit Singh built the Sikh empire

12 Sept 2022 1:00 AM GMT
For that luxe life, spice it up with saffron
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For that luxe life, spice it up with saffron

9 Sept 2022 1:00 AM GMT
The man who led to the Sphinx Intaglio in Kerala’s Pattanam
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The man who led to the Sphinx Intaglio in Kerala’s Pattanam

7 Sept 2022 1:00 AM GMT
Decades on, potters’ colony of Kolkata awaits divine intervention

Decades on, potters’ colony of Kolkata awaits divine intervention

6 Sept 2022 1:00 AM GMT
The evocative imagery of India’s vibrant street art movement

The evocative imagery of India’s vibrant street art movement

5 Sept 2022 1:00 AM GMT
It’s a novel, it’s a play, now a film – the many legends of Ponniyin Selvan

It’s a novel, it’s a play, now a film – the many legends of Ponniyin Selvan

2 Sept 2022 1:00 AM GMT
Why this prawn-rice combo is leaving a bad taste in the mouth of Kerala’s Pokkali farmers

Why this prawn-rice combo is leaving a bad taste in the mouth of Kerala’s Pokkali farmers

31 Aug 2022 1:00 AM GMT
What Nasa’s epic Artemis 1 Moon mission is all about

What Nasa’s epic Artemis 1 Moon mission is all about

30 Aug 2022 1:00 AM GMT
How a Telangana MLA is reaching out to people with his ‘kitchen cabinet’

How a Telangana MLA is reaching out to people with his ‘kitchen cabinet’

29 Aug 2022 1:00 AM GMT
50 years on, why Indian filmmakers can’t get over The Godfather

50 years on, why Indian filmmakers can’t get over The Godfather

26 Aug 2022 1:00 AM GMT
The many reasons why hemp enjoys a high popularity

The many reasons why hemp enjoys a high popularity

25 Aug 2022 1:00 AM GMT
Why deciphering inscriptions is the first step to understanding history

Why deciphering inscriptions is the first step to understanding history

24 Aug 2022 1:00 AM GMT
How Buddha became a Hindu god and landed in a Tamil Nadu temple

How Buddha became a Hindu god and landed in a Tamil Nadu temple

23 Aug 2022 1:00 AM GMT
Space missions that changed the way we saw asteroids

Space missions that changed the way we saw asteroids

22 Aug 2022 1:00 AM GMT
Heritage house freed from caste claws gets dragged into political tiff in Kerala

Heritage house freed from caste claws gets dragged into political tiff in Kerala

19 Aug 2022 1:00 AM GMT
Why Tamil silent films are no longer heard of

Why Tamil silent films are no longer heard of

MT Saju
18 Aug 2022 1:00 AM GMT

In 1916, R Nataraja Mudaliar made a silent film called Keechaka Vadham. The movie, considered the first ‘Tamil’ silent film because all its actors...

How close is India’s first transgender football team to its goal?

How close is India’s first transgender football team to its goal?

17 Aug 2022 1:00 AM GMT
Home is where the Taste is

Home is where the Taste is

16 Aug 2022 1:00 AM GMT
I am 75

I am 75

15 Aug 2022 1:15 AM GMT
SSLV-D1 failed, but whats next?

SSLV-D1 failed, but what's next?

12 Aug 2022 1:00 AM GMT
In Photos: The biodiversity protectors of Odisha

In Photos: The biodiversity protectors of Odisha

11 Aug 2022 1:00 AM GMT
How work-life balance became a Covid casualty

How work-life balance became a Covid casualty

10 Aug 2022 1:00 AM GMT
How a 450-year-old dance-drama survives as an offering at Kerala’s Guruvayur Sree Krishna Temple

How a 450-year-old dance-drama survives as an offering at Kerala’s Guruvayur Sree Krishna Temple

9 Aug 2022 1:00 AM GMT
Happily ever afterlife: How my cousin got married 30 years after her death

Happily ever afterlife: How my cousin got married 30 years after her death

8 Aug 2022 1:00 AM GMT
Chess Olympiad 2022: Players from conflict-torn nations checkmate all odds

Chess Olympiad 2022: Players from conflict-torn nations checkmate all odds

5 Aug 2022 1:00 AM GMT
Odisha in the times of Cholera

Odisha in the times of Cholera

4 Aug 2022 1:00 AM GMT
How James Webb leapfrogged humanity’s quest for the stars

How James Webb leapfrogged humanity’s quest for the stars

3 Aug 2022 1:00 AM GMT
What on earth happened to Virat Kohli?

What on earth happened to Virat Kohli?

2 Aug 2022 1:00 AM GMT
How blind women are moving from darkness to light

How blind women are moving from darkness to light

1 Aug 2022 1:00 AM GMT
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