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Dara Shikoh has become modern-India’s symbol of unity—it’s also why he lost to Aurangzeb

Anjali Thomas -
A poet, writer, architect, philosopher, scholar and artist does not win the game of thrones—or in this case, the Peacock Throne.
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Puneeth Rajkumar was more than Kannada cinema royalty. A foodie, cyclist, singer too

Sharan Poovanna -
The Rajkumars are to Sandalwood what the Kapoors are to Bollywood. But Puneeth, who died unexpectedly at 46, was known to have his fingers in many pies.
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Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi—Nawab and only Test cricketer to play for both England and India

Dishha Bagchi -
Apart from cricket, Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi was also a fine hockey and billiards player.
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Math, music and more math — CS Seshadri showed the world India’s mastery in the field

Shyam Nandan Upadhyay -
He established the School of Mathematics at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research and the Chennai Mathematical Institute.
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‘Genius gone rogue’: Rise and fall of Kerala IAS officer M. Sivasankar, arrested for 3rd time

Anand Kochukudy -
This month, ED arrested Sivasankar, the powerful ex-principal secretary of CM Pinarayi Vijayan, for his alleged role in a housing scam linked to infamous gold smuggling case.
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A Bengali feminist from 1800s, critic of British rule who couldn’t stop child marriage at home

Krishnokoli Hazra -
Krishnabhabini Das wrote A Bengali Lady in England in which she condemned colonial rule almost 140 years ago. Unsurprisingly, it was banned by the British government in India.
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Trial By Fire’s Rajshri Deshpande is a fighter on screen and in 30 Maharashtra villages

Tina Das -
From playing Ismat Chugtai in Manto to Subhadra in Sacred Games, Deshpande is a widely-known name in the industry. But she’s more than that.
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Krishna Sobti—rebel writer and feminist who rejected awards and married at 70

Antara Baruah -
Krishna Sobit published her book Zindaginama in 1979, which was called the "Mahabharata of our times."
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Bappi Lahiri—India’s flashy disco king whose gold chains even intrigued Michael Jackson

Falguni Sharma -
His song Jimmy-Jimmy, which he composed for Disco Dancer in 1982, was dubbed into more than 45 foreign languages.
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1984 was a forgettable year for India, then Mohammad Azharuddin debuted

Kush Singh -
English cricket writer John Woodcock once said ‘It's no use asking an Englishman to bat like Azharuddin. It would be like expecting a greyhound to win the London Derby.’
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PM Modi, pictured here with Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai (right) and BS Yediyurappa (left), visited the state seven times before the announcement of the assembly elections. | ANI

A decisive defeat in Karnataka will begin BJP’s exit from south...

Yogendra Yadav -
This is not just about Karnataka. The political contest in the state would set the tone and tenor of the battle to reclaim our republic.
Pro-Khalistani separatists | Representational image | ANI file photo

Why does the ghost of Khalistan still haunt Punjab? Story of...

Representative image | ANI

Taliban attended MEA’s online crash course. It might be New Delhi’s...

Economy

A man walks past a logo of Alibaba Group at its office building in Beijing, China | Reuters file photo

Alibaba Group’s breakup lifts hopes China’s regulatory winter is thawing

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Alibaba said it was planning to split into 6 units & explore fundraisings or listings for most of them, in the biggest restructuring of the tech conglomerate in its 24-year history.

Defence

File photo of Bhutan’s PM Lotay Tshering | Twitter @PMBhutan

PM Tshering denies Chinese villages built in Bhutan. Expert suggests Bhutan...

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Bhutan PM Lotay Tshering refutes reports of Chinese villages being built on Bhutanese territory, says 'it is not for Bhutan alone' to settle Doklam issue.

National Interest

Illustration: Soham Sen | ThePrint

Four reasons the Sikhs are hurting. And it’s not about the...

Shekhar Gupta -
'Causes' of anger are dera threat to Sikhism, incarceration of ‘Bandi Singhs’, inaction in sacrilege cases, & ‘if BJP-RSS want Hindu Rashtra, what’s wrong with Sikh Rashtra?’

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