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TopicShankar Nag

Topic: Shankar Nag

‘Sticker Ramu’—A Shankar Nag fan turned Bengaluru auto rickshaws into his canvas of love

In 1999, Ramachandran R decided that every auto in Bengaluru will bear the likeness of Shankar Nag. It's been 24 years and rickshaw drivers still queue up outside his 'sticker' shop.

Shankar Nag—the ‘working class hero’ who is remembered as Auto Raja

Autorickshow drivers see Shankar Nag as a 'rebel, saviour and their alter-ego', director Sushma Veerappa said. 

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Your symbolic outrage won’t end racism against Northeast people in India

The issue of racism against people from the Northeast is not episodic; it is structural. And structural problems require structural solutions.

How India’s economy really rivals Japan’s

On 27 February, India will shift its GDP base year to 2022-23 from 2011-12. The update could lift output estimates and signal India overtaking Japan as the fourth-largest economy.

What to expect on the defence front as Modi embarks on Israel visit, second since 2017

The two sides will sign a framework agreement on defence cooperation that will allow companies from both sides to collaborate deeper.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.