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    Bhagat Singh in Lahore jail, 1928

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    Book Extract: Finding the man in the mythology

    Children enjoy mangoes at a party (photo: Getty Images)

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    Book Extract: Know your onions, er, mangoes

    A farmers' protest (photo: National Herald archives)

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    Book Extract: India’s tryst with democracy

    The site plan of the Great Nicobar Project

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    The great misadventure in the Nicobar islands

    A candlelight vigil in Ahmedabad, 30 December 2012, in protest against sexual violence and 93,000 rape cases pending in court; a placard held up calls for their transfer to a fast track queue (photo: Getty Images)

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    'Disappearing Democracy': The unmaking of a nation

    A large-sized print of the Preamble to the Constitution of India hangs from the terrace of a home, below the national flag, which flies near the roof (photo courtesy @bahudari/X)

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    Why we must save the lodestar of Indian democracy—the Constitution of India

    Kar sevaks atop the domes of Babri Masjid on 6 December 1992

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    Ayodhya—The Dark Night: The Secret History of Rama's Appearance in Babri Masjid

    A scene from the demolition of the Babri Masjid on 6 December 1992 (Getty Images)

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    In Ayodhya, the murder of sense and sensibility

    Cover image of Nandita Haksar's book 'Shooting the Sun: Why Manipur Was Engulfed by Violence and the Government Remained Silent', published by Speaking Tiger, superimposed on a map of Manipur (image courtesy @speakingtiger/Instagram)

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    Manipur: Where have all the flowers gone?

    'Muslim Jesus', a compilation of items from the 'Muslim gospel' by Tarif Khalidi, explores around 300 anecdotes connected to Jesus Christ in Islamic literature (photo courtesy Harvard University Press)

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    Jesus said: "Blessed is he who reads the Quran and does what is in it"

    Sudha Bharadwaj after her arrest

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    A Cage with a View: Under-trial life in an Indian jail

    Marine Drive, Mumbai

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    How Mumbai is wresting land from the ocean, and why it's bad news

    A doctor examines patients at a government health facility (Photo: Getty Images)

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    Book Extract: Why poor health hounds the poor

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