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  • Culture - Photo Essay - Travelogue - Weekly Features

    Drawing Back the Curtain: Russia 1991 & Eastern Europe 1992 (Part 1 – Moscow)

    12 October 2025

    Michael Smith — Excerpt: Following the fall of the Iron Curtain in 1989, visiting former Eastern Bloc countries became possible, and increasingly attractive.

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  • Culture - Weekly Features - Wildlife

    Phantoms of the Hills: Legends of Garhwal’s Big Cats

    5 October 2025

    Ayushi Kainthola — Excerpt: One of the most vivid memories of my childhood is deeply associated with the big cat–human conflict in Uttarakhand.

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    Few Grains of Sesame

    5 October 2025

    Shobha Ramani — Excerpt: I had never viewed sesame through the lens of grief until that year.

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    Keeping our Heads at the Feast of Saint John

    28 September 2025

    John Haymaker — Excerpt: Showing it to my partner, we smiled at the possibilities. I banged the hammer a few more times and found it effective for relieving tension.

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  • Culture - Society - Weekly Features

    Pujo is Here But Not for Everyone | Festive Edition

    21 September 2025

    Sanskriti Roy — Excerpt: But Maa’s arrival is only partial, because Pujo is not for everyone. I realise this while passing through the city’s restless traffic on a Rapido.

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