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2002 Gujarat Riots: Revisiting The Event Which Reconfigured India's Politics from 2022-03-01T04:30
Where were you on 27 February 2002 as India witnessed one of its bloodiest Hindu-Muslim riots in Gujarat over three days prompted by the burning of a train in Godhra?
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474: 2002 Gujarat Riots: Revisiting The Event Which Reconfigured India's Politics from 2022-03-01T04:30
Where were you on 27 February 2002 as India witnessed one of its bloodiest Hindu-Muslim riots in Gujarat over three days prompted by the burning of a train in Godhra?
Twe...
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RK Laxman: The Cartoonist Who Lives Through 'The Common Man' from 2022-01-28T11:20:21
RK Laxman, the legendary cartoonist spoke through his cartoons, about the concerns of The Common Man — a character that featured for almost half a century in The Times Of India's daily cartoon...
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473: RK Laxman: The Cartoonist Who Lives Through 'The Common Man' from 2022-01-28T11:20:21
RK Laxman, the legendary cartoonist spoke through his cartoons, about the concerns of The Common Man — a character that featured for almost half a century in The Times Of India's daily cartoon...
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20 Years of K3G: It's All About Loving the Good, the Bad, and Karan Johar from 2021-12-14T08:03:41
It's been 20 years since Karan Johar's cult-classic 'Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham' (or K3G as it's popularly known), captured our attention with a dazzling star-cast, extravagant sets and glitzy f...
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472: 20 Years of K3G: It's All About Loving the Good, the Bad, and Karan Johar from 2021-12-14T08:03:41
It's been 20 years since Karan Johar's cult-classic 'Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham' (or K3G as it's popularly known), captured our attention with a dazzling star-cast, extravagant sets and glitzy f...
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Revisiting CAA: What Happened When The Citizenship Amendment Act Was Passed in 2019? from 2021-12-11T10:17:29
Two years have passed since the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act was passed in the parliament. In these two years, those who have protested against the act, have also faced repercussion...
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471: Revisiting CAA: What Happened When The Citizenship Amendment Act Was Passed in 2019? from 2021-12-11T10:17:29
Two years have passed since the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act was passed in the parliament. In these two years, those who have protested against the act, have also faced repercussion...
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10 Years of 'The Dirty Picture': What's So Dirty About This Picture? from 2021-12-01T19:12:39
How a film that was rejected by two lead actors and its director, went on to become a success? Why did the film's director, Milan Luthria had to initially stop shooting after having worked for...
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470: 10 Years of 'The Dirty Picture': What's So Dirty About This Picture? from 2021-12-01T19:12:39
How a film that was rejected by two lead actors and its director, went on to become a success? Why did the film's director, Milan Luthria had to initially stop shooting after having worked for...
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5 Years of Demonetisation: How the Chaos of Note-ban Hurt the 'Aam-Aadmi' from 2021-11-09T12:28:32
PM Modi's supporters were quick to call the announcement banning the 500 and 1000 notes as his 'master-stroke' to tackle the black money, corruption, fake notes and terrorism.
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469: 5 Years of Demonetisation: How the Chaos of Note-ban Hurt the 'Aam-Aadmi' from 2021-11-09T12:28:32
PM Modi's supporters were quick to call the announcement banning the 500 and 1000 notes as his 'master-stroke' to tackle the black money, corruption, fake notes and terrorism.
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Explained: 'Loknayak' Jayprakash Narayan&How He Changed Indian Politics Post-Emergency from 2021-10-11T10:33:19
Jayprakash Narayan aka 'Doosra Gandhi' or the second Gandhi, is often held responsible for providing legitimacy to RSS and Jana Sangh. But some say that it's wrong to focus on something as imp...
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468: Explained: 'Loknayak' Jayprakash Narayan&How He Changed Indian Politics Post-Emergency from 2021-10-11T10:33:19
Jayprakash Narayan aka 'Doosra Gandhi' or the second Gandhi, is often held responsible for providing legitimacy to RSS and Jana Sangh. But some say that it's wrong to focus on something as imp...
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Triple Talaaq | The Law, The Women, Two Years on from 2021-07-30T11:42:21
The law against Triple Talaq or The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019, was passed two years ago amid protests from the opposition who blamed the government for targetti...
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467: Triple Talaaq | The Law, The Women, Two Years on from 2021-07-30T11:42:21
The law against Triple Talaq or The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019, was passed two years ago amid protests from the opposition who blamed the government for targetti...
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Uphaar Tragedy: Families Revisit The Day They Lost Their Children from 2021-06-13T13:08:28
Uphaar Cinema fire is a reminder of how the tragedy was a man-made disaster that killed 59 people - the youngest of them was just a month old. The fire from the tragedy that struck 24 years ag...
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466: Uphaar Tragedy: Families Revisit The Day They Lost Their Children from 2021-06-13T13:08:28
Uphaar Cinema fire is a reminder of how the tragedy was a man-made disaster that killed 59 people - the youngest of them was just a month old. The fire from the tragedy that struck 24 years ag...
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Over 3 Lakh Lives Lost: Learnings From India’s COVID-19 Journey from 2021-06-02T15:15:24
12 March 2020. India saw its first COVID-19 death after a 76-year-old man from Kalaburagi succumbed to the virus. More than a year later, the country has recorded over 3 lakh deaths even as a ...
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465: Over 3 Lakh Lives Lost: Learnings From India’s COVID-19 Journey from 2021-06-02T15:15:24
12 March 2020. India saw its first COVID-19 death after a 76-year-old man from Kalaburagi succumbed to the virus. More than a year later, the country has recorded over 3 lakh deaths even as a ...
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1983 World Cup Final: How India Played&Turned It Around? from 2021-03-17T09:48
Facing West Indies - the two-time world champions, in the world cup, and breaking them in their third was far-fetched before the great match of 83. How Balwinder Sandhu clean bowled Gordon Gre...
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464: 1983 World Cup Final: How India Played&Turned It Around? from 2021-03-17T09:48
Facing West Indies - the two-time world champions, in the world cup, and breaking them in their third was far-fetched before the great match of 83. How Balwinder Sandhu clean bowled Gordon Gre...
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From ‘Jugaad’ on Sets To Making History: A Look at How KBC Started from 2021-02-26T13:50:38
More than two decades ago, Amitabh Bachchan made his debut on the small screen only to become the most successful host in the history of Indian television. The show, ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ no...
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463: From ‘Jugaad’ on Sets To Making History: A Look at How KBC Started from 2021-02-26T13:50:38
More than two decades ago, Amitabh Bachchan made his debut on the small screen only to become the most successful host in the history of Indian television. The show, ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ no...
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Bhopal Gas Leak Tragedy: Survivors Recount Horrors of India's Worst Industrial Disaster from 2021-02-03T21:27:55
On the night of 2nd December 1984, tonnes of poisonous gas leaked from a factory that made pesticides. It not only killed thousands of people but continues to affect a larger part of Bhopal's ...
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462: Bhopal Gas Leak Tragedy: Survivors Recount Horrors of India's Worst Industrial Disaster from 2021-02-03T21:27:55
On the night of 2nd December 1984, tonnes of poisonous gas leaked from a factory that made pesticides. It not only killed thousands of people but continues to affect a larger part of Bhopal's ...
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462: Bhopal Gas Leak Tragedy: Survivors Recount Horrors of India's Worst Industrial Disaster from 2021-02-03T21:27:55
On the night of 2nd December 1984, tonnes of poisonous gas leaked from a factory that made pesticides. It not only killed thousands of people but continues to affect a larger part of Bhopal's ...
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What Happened on The Day Babri Masjid Was Demolished? from 2019-12-05T15:06:44
Ayodhya, a small temple town in Uttar Pradesh is loaded with medieval history and Hindu mythology.
There have been little skirmishes here and there but nothing big ...
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461: What Happened on The Day Babri Masjid Was Demolished? from 2019-12-05T15:06:44
Ayodhya, a small temple town in Uttar Pradesh is loaded with medieval history and Hindu mythology.
There have been little skirmishes here and there but nothing big ...
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What It Felt Like to Be Queer The Day Section 377 Was Read Down from 2019-09-05T17:15:21
Around 157 years after Section 377 of the IPC, a law that criminalised homosexual acts between consenting adults, was introduced in British India, its discrimnating parts were finally struck d...
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460: What It Felt Like to Be Queer The Day Section 377 Was Read Down from 2019-09-05T17:15:21
Around 157 years after Section 377 of the IPC, a law that criminalised homosexual acts between consenting adults, was introduced in British India, its discrimnating parts were finally struck d...
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Where Were You When The Partition Happened from 2019-08-14T16:04:43
'Burial binds you to the place', tells oral historian Aanchal Malhotra while narrating a story from the Partition. For more stories of the people who chose to stay back in India, listen to thi...
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459: Where Were You When The Partition Happened from 2019-08-14T16:04:43
'Burial binds you to the place', tells oral historian Aanchal Malhotra while narrating a story from the Partition. For more stories of the people who chose to stay back in India, listen to thi...
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Where Were You When The Batla House Encounter Happened in 2008? from 2019-08-14T11:21:48
Nikhil Advani’s action thriller starring John Abraham — Batla House which is inspired by the real events from Operation Batla House is releasing on 15 August. It’s been 11 ye...
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458: Where Were You When The Batla House Encounter Happened in 2008? from 2019-08-14T11:21:48
Nikhil Advani’s action thriller starring John Abraham — Batla House which is inspired by the real events from Operation Batla House is releasing on 15 August. It’s been 11 ye...
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Indians Share Stories from First Republic Day from 2019-01-25T13:27:50
India is celebrating its 70th Republic Day on 26 January 1950, but where were you when India celebrated its very first Republic Day in 1950? For the fourth episode of this podcast series, we spo...
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457: Indians Share Stories from First Republic Day from 2019-01-25T13:27:50
India is celebrating its 70th Republic Day on 26 January 1950, but where were you when India celebrated its very first Republic Day in 1950? For the fourth episode of this podcast series, we spo...
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4 Journalists Recall the Violent 1990 Anti-Mandal Agitations Against Quota from 2019-01-16T11:59:46
Podcast | Where were you when the VP Singh's decision to provide 27% reservation for OBCs led to violent protests and self-immolations in 1990? Tune in to this podcast!
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436: 4 Journalists Recall the Violent 1990 Anti-Mandal Agitations Against Quota from 2019-01-16T11:59:46
Podcast | Where were you when the VP Singh's decision to provide 27% reservation for OBCs led to violent protests and self-immolations in 1990? Tune in to this podcast!
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Ravish, the Man Who Almost Became the 1st Indian In Space from 2018-10-25T07:59:23
A fighter pilot and a war veteran, Air Commodore (retd.) Ravish Malhotra nearly became the first Indian in space. But fate, rather the authorities in Delhi where Indira Gandhi was Prime Minister...
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345: Ravish, the Man Who Almost Became the 1st Indian In Space from 2018-10-25T07:59:23
A fighter pilot and a war veteran, Air Commodore (retd.) Ravish Malhotra nearly became the first Indian in space. But fate, rather the authorities in Delhi where Indira Gandhi was Prime Minister...
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Mangoes Before Arrest for Kuldip Nayar during Emergency from 2018-08-28T13:21:45
The veteran journalist passed away on 23 August 2018. Around a year earlier, The Quint had interviewed Kuldip Nayar on his arrest during the 1975 Emergency.
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286: Mangoes Before Arrest for Kuldip Nayar during Emergency from 2018-08-28T13:21:45
The veteran journalist passed away on 23 August 2018. Around a year earlier, The Quint had interviewed Kuldip Nayar on his arrest during the 1975 Emergency.
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