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  • The mosque at Mari

    The mosque at Mari

    Text : Umesh Kumar Ray
    Photos and Video : Shreya Katyayini
    Editor : Priti David
    Biharsharif
    April 11, 2024
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  • ‘And then I begin my naam...’

    ‘And then I begin my naam...’

    Himanshu Chutia Saikia
    Editor : PARI Desk
    Jorhat
    March 14, 2024
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  • In Ayodhya: God is in the details

    In Ayodhya: God is in the details

    Shweta Desai
    Editor : Priti David
    Ayodhya
    Feb. 9, 2024
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  • Punjab's thatheras fix what others can't

    Punjab's thatheras fix what others can't

    Arshdeep Arshi
    Editor : Shaoni Sarkar
    Lehragaga
    Nov. 27, 2023
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  • Levelling the field for artistic labour

    Levelling the field for artistic labour

    Shalini Singh
    Video Editor : Urja
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    Jaipur
    Nov. 23, 2023
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  • The young gayans and bayans of Garamur

    The young gayans and bayans of Garamur

    Prakash Bhuyan
    Editor : Swadesha Sharma
    Photo Editor : Binaifer Bharucha
    Majuli
    Nov. 18, 2023
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  • In Chhattisgarh: Shaila nritya gets going

    In Chhattisgarh: Shaila nritya gets going

    Purusottam Thakur
    Editor : PARI Desk
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    Lahpatra
    Oct. 23, 2023
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  • Vajesinh Pargi: a life in letters, and worse

    Vajesinh Pargi: a life in letters, and worse

    Pratishtha Pandya
    Photos and Video : Umesh Solanki
    Editor : P. Sainath
    Itawa
    Oct. 11, 2023
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  • The dulduli and dalkhai artists of Sambalpur

    The dulduli and dalkhai artists of Sambalpur

    Student Reporter : Shakti Sekhar Panigrahi
    Editor : Riya Behl and Kruti Nakum
    Sambalpur
    Sept. 24, 2023
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  • In Bihar, Muslim Khalifa keeps Alha-Udal alive

    In Bihar, Muslim Khalifa keeps Alha-Udal alive

    Umesh Kumar Ray
    Editor : Devesh and Shaoni Sarkar
    Translator : Ajay Sharma
    Khalispur
    Sept. 22, 2023
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  • 'Our mud idol was replaced with a stone one’

    'Our mud idol was replaced with a stone one’

    Smitha Tumuluru
    Editor : Sangeeta Menon
    Bangalamedu
    Aug. 31, 2023
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  • In Manipur: ashes and dust

    In Manipur: ashes and dust

    Parth M.N.
    Editor : Priti David
    Churachandpur
    Aug. 21, 2023
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