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Are Coal Producers doing an OPEC?



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Price pooling mantra: Wake up to expensive electricity



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Media invited but not welcomed!



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Anchored to beliefs




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Virtual reality




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Cooked unapproved layouts




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Blunder fields




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Unfurling a mythological gem




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Virtual to real




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Many facets of intolerance




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It's all in the interpretation




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Android or Alangudi




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Looking for the hidden logic




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The highs and lows of plant parenthood

It helps one realise the value of soil and look at the sun with deep reverence




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Samen delen across the fence

Striking a rapport with neighbours in the Netherlands




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Off-field cricket ‘rituals’

‘Commentator curse’ and other reigning superstitions that fans have immense belief in




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Troubled waters

The good and bad aspects of the rains




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Jackfruit tales

Lovers of the fruit go to any extent to get their fix




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Pencilled in

The writing stick has all but disappeared, flaunted only by a few sections




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The incredible matutinal drink

A cup of morning ‘South Indian coffee’ is the only pick-me-up than one needs




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Of coruscating celluloid

The cameras back then captured raw, real, and unadulterated images




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Ball badminton days

In the early 1980s, local clubs in Mysuru used to conduct round-robin tournaments of the game




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Lessons from a rain lily

Stay in tune with nature’s cycles and seasons as they teach us the lesson of patient waiting




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Do not live in the past

While cherishing memories, we also need to prepare ourselves for the present and future




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Achieving gender parity is still a dream

Antiquated stereotypes about the roles and responsibilities of women are a pain




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Thriving technology, waning memory

Too many digital nannies are robbing us of the power of memory




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The richness of Indian languages

The idioms in everyday usage display the creativity and punch of the tongues




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Celebrating Hanami

It’s a Japanese tradition of viewing flowers in spring




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A traveller’s diary

An edge-of-the-seat drive through treacherous mountain roads




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The dark side of digital dependence

The dreaded blue screen can throw life out gear in the most unlikeliest of places




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When homes turn hell

Domestic violence takes a psychological, emotional, financial and physical toll




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Shedding light on local history

It’s the lifeblood of community identities and is vital for preserving cultural heritage




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Confessions of an impractical person

How one ignored the imperfection of life by finding solace in the perfection of art




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A shrinking Himalayan passage

A visit to Nagmithong Nala near Kargil, where the threat of a glacial lake outburst flood looms large and Botkol Pass is set to become inaccessible




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When influencers call the shots

They act as symbols of beauty, success, and happiness, and their posts, stories, and videos are vehicles of meaning for the audiences




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A tussle with white shoes

Soon after the school reopens, the pair turns brown in the slush and mud




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Learning languages

Are our practices and actions pushing children away from languages?




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A pilgrimage to Orwell’s Barnhill 

The author’s croft by that name on the island of Jura is where he completed 1984




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Talking about menopause

Media explore gender disparity largely, but it has failed to explicitly probe this transformative stage in a woman’s life




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Live life to the fullest at any age

Birthdays are not just a celebration of the years gone by, but a reminder to live fully, no matter what age one is




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Complete actor vs method hero

When Sivaji Ganesan fans locked horns with Dilp Kumar admirers




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The City of Literature

Kozhikode’s history has deep literary roots




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A case for a welfare economy

More human development means more purchasing power and more demand for products




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The annual ‘whitewash’

Not glossing over defects, but making a building stand out




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Freewheeling exploration with a bicycle

The machine was a precious possession, a symbol of hard work and determination




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Tackling sexual assault

Change should start from home, from education system




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The placid lake

Haven of peace, life-giver to many birds, fish, and other organisms




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United by food and festival

A Bengali raised in Jharkhand with a yen for celebrating Onam




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In the abode of lovely nature

There is a gentle breeze that blows ever so often from the Kunda Betta and the old trees sway gently, as if in sheer delight




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A lie and its deleterious effects

Lying often results in guilt, anxiety, or the fear of being caught