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Ambassador of Urdu, cherished in India and Pakistan alike, Gopi Chand Narang passes away at 91

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In one of his conversations about his close friend and eminent Urdu scholar Gopi Chand Narang, writer-filmmaker Gulzar had once said: “Do pao pe behta dariya, ek pao pe thehri jheel/ Jheel ki naabhi par rakhi hai Urdu ki roshan taqdeer… Dr Gopi Chand Narang (A river flowing on two feet, a lake resting on … Read more

The Reading Room: 7 Dalit voices on the books they wish people read more to understand India’s caste history and politics

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Recommendation: The Politics of Untouchability: Social Mobility and Social Change in a City of India by Owen Lynch (Columbia University Press, 1969) The Politics of Untouchability: Social Mobility and Social Change in a City of India by Owen Lynch (Source: Amazon.in) Why? This is a well-researched book and has evolved through in-depth fieldwork in the … Read more