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    How smallpox once pockmarked Bengal's puja calendar  

    Samir K Purkayastha
    6 April 2020 6:29 AM IST

    As Basanti Puja passed off quietly in the state, it left many in Bengal, like everywhere else, in a state of daze and disbelief. Could this be the last spring and celebration?

    How smallpox once pockmarked Bengals puja calendar  
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    For COVID-19 cure, WHO unites nations for global study
    The Eighth Column

    For COVID-19 cure, WHO unites nations for global study

    5 April 2020 8:59 AM IST
    COVID-19: Reel-life apocalypses feel so real now
    The Eighth Column

    COVID-19: Reel-life apocalypses feel so real now

    3 April 2020 6:29 AM IST
    Lockdown has outed the dirty little secret of modern Indian households
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    Lockdown has outed the dirty little secret of modern Indian households

    2 April 2020 6:29 AM IST
    Eat sweets, sleep, repeat: Story behind Bengals sugar rush amid COVID-19

    Eat sweets, sleep, repeat: Story behind Bengal's sugar rush amid COVID-19

    1 April 2020 6:29 AM IST
    Slum dwellers worry job loss, price rise will break their backs before COVID-19 gets them

    Slum dwellers worry job loss, price rise will break their backs before COVID-19 gets them

    31 March 2020 6:29 AM IST
    COVID-19 has unmasked India — the poor are on their own

    COVID-19 has unmasked India — the poor are on their own

    30 March 2020 6:29 AM IST
    What simple mathematics can tell us about coronavirus

    What simple mathematics can tell us about coronavirus

    27 March 2020 6:29 AM IST
    With COVID-19, we also face a pandemic of anxiety

    With COVID-19, we also face a 'pandemic' of anxiety

    26 March 2020 6:29 AM IST
    Coronavirus sparks xenophobia against Chinese, Northeast Indians

    Coronavirus sparks xenophobia against Chinese, Northeast Indians

    25 March 2020 6:59 AM IST
    Coronavirus: Its critical to understand the science to avoid the frenzy

    Coronavirus: It's critical to understand the science to avoid the frenzy

    24 March 2020 6:59 AM IST
    In times of pandemic, Indias R&D begs for attention

    In times of pandemic, India's R&D begs for attention

    23 March 2020 6:59 AM IST
    Behind the scenes: Indian TVs good bahu, bad bahu sagas

    Behind the scenes: Indian TV's 'good bahu, bad bahu' sagas

    20 March 2020 6:59 AM IST
    Coronavirus is not man-made, only the rumours are

    Coronavirus is not man-made, only the rumours are

    19 March 2020 11:56 AM IST
    Coronavirus is curbing carbon emissions, but for how long?

    Coronavirus is curbing carbon emissions, but for how long?

    18 March 2020 6:59 AM IST
    CAA, NRC: BJPs Bangladeshi termites rant is now gnawing at India-Bangla ties

    CAA, NRC: BJP's 'Bangladeshi termites' rant is now gnawing at India-Bangla ties

    17 March 2020 6:59 AM IST
    As coronavirus ploughs through life, COVID-19 threatens globalised world order

    As coronavirus ploughs through life, COVID-19 threatens globalised world order

    KS Dakshina Murthy
    16 March 2020 6:59 AM IST

    It is not often that one gets to act in a Hollywood movie, or for that matter, any movie anywhere. Today, in 2020 CE, the entire world appears to be...

    Is rightist Draupathi turning Dravidian Tamil cinema on its head?

    Is rightist Draupathi turning Dravidian Tamil cinema on its head?

    13 March 2020 6:59 AM IST
    After SC lifts RBI ban, crypto startups see a sliver of hope

    After SC lifts RBI ban, crypto startups see a sliver of hope

    12 March 2020 6:59 AM IST
    Inside BJPs hate message factory

    Inside BJP's hate message factory

    11 March 2020 6:59 AM IST
    When violation cannot be justified as artistic manipulation

    When violation cannot be justified as artistic manipulation

    10 March 2020 6:59 AM IST
    Meghalaya: How CAA reignited the ethnic cauldron

    Meghalaya: How CAA reignited the ethnic cauldron

    9 March 2020 6:59 AM IST
    How a photo archive in Puducherry helps retrieve stolen idols

    How a photo archive in Puducherry helps retrieve stolen idols

    6 March 2020 6:59 AM IST
    An astronomer’s telegram: A bright red star Betelgeuse is dying

    An astronomer’s telegram: A bright red star Betelgeuse is dying

    4 March 2020 6:59 AM IST
    Ban and beauty: Unfair colour bias runs deep within

    Ban and beauty: Unfair colour bias runs deep within

    3 March 2020 6:59 AM IST
    When social media runs riot, and paves the mob way

    When social media runs riot, and paves the mob way

    2 March 2020 6:59 AM IST
    Books to films: When a writer loses rights and is left in lurch

    Books to films: When a writer loses rights and is left in lurch

    28 Feb 2020 6:59 AM IST
    Trumps visit had all the smoke but little fire

    Trump's visit had all the smoke but little fire

    27 Feb 2020 6:59 AM IST
    Waste wars: Hospitals need to manage biomedical trash

    Waste wars: Hospitals need to manage biomedical trash

    26 Feb 2020 6:59 AM IST
    The divine truth behind Hinduisation of tribes in Arunachal

    The divine truth behind 'Hinduisation' of tribes in Arunachal

    25 Feb 2020 6:59 AM IST
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