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S. Kumaraswamy (extreme left), Secretary of the Puducherry Department of Art and Culture, pays homage to poet Tamil Oli on September 22, 2007.

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The neglected legacy of Tamil Oli

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Lok Sabha MP from Baramulla Sheikh Abdul Rashid, popularly known as Engineer Rashid, in Srinagar on October 18, 2024.

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In Kashmir, the UAPA enacts a politics of discipline

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Leading the Debate Since 1984

The neglected legacy of Tamil Oli

In Kashmir, the UAPA enacts a politics of discipline

Justice Varma case raises urgent questions about judicial transparency and accountability

Can AI capture Miyazaki’s soul? OpenAI’s GPT-4o tests animation’s boundaries

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