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    Chhath: A prayer for society and a quiet act of resistance

    By Anshu / October 27, 2025

    Each year, as dawn breaks over the ghats of Bihar and eastern India, the riverbanks shimmer with the golden light of the rising sun, mirrored by thousands of diyas floating on the water’s surface. Men and women,…

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    The meaning of freedom

    By Anshu / August 15, 2019

    The main road near my house has been dug up for major repair work. Vehicles have to navigate trepidatiously as only half the narrow road is available for movement. It is expected to take almost four months…

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