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Gilt and pleasure
In the 20th century, the ideological successors and companions of Loos, like the Bauhaus and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, created the international style
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Tis the season to be jolly antsy about the state election results next week
Anyway, moving on-what do you think will happen in these elections?
 "Tis the season to be jolly antsy about the state election results next week")
Goddess power
Among the most enduring myths around Durga is the slaying of the buffalo demon, Mahishasura, which also earns her the epithet of Mahishasuramardini
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Dear sexual predator, I'm so worried and hope you're doing okay
Mitali Saran talks to the accused in the #MeToo campaign
 "Dear sexual predator, I'm so worried and hope you're doing okay")
Retrospective recognition
The recognition for Sadanand K Bakre - as also for Indian sculpture in general - couldn't have come a moment sooner
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Channels of interest
Where YouTube really shines is in its ability to send you content of the sort that you are interested in, without knowing exactly what it is that you want
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The game of gotra
The hysterical circus over Rahul's gotra shows how India's political parties keep the religion/caste pot simmering
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Don't shoot the messenger
Eight out of 10 Indians are unaware that something like the Good Samaritan law even exists
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In the sympathy sweepstakes, Machboos Woman trumps God-bothering millennial
It is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all
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The Indian Wine Day
This year, the second Indian Wine Day was held on Friday, 16 November
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Reading at a library
The Community Library Project, started in 2015, 'believes all people should have access to books'
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Struggles of love
Pawlikowski's 90-minute movie covers nearly a decade without wasting a frame
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Wives who defend
In the real world, the spectacle of a wife sticking up for a husband who faces allegations of sexual misconduct invariably evokes scorn
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Work culture of the future
Every cog in the wheel must present its unique services at the moment of instructed haste
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Objects of desire
It is known that chilli came to India with the Portuguese, there is, for example, no reference to chillies in the recipes of the Mughal court written by Abul Fazl in the Ain e Akbari
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A season for the hammer
Auction houses are bringing collections to the market
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Family life
Lily Franky as the paterfamilias becomes a character you root for by the end of this clever, humane, compassionately directed and faultlessly acted movie
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Clink the right glasses
What is a 'proper' wine glass, and how does one go about choosing one?
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In the name of Rama
As our political leaders vie for eternal glory and cast their heroes in two-dimensional moulds, our ability to live with many truths is fast disappearing
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Congratulations, Delhi, on earning a very special Darwin Award
It's hard to choose between millions of stupid people, so we're giving the prize to an entire city
