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Swapan Dasgupta

The legacy of Swami Vivekananda and the decline of Allahabad University

PR Ramesh

In his hometown, Nehru is an outsider who has little relevance beyond the arcana of history

Amitabh Bachchan

Allahabad shaped the man who shaped so many others

Madhavankutty Pillai

Why a stampede does not register in India

Avantika Bhuyan

Hindu tradition has long resisted the presence of women at funerals. But in a village near Allahabad, female professionals conduct the last rites.

Vincent Van Ross

200 Muslim families of two UP villages make the kalainara, the holy thread of Hindus.

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