Topic: India
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Cardamom: all hail the queen of spices
Buns and biryani wouldn’t be the same without this aromatic ingredient
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Meet the Gen Zs retelling the history of Partition
Hobbyist historians are using TikTok to explore the events of 1947 and beyond
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Sholay at 50
Ramesh Sippy’s seminal masala western is one of the most popular films of all time. Here, its writer and some of the movie’s biggest fans discuss its appeal
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Weekend with Saaniya Abbas: ‘Oh, my God, you’re the divorced comedian!’
The standup talks dogs, divorce, tattoos and her upcoming Edinburgh fringe show Hellarious
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Muslim soldiers played a vital role in liberating Europe from the Nazis
The valour and sacrifice of those who fought in the second world war holds many lessons for us now
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India trade deal has left Labour MPs even more anxious about Reform
Trade deals are the reality of post-Brexit Britain. That hasn’t stopped Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch tearing into the UK’s agreement with India
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‘Every performance is treated as my last’: Aakash Odedra on his lifelong relationship with dance
The dancer speaks about his latest production, Songs of the Bulbul, based on the Sufi poem of the captured bird
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The story of saffron, from ancient Persia to Essex
This subtly sweet, golden spice has long been synonymous with luxury. Now, its future is tangled in the complexities of geopolitics and climate breakdown
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When we lose parents and grandparents, it’s up to us to continue their stories
In the face of familial loss, I plotted out what little of the family history I knew and found myself filling in the gaps with my imagination
