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The case for a queer history month
Human Interest, Essays Vangmayi Parakala 10/28/23 Human Interest, Essays Vangmayi Parakala 10/28/23

The case for a queer history month

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Human Interest, Profile Vangmayi Parakala 4/8/23 Human Interest, Profile Vangmayi Parakala 4/8/23

Rajkamal Prakashan's Ashok Maheshwari: The legacy builder

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Enter, tastefluencer: The rise of a curator economy
Human Interest, Internet, Youth Culture, Reported Features Vangmayi Parakala 2/18/23 Human Interest, Internet, Youth Culture, Reported Features Vangmayi Parakala 2/18/23

Enter, tastefluencer: The rise of a curator economy

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How daily objects tell the history of India
Human Interest Vangmayi Parakala 8/13/22 Human Interest Vangmayi Parakala 8/13/22

How daily objects tell the history of India

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Priyam Chatterjee: Drummer, Chef, Knight
Human Interest, Profile Vangmayi Parakala 8/17/19 Human Interest, Profile Vangmayi Parakala 8/17/19

Priyam Chatterjee: Drummer, Chef, Knight

In 2019, Priyam Chatterjee, who was last associated with Qla and Rooh, became the first Indian chef to be honoured with the Chevalier de l’Ordre du Mérite Agricole

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Chandan Tiwary: The tree man of Delhi
Human Interest, Profile, Internet Vangmayi Parakala 6/13/19 Human Interest, Profile, Internet Vangmayi Parakala 6/13/19

Chandan Tiwary: The tree man of Delhi

Six months ago, this legal officer in Delhi found a whole new world through the capital’s trees

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Drag addresses so much more than gender: Lush Monsoon
Human Interest, Interviews Vangmayi Parakala 5/23/19 Human Interest, Interviews Vangmayi Parakala 5/23/19

Drag addresses so much more than gender: Lush Monsoon

Meet Lush Monsoon, a drag queen, who in her day job is Ayushman, a 27-year-old housing rights lawyer in Delhi

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The Dream Merchants
Human Interest, Reported Features, Policy Vangmayi Parakala 1/13/19 Human Interest, Reported Features, Policy Vangmayi Parakala 1/13/19

The Dream Merchants

The West Bengal government plans to sell its lottery tickets online, but the ticket sellers of Bara Bazaar keep their old-time clientele

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Human Interest, Policy Vangmayi Parakala 5/19/18 Human Interest, Policy Vangmayi Parakala 5/19/18

Back on Ground

After her short-but-intense campaign in the Democratic primary to represent Illinois’ fourth Congressional District, Sol Flores returns to her roots as an affordable housing advocate.

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The house of forgotten art
Art, Human Interest, Reported Features Vangmayi Parakala 3/26/17 Art, Human Interest, Reported Features Vangmayi Parakala 3/26/17

The house of forgotten art

For over 30 years, a regular Gurugram home has housed a priceless, yet little-known collection of tribal and folk Indian art. Now its keepers are looking for a permanent space

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Learning the weft and weight of weaving in Maheshwar
Reported Features, Human Interest, Internet, Handlooms & Handicrafts Vangmayi Parakala 8/30/16 Reported Features, Human Interest, Internet, Handlooms & Handicrafts Vangmayi Parakala 8/30/16

Learning the weft and weight of weaving in Maheshwar

A handloom school that could work as a template for other weaving clusters

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