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  Sardarji’s taxi in Calcutta: A legacy of integrity and trust

  Gaining a reputation for being dependable and caring, theirs is a story of enterprise and fortitude — and most of all, the best of human values

  Manjit Singh Chahal

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  Kashmir’s lesser-known architectural jewel, the Khanqah Khwaja Masood Pampori

  Artistically, socially and structurally, the khanqahs play a significant role

  Saima Iqbal

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  Sherpa doctor of Namche Bazaar: Everester Abhyu Ghimire’s medical institute is a lifeline in Nepal’s remote hotspot

  Abhyu Ghimire is a doctor with dogged determination who took to the Himalayas like a Sherpa because, in his own words, work satisfaction is what really matters. Leaving the comfortable confines of Kathmandu, he set up the Mountain Medical Institute...

  Anuj Arora

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  Awadhi cuisine beyond biryani and korma

  History — or folklore — often comes wrapped in flavours. One particular story about Awadh never fails to tickle my nostrils. Legend has it that Asaf-ud-Daulah, the Nawab of Awadh in the late 18th century, had ordered that huge mounds...

  Rahul Verma

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  Brushstrokes of heritage and memory in Indian-American artist Joya Mukerjee Logue’s work

  A haveli can be a continuum of heritage, a receptacle of experiences, memories and stories passed down generations. In Indian-American artist Joya Mukerjee Logue’s 30 oil and watercolour paintings — a part of ‘those who walk before me’, her first...

  Shireen Quadri