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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Traditional hand-churned white butter.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ From home-churned dairy to the iconic yellow block that redefined Indian kitchens.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ At fifty-six, just a few years shy of retirement, Dr Ramindar Dhillon decided to volunteer with the United Nations as a doctor specialising in trauma care and medical evacuations in warzones]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ An experienced trekker, rafter, sailor and diver, Pavane Mann helped establish India’s professional adventure-tourism ecosystem ]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Thankam P. is a trailblazing Indian nuclear physicist who joined BARC in 1961, making her one of India’s first women nuclear scientists.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Meenakshi Amma (Meenakshi Raghavan Gurukkal) is an Indian martial artist celebrated as the oldest female practitioner and master of ‘Kalaripayattu’, an ancient traditional martial art which originated in South India.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ ‘Bullet Nani: And Other Badass Indian Grandmas’, journalist Jasreen Mayal Khanna profiles twelve extraordinary older Indian women whose lives expanded the possibilities for those who came after them. ]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Indian metal band Midhaven has been crowned the winner of Wacken Metal Battle India 2026, earning a coveted spot at the international finals held during Germany's renowned Wacken Open Air festival.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ “As cities are getting more and more homogenised, it felt imperative for us as storytellers to document these things — not just the restaurants or recipes, but the stories of the people, traditions, and techniques that exist in these cities,” Bodanapu said at the Kolkata launch.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The book’s spine takes inspiration from Bengal’s kantha embroidery tradition.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ 'Kolkata: The People, Kitchens and Streets of the City of Joy', explores the city’s layered culinary history through personal essays, photography, illustration, and design.]]></image:caption>
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