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Open Magazine
Open presents the best of narrative journalism in India: cutting edge writing on politics, economy, society, culture, books, art, cinema, and sports.
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Ayurveda: Hoax or Science? - Open The Magazine
Can this ancient, hidebound system survive the scrutiny of modern medicine? Five hundred and twenty-three. That is the number of research papers and studies on the herb Ashwagandha in the online datab...
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Production Designers: Scene Sealers - Open The Magazine
EVER NOTICED the colour of the flowers in Kashibai’s room in Bajirao Mastani? Or the little statue of Job Charnock, the East India Company administrator of Calcutta, in Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!? Pro...
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A Brief History of Wokeism - Open The Magazine
When anger over racism spilled over to US streets following the killing of George Floyd, an African-American, by a white police officer, actress Priyanka Chopra posted on her Instagram account: ‘Here ...
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‘The idea is to get credit to everybody’ - Open The Magazine
Addressing the Global Fintech Festival in 2020, Nandan Nilekani, who headed the team that founded Aadhaar, launched the Open Credit Enablement Network (OCEN). In the process, India opened yet another ...
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The Scientific Case against Astrology - Open The Magazine
Extensive tests, including one by India’s most famous astrophysicist, confirm that astrology is a hoax. Long before Rudolf Smit became a turncoat, and was still a believer in the predictive powers of ...