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CULTURE

Books

The pale blue dot that is home

Astronaut Michael Collins’ sense of isolation as the only person not in the image, his awe at the magnitude of looking down at the entire human race, and his wonder at the vastness of the universe are the sentiments that best describe Samantha Harvey’s 'Orbital'

In 1969, during the Apollo 11 mission, the astronaut, Michael Collins, took a photograph of the lunar module that brought back Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong from the moon with the Earth and a sliver of the lunar surface visible in the background.
Hindu sadhu sitting on a boat overlooking Varanasi city architecture at sunset

Faith by the water’s edge
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Dignitaries at the launch of the book, ‘The Need to Preserve, Protect, and Promote Beedi Workers’ Livelihood’, highlighting the socio-economic significance of the beedi industry in India

New book highlights endangered livelihood of ‘beedi’ workers, calls for GST reconsideration

The event also highlighted the industry’s role in empowering women and supporting rural employment
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