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Queer people have existed in folklore throughout history. Realizing that gives us magical powers, Sacha Coward says.

A technical redefinition threatens to turn one of India's oldest mountain ranges into legally exploitable land. But even by the government's own standards, four questions remain unanswered.

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Indian pigeons, or kabootars, got a Bollywood boost in 1989 with Salman Khan’s Maine Pyar Kiya and the song, ‘Kabootar Ja Ja Ja’. Bhagyashree sang, “Kabootar ja ja ja...pehele pyar ki peheli chitthi ...