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Anthropology
July 01, 2019
The Story of India’s Many Scripts
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
While India’s scripts are ancient, technology and modernity are changing their usage patterns.
August 14, 2017
The Shadow of Doubt: India, Pakistan, and Vulgar Cartoons in 1947
By Ritu Gairola Khanduri
A look back at political cartoons on the eve of the 70th anniversary of the independence of India and Pakistan.
November 04, 2016
Humans Arrived in Australia 49,000 Years Ago
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
New findings show that humans arrived in Australia more than 10,000 years earlier than previously thought.
May 13, 2016
A Choice in Uzbekistan: Freshly Hatched Chicks or Cash?
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
In modern and ancient Asia alike, food and consumable products have been stores of wealth.
February 08, 2016
The Weird Case of the Uzbek Language
By Akhilesh Pillalamarri
Central Asia's history under the Soviet Union resulted in distorted nomenclature and language across the region.
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