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The Coaching War in Patna

When Trump is making irresponsible remarks every day without thinking, it is hard to make out what he meant to say. On the other side, the historical city and epitome of India’s old civilization, Pataliputra, now known as Patna, a capital city of Bihar, is wrestling to solve the fight between two famous teachers, Faizal Khan and Raushan Anand.

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The Regional Realism of Phanishwar Nath Renu and the Language of Rural Bihar

Phanishwar Nath Renu fundamentally disrupted twentieth-century Hindi literature by replacing urban elite narratives with the raw, unvarnished realities of rural Bihar. From fighting on the frontlines of the Quit India Movement to defying a rigid literary establishment that dismissed his use of local dialects, Renu risked his career to give a voice to the marginalized. Five decades after his passing, a new generation of readers is returning to his work, proving that his regional realism is more vital today than ever.

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