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Author Archives: Aria Chakravorty

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Why does tragedy make us laugh?

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Flavours of Home: My dad’s chicken curry

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Hamlet at the Denis Arnold Hall: Reviewed

by Aria Chakravorty March 12, 2025May 29, 2025
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James Dauris, who served as the British High Commissioner for Sri Lanka and the Maldives, as well as the British Ambassador for Peru and Panama, spoke…

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Chloe-Marie Hawley produced a virtuoso performance, amassing a personal haul of 12 points to steer the Oxford University Women’s team to a record-breaking 52-8 demolition…

Peter Pan Prison: The Infantilisation of Autistic Adults

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A Closer Look: India’s “Hidden Crisis”

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