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CBSE responds to backlash, confirms Punjabi will continue in Board Exams

Following massive backlash over the alleged removal of Punjabi as a language option in the Central Board of Secondary Education’s (CBSE) draft scheme for the biannual exam format for Class 10, the board has issued a clarification, reassuring that the language will continue to be offered.

Giving Sita a #MeToo-inspired voice

"While keeping the epic's storyline mostly intact, I have changed some events and subplots, added new scenes or twists, and altered a few characters as I needed to narrate Sita's story for contemporary readers," Panikcer said.

Exploring the world of publishing from behind the scenes

Each episode will include series-host Aishwarya Javalgekar in a conversation with an industry expert about their role, experience and opinions about the industry and its future. Prominent guests include Ishani Butalia (Zubaan Books), Sayantan Ghosh (S&S India), and Harshad Marathe (Designer), to name a few.

Unravelling the India Covid story

Covering the pandemic from the start, the author, Abantika Ghosh has had a ringside view of India's battle against the pandemic. A thrilling tale of unnamed thousands battling against a little-understood virus from the frontlines, "Billions Under Lockdown" (Bloomsbury) brings that gripping theatre and its dramatis personae to life.