Students in Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) University protest against CAB on December 13, 2019 in New Delhi.

Protests against Citizenship Amendment Bill

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Strings attached: An expensive veena is carved out of a single piece of wood from a jackfruit tree. In lower-priced versions the pot and stem are made from two pieces of wood and joined together. Rajasekar, 70, a fourth generation veena-maker at work on a top-end veena.

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Magical hues A Kashmiri farmer isolates saffron from flowers picked from a field in Pampore, some 13 km south of Srinagar. Though the crop has been on the decline the valley, this year saw a better harvest.

Colour purple: Autumn in the Valley is tinged mauve from saffron blossoms

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Up in the air: Come January, the sixth edition of the Pollachi Hot Air Balloon festival will give visitors the chance to soar above the vast coconut tree plantations in both free and tethered flights. There will also be a history of aviation expo to educate children. From January 7 to 9. Details: tnibf.com

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The Paper Company | The Wanderlust Box: One for the creative traveller: use the Pocket Wooden Pencil to document your globetrotting adventures in the Travel Essentials Journal, with its soft linen cover featuring fun icons and metallic gold accents. And store passports, cards, tickets, receipts and coins in the utilitarian Nähe travel organiser. ₹2,700, on thepaperco.in

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Araku Balloon festival, Araku valley, Andhra Pradesh | 17th – 19th January 2020: Often called India’s “best kept secret”, the Araku Balloon festival has witnessed participation from over 15 countries so far. Only in its third edition, the festival has already seen the globetrotting Friendship Balloon — a charity project wherein the balloon can be flown by a pilot only once — grace the skies last year, steered by Australian pilot Craig Michelle Farrell.

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