Debika Ray is a writer and editor, and founder of ‘Clove’, a magazine about the culture of South Asia

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The Statue of Unity portraying Vallabhbhai Patel, unveiled in Gujarat, India, in October 2018.

The rise of the monumental statue in modern-day India

The world’s tallest statue now stands in Gujarat and even taller statues are planned in other states. What does this say about India today?

11 Mar 2019

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Le Quai Saint Michel et Notre-Dame de Paris (detail; 1901), Maximilien Luce. Musée d'Orsay, Paris.

‘Notre-Dame’s fortunes have merged with the destiny of France itself’

Over the centuries Notre-Dame de Paris has become much more than a place of worship – it is a symbol of a nation

Inside the Hagia Sophia Museum in Istanbul.

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The status of the Byzantine church turned mosque turned museum shows no sign of being settled – but perhaps it shouldn’t be

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