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GUWAHATI: Even as the flood situation in Assam improves the people have been facing problems due to the spike in vegetable prices in the markets. According to the traders, the prices of vegetables have soared due to the flood situation in Assam.Ashok, a vegetable seller told ANI that, the flood damaged vegetables, and crops in many areas of the state and now the vegetables are coming from outside of the state."All vegetable prices have increased due to the flood. The prices are increasing day by day. The price range of vegetables has increased. This also affects the common people, as well as the small traders," Ashok, said.Nitya Biswas, another vegetable seller said that, due to floods and rainfall the prices of vegetables are soaring up.Khalilur Rahman, a customer said, "We are common peo...

An eye emergency led historian Josephine Quinn to ponder over what she wanted to say in her next book. “I thought what if I lose my vision... and decided to summarise my learning from teaching history for two decades.” How the World Made the West is an ambitious book, which moves away from a narrative focused solely on the Greeks and Romans, to conclude that their histories are rooted in other places and even older peoples. On the sidelines of the Jaipur Literature Festival, Quinn explained why connections, not civilisations, drive historical change. Edited excerpts: Statue of ancient Greek philosopher Plato in Athens. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Why are you convinced that a narrative of the past focussed only on the Greeks and Romans impoverishes an understanding of the world...

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Assam floods: People face problems due to hike in vegetable prices | India News – Times of India

‘There’s no pure European culture,’ says Josephine Quinn, author of How the World Made the West