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Urmi Chanda
Urmi Chanda-Vaz is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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‘History for Peace Tracts’: Truths, histories may be multifaceted but peaceful existence is the goal
Reviews of essay lectures written by Krishna Kumar, Yousuf Saeed, and Rajeev Bhargava.
Urmi Chanda
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In times of endless strife, what can the ordinary person do to build peace?
The idea of positive peace goes beyond the absence of violence and instead seeks to create an ecosystem that makes peaceful and successful lives possible.
Urmi Chanda
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‘The Indians’: Historians tell the many histories of India with humanness and scholarly objectivity
The expansive compendium of short essays on India by subject-matter experts, whose perspectives are suited to those who like history without a side of rhetoric.
Urmi Chanda
Trending
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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Dilip Naik, the Hindi film industry musician you had heard even before you heard of him
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How Shaheen Bagh inspired me to organise India’s first forum for interfaith arts and dialogue
Behind the scenes at In Sync, a festival inspired by the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act.
Urmi Chanda
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‘In Search of the Divine’: Where Sufism’s syncretic legacy meets author Rana Safvi’s personal faith
A combination of information, insights, and inspiration.
Urmi Chanda
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How the Mahabharata rules the national imagination through a mix of fact and fantasy
Ganesh Devy’s new book locates the epic in the lives of Indians and asks how this became possible.
Urmi Chanda
Video
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Caught on camera: Supermarket floor collapses, shopper falls through it
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‘Look at my wonderful costume’: Actor Anne Hathaway reacts to scenes from some of her popular movies
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Watch: Chef makes life-sized pencil and sharpener entirely from chocolate
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Watch: Musicians from Kerala perform their version of the iconic 1985 song ‘We Are The World’
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Caught on camera: Ostrich runs loose on a busy road in South Korean town
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What can notions of dharma and contemporary law tell us about the Ramayana? Two books investigate
While Arshia Sattar teases out the meaning of ‘maryada’ in her new book, Anil and Vipul Maheshwari look at the Ramayana through the lens of contemporary law.
Urmi Chanda
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This book identifies frameworks to foster peace, not violence, through diverse religions
A scholar of comparative religion explains how there are possibilities of pluralism in all faiths, despite how much at odds they seem with one another.
Urmi Chanda
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Suraj Yengde’s new book unapologetically calls out the caste elephant in every room in modern India
In ‘Caste Matters’, a first generation scholar from a Dalit family tears angrily into Brahmanism.
Urmi Chanda-Vaz
The Reel
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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic
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Premiere date announced for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Heeramandi’
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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The secret ingredient of Pratik Gandhi’s success: ‘Salt to taste’
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‘Bade Miyan Chote Miyan’ trailer: Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff team up for action thriller
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This book examines the role and representation of the human body in India’s diverse cultures
Alka Pande’s ‘Body Sutra’ reminds us that the body has always been the site of art and violence, and the symbol and landscape of cultural churning.
Urmi Chanda-Vaz
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Muhammad Bin Tughlaq’s story cannot be told in an unconvincing, furious account of a violent life
Anuja Chandramouli’s ‘Muhammad Bin Tughlaq: Tale of a Tyrant’ is formulaic and shallow, not worthy of historical fiction.
Urmi Chanda-Vaz
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Why are most Indian museums so bad at preserving history? A conservation expert explains
On the sidelines of an exhibition at CSMVS Mumbai, Anupam Sah spoke about the state of conservation in Indian museums.
Urmi Chanda-Vaz
The Field
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Athletics: Neeraj Chopra to open his 2024 season at Doha Diamond League in May
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Badminton, Spain Masters Super 300: PV Sindhu wins opening match; Indian men’s singles campaign ends
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Captain’s log: The Indian Premier League has become a grooming ground for new captains
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IPL 2024: Record-breaking Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Mumbai Indians for first win of the season
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IPL 2024: ‘That’s some serious hitting’ – Reactions as Sunrisers Hyderabad set new tournament record