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Anu Kumar
Anu Kumar is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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Arley Munson’s words are a troubling reminder of how Kipling’s India treated women
The American medical missionary lived in India at a time when tribulations followed women from birth.
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One visit to India was enough to inspire writer Lawrence Blochman for a lifetime
Blochman wrote several popular thrillers in the 20th century, with either India as the setting or an Indian as the hero.
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India deeply disappointed Frieda Hauswirth, but she never gave up writing about it
The American came to India with the hope of furthering ‘tolerance and human understanding’. She left a decade later disillusioned.
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Trending
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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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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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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An American helped set up India’s first aircraft factory before he became a CIA spy
William Douglas Pawley was a go-getting businessman, a middleman who insisted on his commission, and an agent who knew the right people in the right place.
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How an American woman built one of India’s most prestigious medical schools
Beginning from a one-room dispensary, Ida Scudder’s vision led to the development of a world-class institution: Vellore’s Christian Medical College.
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How a mysterious diamond trader inspired the first American novel on India
Francis Marion Crawford’s meeting with Alexander Malcolm Jacob in Simla changed his life and produced a literary success.
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Video
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Watch: Comedian sings Ed Sheeran song in the style of artists ranging from Sonu Nigam to Kumar Sanu
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Watch: Woman holds abdominal plank position for over four and half hours
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Watch: Kuno National Park posts video to celebrate cheetah cub Mukhi’s first birthday
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Watch: Migrant workers travel in train toilet owing to unavailability of seats
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Watch: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist
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Who was William Borden, the American who helped take libraries to every corner of Baroda?
Borden’s cataloguing system gave readers across the state – including in towns and villages – access to 10 lakh books.
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While serving the poor, this ‘American in khadi’ ended up shaping the economy of Himachal Pradesh
Satyanand Stokes had many avatars – missionary, educator, Gandhi associate, apple cultivator. But at heart, he was a mystic in search of meaning.
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When an American woman briefly became a spokesperson for anti-casteism in India
During her three-year stay in India in the 1930s, Nilla Cram Cook drew crowds and controversy.
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The Reel
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‘Patna Shuklla’ review: A competently argued legal drama
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‘Inspector Rishi’ review: A superbly crafted battle between fact and fable
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‘Alibaba Aani Chalishitle Chor’ review: A lightweight study of modern marriage
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic
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Sam Higginbottom wanted to help India. So he devoted his life to helping its farmers
The American missionary came to India in the early 20th century to spread the Gospel but ended up making significant contributions to agricultural economics.
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On a propaganda tour in India, the first Black Ivy League professor found complexities and paradoxes
Sent by the State Department to change Indians’ perception of the US, Jay Saunders Redding found that the story he wanted to tell didn’t have many takers.
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‘Kalindi’: This 1930 novel recognised the rights of women and their power to dismantle caste
In this novel, friendship and empathy emerge as a bridge of understanding between people divided on the basis of gender, caste, community.
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The Field
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Tennis, Miami Masters: Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden through to the final
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Badminton, Spain Masters Super 300: Crasto-Ponnappa, Sindhu move into quarter-finals in Madrid
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IPL 2024: Riyan Parag, bowlers set up win for Rajasthan Royals against Delhi Capitals
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IPL 2024: KKR bring in Allah Ghazanfar as replacement player; RR rope in Keshav Maharaj
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Athletics: Neeraj Chopra to open his 2024 season at Doha Diamond League in May