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Smruti Koppikar
Smruti Koppikar is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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With reservations for powerful Marathas, BJP hopes to consolidate hold on Maharashtra. Can it?
If the saffron party is to grow, it must add Marathas to its base of urban traders and upper caste voters.
Smruti Koppikar
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Chhath politics in Mumbai has changed – Raj Thackeray’s stance on North Indians is the biggest sign
The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief is set to attend an Uttar Bharatiya event in the city next month.
Smruti Koppikar
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Agitation for Maratha reservations will entrench caste identities in a once-progressive state
It is also a trial by fire for Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.
Smruti Koppikar
Trending
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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How Guwahati became the second-most polluted city in the world
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Beyond the hype: Why the BJP is eyeing Tamil Nadu’s most prosperous region
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Underlying Maharashtra’s Dalit protests, a tangle of old caste struggles and new Hindutva assertion
Can Chief Minister Fadnavis rein in his ideological colleagues to stop polarisation in the state?
Smruti Koppikar
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In charts: Six challenges India faced in 1947 – and how it has fared in battling them
It’s clear that the nation has yet to build the ‘noble mansion’ that Jawaharlal Nehru dreamed of.
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Modi claims India achieved little in 60 years. These seven charts prove why he’s wrong
The country’s relative progress since 1947 is not a fake story.
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Video
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Watch: This fan-made trailer imagines Henry Cavill and Margot Robbie starring in a James Bond film
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Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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Maharashtra civic polls: BJP sweeps state, giving Devendra Fadnavis the last laugh
Saffron party wins eight of ten municipal bodies. In Mumbai, the Shiv Sena comes out ahead – but just barely, while the Congress falls far behind.
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Residents of Mumbai’s poorest slums know polls won’t change a thing for them – but they vote in hope
Elections to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, India’s richest civic body, will be held on Tuesday.
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Give us homes, give us schools, give us gardens, say residents of Mumbai’s poorest slums
The fortunes of M-East ward depend on the benevolence and imagination of the municipal corporation, which is due for elections on February 21.
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The Reel
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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In Mumbai’s poorest slums, water and sanitation carry a steep price tag – sometimes death
Seven people have died over the past three months while lining up to use the toilet.
Smruti Koppikar
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‘Shah Rukh won’t shake my hands, see how they smell’: The stench of despair from Mumbai’s underbelly
With the civic body elections round the corner, M-East ward, the poorest part of the city, is back in focus.
Smruti Koppikar
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Teaser for 2019: Why Maharashtra's civic elections are significant in a year of big-ticket contests
While all eyes are on the Assembly elections in the country, the stakes are high in this state for political parties as well as citizens.
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The Field
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Aman loses in semi-final as Indian men fail to win Paris quotas
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Shooting, Indian Olympic trials: Esha Singh, Bhavesh Shekhawat lead in respective 25m pistol events
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Deepak Punia, Sujeet Kalkal fail to make weigh-ins in time
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Chess, Candidates 2024: Gukesh Dommaraju picks up win to become joint-leader with two rounds to go
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Hockey: Salima Tete 2.0 – a speedster who is adding confidence and creativity to her improving game