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Vivek Menezes
Vivek Menezes is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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The enduring significance of Goan artist Angelo da Fonseca, whose work was erased from art history
His drawings and paintings directly bring to the fore the political, religious and cultural concerns of the early 21st century.
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In Goa’s pastéis de nata, the delectable taste of a state’s cosmopolitan history
How egg tarts from Lisbon became a hit around the world – and in India’s smallest state.
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Rohan and Kumar go to the baseball big leagues
Kumar Rocker and Rohan Handa are poised to take America’s pastime by storm.
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Trending
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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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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Rohan and Kumar go to the baseball big leagues
Kumar Rocker and Rohan Handa are poised to take America’s pastime by storm.
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Reading the complex reality of India’s Jewish communities: Tiny – but still expanding
Constructed identities have particularly consequential implications when it comes to Jewishness – and the right to return to Israel.
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Revisiting mid-century Dharwad in Girish Karnad’s autobiography, interrogating the tug of nostalgia
I was raised with an understanding of the college town as a place where India’s tryst with destiny was mined in an especially high-minded vein.
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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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How Aminder Dhaliwal leaped from Instagram to be showered with praise in the world of graphic novels
Her new book ‘Cyclopedia Exotica’ has been garnering rave reviews.
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In an encyclopedia of Maharashtra’s visual arts, vivid portraits that brush across linguistic lines
‘Visual Arts of Maharashtra: Artists of the Bombay School and Art Institutions (Late 18th to Early 21st Century)’ has been released in an English translation.
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#SaveLakshadweep: They paved paradise and put up another Gujarat
With controversial initiatives by the administrator appointed by the Centre, the ecologically fragile islands face an existential threat.
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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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Naga writer Easterine Kire’s clear bright sound over a sleeping world
This quietly irrepressible one-woman cultural renaissance has pioneered the modern literary culture of Nagaland.
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With Comixense, a new magazine aims to introduce young Indians to the magic of graphic storytelling
The initiative hopes to lure teenagers away from their screens and back to the printed page.
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Listening to Christmas in the songs and stories of Nagaland
The state bubbles over with creative talent that manages an impressive balancing act between age-old community values and 21st century aspirations.
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The Field
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IPL 2024: KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock power Lucknow to comfortable win over Chennai
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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