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Anvar Alikhan
Anvar Alikhan is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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Is there much more of Mumbai than meets the eye in Salman Rushdie’s new novel?
A schoolmate from the writer’s Bombay days searches for hidden clues.
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The Mont Blanc pen and other tales from Salman Rushdie’s life as a Bombay schoolboy
The city, which features in his latest novel, ‘The Golden House’, is an indelible part of Rushdie’s identity.
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From ‘Debonair’ to ‘Cocktail’: How Hugh Hefner’s ‘Playboy’ inspired many second cousins in India
Even before copies of ‘Playboy’ were smuggled into India, an adventurous publisher had launched an Indian version of it.
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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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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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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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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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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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What made Freddie Mercury’s voice so magical? His teeth
The singer believed his buck teeth gave his voice the special resonance. Scientists now think there was another reason.
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The Indian adventures of Amelia Earhart before she disappeared into oblivion
Exactly 80 years after the famous aviator vanished, new evidence emerges about her possible fate.
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A history lesson for the Tatas (and Indigo) as they consider buying out Air India
A look at the airline’s roller-coaster fortunes over the years.
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Video
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Watch: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist
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Watch: Footballers give their jackets to young player escorts amidst heavy rain in New York City
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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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How Rowan Atkinson has been brilliantly miscast (or the strange case of Inspector Maigret)
Mr Bean now plays the philosophical, world-weary detective created by Georges Simenon.
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Was Roger Moore the best James Bond ever? Or the worst?
The history of the 007 franchise would have been vastly different if Timothy Dalton or Oliver Reed had been picked over Roger Moore.
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The little-known history of how Zoroastrian merchants helped create the old Silk Route
The Zoroastrian-Chinese connection is at least 1,200 years older than we think. Probably even more.
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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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Can you spot the Nanavati murder case in these Salman Rushdie and Indra Sinha novels?
Thrown in some facts, garnish with a lot of fiction, and sprinkle some magical realism.
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This book gives an exciting new life to the murder case that rocked Mumbai 60 years ago
Perhaps none of three main players – Nanavati, Sylvia, and Ahuja – were who they were made out to be.
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The romance that caused Dev Anand to be known as ‘Gregory Peck of India’
The American star’s name was hyphenated with Dev Anand’s. But how did that happen?
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The Field
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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
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Badminton, Spain Masters Super 300: PV Sindhu wins opening match; Indian men’s singles campaign ends