Protest Music
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Annihilation of Caste: Kalahandi rapper Dule Rocker plans album ‘to take forward Ambedkar’s legacy’
The part-time construction worker jumped into the limelight with his stinging rhymes about the migrant crisis.
Akanksha Mishra
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Why are Nigerian musicians who once championed the cause of masses silent about police brutality?
The country is currently under democratic rule, but it still faces challenges whose roots can be traced to the military era.
Florence Nweke, The Conversation
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Interview: Indian Ocean’s Rahul Ram on how environmental and social issues influenced his music
Ram’s introduction to environment activism started when he spent a few days at Sunderlal Bahuguna’s home.
S Gopikrishna Warrier
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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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Watch: How music collective The Banned uses satire as a tool of dissent
The outfit composed a parody song about the smog in North India and the state’s apathy, that became viral in November last year.
Shone Satheesh
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This catchy Azadi track now comes with a video with cameos by Anupam Kher and Smriti Irani
Will Dub Sharma’s track mixed to Kanhaiya Kumar’s sloganeering will be your new jam? Maybe not, but it’s still fun.
Scroll Staff
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Watch Sheetal Sathe sing for Rohith while her jailed husband and troupe members await trial for being 'Naxalites'
The song points out how the 'Manusmriti' advocated pouring molten iron into the ears of 'lower caste people' who read the Vedas.
Shubhra Dixit
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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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Pussy Riot's new video renews the attack on dubious governance by mocking its prosecutor for corruption
The Russian feminist punk collective takes on not only corruption, but also the government and the criminal justice system.
Scroll Staff
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And now, the song: 'Coconut tree is no more tree, Goa government has made history'
Singer Friz Love's song is a protest against the decision to make it easy to fell coconut trees in Goa, since it's not a tree anymore.
Scroll Staff
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Listen to these political but hummable songs of Gulzar
Manish Gaekwad
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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Why we got rapper Sofia Ashraf to make a video about Hindustan Unilever's Kodaikanal plant
An activist explains the background of the long agitation against the giant firm's controversial thermometer plant in Kodaikanal.
Nityanand Jayaraman
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Digital Suicide: Making music in Assam amidst militancy and ethnic clashes
A ‘mutton rap’ band that plays ‘protestpop’ against ethnic bigotry, racism, and regional insurgency.
Aditya Varma
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[Video] Prison song: A jailed poet pays tribute to slain rationalist Govind Pansare
Cultural activist Sheetal Sathe of the Kabir Kala Manch sings a tune composed by her imprisoned husband Sachin Mali commemorating people killed in the name of religion.
Scroll Staff
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