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WHO’s first chief scientist talks about her journey, interest in TB and her father MS Swaminathan
Soumya Swaminathan and her colleagues were among the first to scale up the use of molecular diagnostics for TB surveillance.
Papiya Bhattacharya
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Mattel’s Rosa Parks Barbie doll peddles a simplistic version of history
Mattel’s description of Parks’s life after 1955 reflects a widespread habit of presenting the Civil Rights Movement as having a successful mid-1960s endpoint.
David Ballantyne, The Conversation
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With their bravery at Peterloo massacre, British women changed English politics forever
In 1819, a peaceful rally for political reform in Manchester turned violent after police attacked protestors, especially women, with truncheons and sabres.
Robert Poole, The Conversation
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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Why is BJP wooing Bengali-origin Muslims in Assam?
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We will leave India if told to break encryption: WhatsApp tells Delhi HC
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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The real reason why Modi says what he does – Hindu India accepts it
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The woman who defied market traditions and men’s opposition to create Barbie
In the 60th anniversary year of the world’s most famous doll, a look back at the journey of its creator, Ruth Handler.
Bertrand Venard, The Conversation
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Queens, poets, academics, mystics: A calendar celebrates 12 inspirational women of Kashmir
The Kashmiri Women’s Design Collective pays tribute to the women who have impacted their lives.
Onaiza Drabu
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Shamed and sidelined for too long, plus-size women in Pakistan are now speaking up
Fashion bloggers and celebrities in Pakistan are embracing their curves and putting haters to shame.
Annam Lodhi
Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Uproar over Malala’s jeans: For Pakistan, women’s autonomy is a threat to national integrity
Pakistanis use women as easy targets to vent cultural anxiety, be it Mahira Khan smoking or Malala wearing Western clothes.
Zoya Rehman
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Maryam Mirzakhani’s success showed us the challenges women in maths still face
It took 80 years for a woman to be awarded the highest prize in mathematics, the Fields Medal.
Vicky Neale, The Conversation
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Maryam Mirzakhani, first woman to win Fields Medal in mathematics, dies of cancer
The Iranian had breast cancer.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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Watch: In ‘The Big Cigar’, the Black Panther founder flees America through a fake movie
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ review: A feelgood entertainer about young love and old ties
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The first woman to run the Boston Marathon does it again 50 years later
Kathrine Switzer, 70, completed the run just a few minutes slower than she did in 1967.
Scroll Staff
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The 19th-century women doctors of India whose pioneering work has been forgotten by history
Charlotte Ellaby and her peers changed the rules, when women were only considered fit to be nurses or midwives.
Anu Kumar
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Why even a great writer like Adichie should not be an expert on everything
Why do we expect a writer to have a position on everything under the sun?
Hani Yousuf
The Field
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Cricket: Former Pakistan captain Bismah Maroof retires from international cricket
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Athletics, Asian U20 C’ships: India wins nine medals including four gold on Day 2
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Badminton, Thomas and Uber Cup 2024: Two years on, Indian men’s team hope to defend crown jewel
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IPL 2024: Royal Challengers Bengaluru end losing run with convincing win over Sunrisers Hyderabad
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Archery, World Cup Shanghai: Men’s recurve team reach final; Priyansh, Vennam in compound semis