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Anu Kumar
Anu Kumar is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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Arley Munson’s words are a troubling reminder of how Kipling’s India treated women
The American medical missionary lived in India at a time when tribulations followed women from birth.
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One visit to India was enough to inspire writer Lawrence Blochman for a lifetime
Blochman wrote several popular thrillers in the 20th century, with either India as the setting or an Indian as the hero.
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India deeply disappointed Frieda Hauswirth, but she never gave up writing about it
The American came to India with the hope of furthering ‘tolerance and human understanding’. She left a decade later disillusioned.
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Trending
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Husna Bai: The tawaif who made Hindustani music a respectable profession for women artists
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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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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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Is the 2024 Lok Sabha election India’s last chance before the point of no return?
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An American helped set up India’s first aircraft factory before he became a CIA spy
William Douglas Pawley was a go-getting businessman, a middleman who insisted on his commission, and an agent who knew the right people in the right place.
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How an American woman built one of India’s most prestigious medical schools
Beginning from a one-room dispensary, Ida Scudder’s vision led to the development of a world-class institution: Vellore’s Christian Medical College.
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How a mysterious diamond trader inspired the first American novel on India
Francis Marion Crawford’s meeting with Alexander Malcolm Jacob in Simla changed his life and produced a literary success.
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Video
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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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Watch: Dogs wag their tails to ‘conduct’ classical music orchestra
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Watch: Glimpses of Indian singer Sid Sriram’s debut performance at Coachella 2024
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Who was William Borden, the American who helped take libraries to every corner of Baroda?
Borden’s cataloguing system gave readers across the state – including in towns and villages – access to 10 lakh books.
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While serving the poor, this ‘American in khadi’ ended up shaping the economy of Himachal Pradesh
Satyanand Stokes had many avatars – missionary, educator, Gandhi associate, apple cultivator. But at heart, he was a mystic in search of meaning.
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When an American woman briefly became a spokesperson for anti-casteism in India
During her three-year stay in India in the 1930s, Nilla Cram Cook drew crowds and controversy.
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The Reel
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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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Watch: ‘The Broken News’ returns for a second season
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ trailer: A teenager bonds with her grandparents during a summer vacation
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Sam Higginbottom wanted to help India. So he devoted his life to helping its farmers
The American missionary came to India in the early 20th century to spread the Gospel but ended up making significant contributions to agricultural economics.
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On a propaganda tour in India, the first Black Ivy League professor found complexities and paradoxes
Sent by the State Department to change Indians’ perception of the US, Jay Saunders Redding found that the story he wanted to tell didn’t have many takers.
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‘Kalindi’: This 1930 novel recognised the rights of women and their power to dismantle caste
In this novel, friendship and empathy emerge as a bridge of understanding between people divided on the basis of gender, caste, community.
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The Field
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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
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IPL 2024: Suryakumar, bowlers help Mumbai Indians seal thriller against Punjab Kings
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Cricket: Meg Lanning opens up about struggle with food and exercise that led to her early retirement