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Shreya Roy Chowdhury
Shreya Roy Chowdhury is a Scroll.in staffer.
‘Blaming teachers isn’t a solution’: Niti Aayog adviser on a ‘theory of change’ to improve education
Alok Kumar discusses the think tank’s effort to help states make their school systems more effective.
Shreya Roy Chowdhury
· Jun 13, 2019 · 09:00 am
Data check: Would anti-BJP parties have done better if the Congress had sewn up more alliances?
Scroll.in looked at five states – Assam, Delhi, Haryana, Maharashtra and UP – to see if anti-BJP votes could have come together better.
Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
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Shreya Roy Chowdhury
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Ipsita Chakravarty
· May 26, 2019 · 06:30 am
2019 results: Why the BJP’s sweep in Haryana marks the end of an era
It signals the waning influence of the Jats, who ruled the state for four decades until 2014, specifically Hooda and Chautala families.
Shreya Roy Chowdhury
· May 23, 2019 · 09:45 pm
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Husna Bai: The tawaif who made Hindustani music a respectable profession for women artists
Apr 17, 2024 · 08:30 am
‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
2 hours ago
Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
Yesterday · 08:30 am
‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
2 hours ago
Is the 2024 Lok Sabha election India’s last chance before the point of no return?
6 hours ago
Election Commission is under a cloud in India – but its expertise is much in demand around the globe
Set up in 2011, the EC’s India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management has trained officials from over 30 countries to hold polls.
Shreya Roy Chowdhury
· May 22, 2019 · 12:30 pm
The Silent Army: 10 reasons why public trust in the Election Commission stands eroded
A series of questionable decisions, and dissent by one of the three top poll body officials, have cast a long shadow over the 2019 general elections.
Shreya Roy Chowdhury
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Mridula Chari
· May 22, 2019 · 07:30 am
The Silent Army: How EC accountants try to track poll expenses with rate lists and shadow registers
But even they are sceptical about the poll body’s ability to trace all the money that goes into a campaign.
Shreya Roy Chowdhury
· May 19, 2019 · 06:30 am
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
Apr 16, 2024 · 01:04 pm
Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
Apr 16, 2024 · 11:10 am
Watch: Dogs wag their tails to ‘conduct’ classical music orchestra
Apr 15, 2024 · 02:27 pm
Watch: Glimpses of Indian singer Sid Sriram’s debut performance at Coachella 2024
Apr 15, 2024 · 12:27 pm
The Silent Army: For two lakh CRPF jawans, election time means a discovery of India
There is some sightseeing along the way, some photography.
Shreya Roy Chowdhury
· May 14, 2019 · 07:30 am
The Election Fix: Have BJP’s attempts to solve India’s education problems done more harm than good?
The government’s piecemeal efforts over the last five years have ensured that the challenge to educate India’s huge youth population remains unaddressed.
Shreya Roy Chowdhury
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Nithya Subramanian
· May 12, 2019 · 09:30 am
Government jobs, Jat agitation, split in a state party are helping BJP in Haryana
In 2016, non-Jats were angry with the BJP for failing to control violence during the Jat agitation. But they are sympathetic to the ruling party now.
Shreya Roy Chowdhury
· May 10, 2019 · 09:00 am
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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
Yesterday · 11:39 am
‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ trailer: A teenager bonds with her grandparents during a summer vacation
Apr 16, 2024 · 01:47 pm
In the shadow of Gurugram, one of India’s most backward districts votes without hope
Its residents believe that the area has been neglected by successive governments because it is a Muslim-majority district.
Shreya Roy Chowdhury
· May 08, 2019 · 07:00 am
The Silent Army: When it comes to monitoring parties’ social media campaigns, EC guidelines flounder
The poll body still has no realistic method to track model code of conduct violations on social media.
Mridula Chari
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Shreya Roy Chowdhury
· May 03, 2019 · 12:30 pm
The Silent Army: Meet the intimidators who are briefly banished during the polls
But people so labelled deeply resent that label.
Shreya Roy Chowdhury
· Apr 30, 2019 · 07:30 am
The Field
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