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Chandrima Pal
Chandrima Pal is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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‘Some of my toughest days and nights’: Chef Satish Arora on an event hosted by Indira Gandhi
An excerpt from ‘Sweets and Bitters: Tales from a Chef’s Life’, by Satish Arora and Chandrima Pal.
Satish Arora & Chandrima Pal
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Dhritiman Chaterji interview: ‘Too much analysing is like gravitating towards death’
The acclaimed actor headlines ‘Professor Shonku O El Dorado’, which is based on the literary character created by Satyajit Ray.
Chandrima Pal
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Aparna Sen interview: ‘Going against any one party does not mean going against the country’
The acclaimed actor and filmmaker talks to ‘Scroll.in’ ahead of the release of her latest movie ‘Ghawre Bairey Aaj’.
Chandrima Pal
Trending
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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Husna Bai: The tawaif who made Hindustani music a respectable profession for women artists
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Is the 2024 Lok Sabha election India’s last chance before the point of no return?
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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View from the Margins: A Dalit Christian explains why he will be voting for change
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Meet the ‘urban nostalgists’ of Kolkata who are saving its architecture – one old building at a time
For every ten historic structures that fall to the real estate juggernaut, there is at least one that is being preserved by entrepreneurs.
Chandrima Pal
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Meet the author who wants to break the silence around adoption with her children’s book
An interview with Nandana Dev Sen, the author of ‘In My Heart’.
Chandrima Pal
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In Kolkata, rice-obsessed Bengalis are being pushed to think out of the basmati box
Bengal is home to amazing varieties of indigenous rice. Chefs and restaurateurs are finally adding them to menus.
Chandrima Pal
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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What I learned about (and from) Ravi Shankar as a child hanging around his music room
The world may remember Ravi Shankar, who would have turned 99 today, as a performer and composer. But to me, he will always be my Guruji Dadu.
Chandrima Pal
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Satyajit Ray, Amitabh Bachchan, ‘Pushpak’ and three days as Crime Master Gogo: Meet Tinnu Anand
The Hindi film director would rather act these days: ‘Acting is the only profession in which you are paid well and pampered, even for tantrums’.
Chandrima Pal
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‘Accuracy is everything’: Author and historian Simon Sebag Montefiore on how to write about the past
An interview with the historian, author and television presenter on access, objectivity and why the personal lives of powerful figures are important.
Chandrima Pal
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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‘To balance reason and faith’: Why Yann Martel wrote the Man Booker Prize-winning ‘Life of Pi’
A conversation with the Canadian author on religion, his last novel and what we can learn from animals.
Chandrima Pal
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Katrina Kaif on ‘Bharat’ and what 2019 holds for her: ‘The plan is not to have a plan’
Katrina Kaif’s next film sees her reunited with Salman Khan for Ali Abbas Zafar’s ‘Bharat’.
Chandrima Pal
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What keeps Mamata Shankar on her toes: ‘I always feel that my work could have been better’
The acclaimed actor and dancer’s latest film is Srijit Mukherji’s ‘Shah Jahan Regency’, which will be released on January 18.
Chandrima Pal
The Field
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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
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Paris Olympics 2024: Long jumper Sreeshankar Murali ruled out of Games with knee injury
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Badminton: Kento Momota, former world champion, announces international retirement