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Aparna Kalra
Aparna Kalra is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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What happens when India’s Tinder generation searches for a match at a matrimonial event
Are Indians swiping right for sex, but turning to mummy and papa to find a spouse?
Aparna Kalra
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Web links: Muslims are using social media to build solidarity networks and counter Hindutva
Can they be effective, though?
Aparna Kalra
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The UGC is more about control and less about regulation
Apart from funding and approving courses, the higher education regulator spams universities with missives on anniversaries, Yoga Day, Mann Ki Baat.
Aparna Kalra
Trending
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Canada: Amid anti-immigration rhetoric, curbing international students is a knee-jerk reaction
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Expelled BJP Minority Morcha leader Usman Ghani arrested in Rajasthan
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Why Calcutta HC struck down 25,000 teachers’ appointments and how it could impact the election
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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Instant ‘gate-cane’ weddings in parched Marathwada supply desperate labour to sugar industry
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Student leaders are reduced to pawns in Uttar Pradesh politics
Faced with vindictive university authorities, even autonomous leaders are pushed into the embrace of political parties.
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As parents and schools fight over fees, Delhi government orders an audit
The fee wars are not limited to any one city, with parents in Delhi, Gurgaon, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Bangalore banding together to fight.
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Do Delhi’s government schools really need CCTV cameras in their classrooms?
While education experts aren’t sure such surveillance will help in any way, students and parents seem to think it’s a good idea.
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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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How parents are fighting back when told 'Want the school, pay the price'
As parents petition governments and courts to join the great battle over school fee hikes, teachers say they are the worst hit.
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Meet Arti, the chess-loving LIC officer who has learnt how to make subtle moves in life
Continuing our series on the new breadwinners. Women who have taken charge of their families, by choice or circumstance.
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Meet Nisha, the toilet attendant who doesn't let a small house limit the dreams of her children
This week, Scroll.in brings you the stories of women who have taken charge of their lives and their families. Meet the new breadwinners.
Aparna Kalra
The Reel
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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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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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Why government schools in Delhi are pushing students to become beauticians and mechanics
Schools and students struggle to understand vocational training which does not count at university level.
Aparna Kalra
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As Indian government considers bringing back 66A, warnings from Turkey and Russia
There are indications the government may bring back the law that punishes 'grossly offensive or menacing' messages or posts with a jail term.
Aparna Kalra