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Anvar Alikhan
Anvar Alikhan is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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Is there much more of Mumbai than meets the eye in Salman Rushdie’s new novel?
A schoolmate from the writer’s Bombay days searches for hidden clues.
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The Mont Blanc pen and other tales from Salman Rushdie’s life as a Bombay schoolboy
The city, which features in his latest novel, ‘The Golden House’, is an indelible part of Rushdie’s identity.
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From ‘Debonair’ to ‘Cocktail’: How Hugh Hefner’s ‘Playboy’ inspired many second cousins in India
Even before copies of ‘Playboy’ were smuggled into India, an adventurous publisher had launched an Indian version of it.
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Trending
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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Husna Bai: The tawaif who made Hindustani music a respectable profession for women artists
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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Is the 2024 Lok Sabha election India’s last chance before the point of no return?
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What made Freddie Mercury’s voice so magical? His teeth
The singer believed his buck teeth gave his voice the special resonance. Scientists now think there was another reason.
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The Indian adventures of Amelia Earhart before she disappeared into oblivion
Exactly 80 years after the famous aviator vanished, new evidence emerges about her possible fate.
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A history lesson for the Tatas (and Indigo) as they consider buying out Air India
A look at the airline’s roller-coaster fortunes over the years.
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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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How Rowan Atkinson has been brilliantly miscast (or the strange case of Inspector Maigret)
Mr Bean now plays the philosophical, world-weary detective created by Georges Simenon.
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Was Roger Moore the best James Bond ever? Or the worst?
The history of the 007 franchise would have been vastly different if Timothy Dalton or Oliver Reed had been picked over Roger Moore.
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The little-known history of how Zoroastrian merchants helped create the old Silk Route
The Zoroastrian-Chinese connection is at least 1,200 years older than we think. Probably even more.
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The Reel
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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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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Can you spot the Nanavati murder case in these Salman Rushdie and Indra Sinha novels?
Thrown in some facts, garnish with a lot of fiction, and sprinkle some magical realism.
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This book gives an exciting new life to the murder case that rocked Mumbai 60 years ago
Perhaps none of three main players – Nanavati, Sylvia, and Ahuja – were who they were made out to be.
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The romance that caused Dev Anand to be known as ‘Gregory Peck of India’
The American star’s name was hyphenated with Dev Anand’s. But how did that happen?
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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