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Mrinal Pande
Mrinal Pande is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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Journalist Mrinal Pande examines the relationship between Hindi news, politics, and corporations
An excerpt from ‘The Journey of Hindi Language Journalism in India: From Raj to Swaraj,’ by Mrinal Pande.
Mrinal Pande
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Covid-19: When images of cremations are beamed, does this break a sacred taboo?
There is nothing guhya (hidden) or segregationist here. Death must be accepted in its cruel inevitability by both the young and the ageing.
Mrinal Pande
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Uttarakhand satyagraha against a labour register 100 years ago holds hope for CAA protestors
In 1919, the region rose against the hated kulli begar system of forced labour – and tore up the books in which the names of able-bodied people were recorded.
Mrinal Pande
Trending
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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Angry Hanuman: This viral image that won Modi’s praise symbolises today’s aggressive, macho India
This may well be the transformation of a genial, well-loved icon into a militant killer.
Mrinal Pande
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From Roop Kanwar’s sati to opposing ‘Padmaavat’, Rajput honour has always involved repressing women
Abusive practices invented to subdue women provide a template for men to use power to dominate and bully all weaker sections of the society.
Mrinal Pande
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If not for ‘Chandamama’, my generation may have never realised the beauty of age-old Indian tales
Four years after the print edition shut down, a new unofficial online archive of the children’s magazine reminds us of its near-cult status.
Mrinal Pande
Video
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Watch: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist
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Watch: Footballers give their jackets to young player escorts amidst heavy rain in New York City
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Caught on camera: Supermarket floor collapses, shopper falls through it
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‘Look at my wonderful costume’: Actor Anne Hathaway reacts to scenes from some of her popular movies
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Watch: Chef makes life-sized pencil and sharpener entirely from chocolate
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What 18th-century India can teach us about making art in the time of chaos
The life and works of the artist Manaku help us understand chaos, displacement, love and ultimate loss.
Mrinal Pande
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The Goddess of Stone Pelters: In Uttarakhand, hurling stones is a hallowed tradition
Uttarakhand is full of shrines to the stone as mother, the protector.
Mrinal Pande
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The power of prayer: A short history of deras and their political patronage
Not everyone who visits deras or ashrams is driven by profound questions about faith.
Mrinal Pande
The Reel
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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic
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Premiere date announced for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Heeramandi’
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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The secret ingredient of Pratik Gandhi’s success: ‘Salt to taste’
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‘Bade Miyan Chote Miyan’ trailer: Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff team up for action thriller
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Hindi’s prototype was a mélange of dialects – but the language is now undergoing a purification
How did it come to this?
Mrinal Pande
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What happened to beautiful Nainital? It stinks of sewage and dead fish
Water level in Naini lake, the hill station’s only source of fresh water, is down 18 feet this summer.
Mrinal Pande
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Can Uttarakhand sustain the onslaught of commercially packaged religion in age of climate change?
The state government has been aggressively advertising pilgrimage packages to the fabled Char Dham in the Himalayas.
Mrinal Pande
The Field
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IPL 2024: KKR bring in Allah Ghazanfar as replacement player; RR rope in Keshav Maharaj
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Athletics: Neeraj Chopra to open his 2024 season at Doha Diamond League in May
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Badminton, Spain Masters Super 300: PV Sindhu wins opening match; Indian men’s singles campaign ends
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Captain’s log: The Indian Premier League has become a grooming ground for new captains
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IPL 2024: Record-breaking Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Mumbai Indians for first win of the season