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Rohini Mohan
Rohini Mohan is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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‘Worse than a death sentence’: Inside Assam’s sham trials that could strip millions of citizenship
An analysis of 515 orders issued by four tribunals shows 82% of people on trial were declared foreigners.
Rohini Mohan
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Bengaluru garment hub’s dirty secret: Sexual harassment in the workplace
A root cause of this is the power imbalance – the majority of workers are women while the middle and senior management are disproportionately male.
Rohini Mohan
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‘Locals have become too aware of their rights’: Why Bengaluru garment factories are hiring migrants
The fashion industry’s requirements for cheaper and faster labour have prompted companies to focus on rural India.
Rohini Mohan
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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‘My son lost his job during demonetisation but at least it removed black money’
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The Assam voter who no longer supports the BJP because of the CAA
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The real reason why Modi says what he does – Hindu India accepts it
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Why is BJP wooing Bengali-origin Muslims in Assam?
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For Bengaluru’s garment hub workers, the minimum wage is actually the maximum wage
From April 2016 to January 2017, apparel exports grew by 4.5%. But the narrative that the cost of labour is squeezing the industry is a constant refrain.
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The Bengaluru garment workers who stitched your branded clothes have probably still not been paid
Small strikes over unpaid wages continue to erupt in garment hub that saw massive protests last year.
Rohini Mohan
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Indianise, nationalise, spiritualise: The RSS education project is in expansion mode
The Sangh has been running thousands of schools and gurukuls since 1952. But with the BJP at the Centre, this programme has new energy.
Rohini Mohan
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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The winner: Here’s what won Rohini Mohan the Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize
An excerpt from ‘The Seasons of Trouble: Life Amid the Ruins of Sri Lanka’s Civil War’.
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Sri Lanka: Life amidst death when the guns stopped firing
As Sri Lanka goes to the polls, an excerpt from a book about what the civil war did to its people.
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