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Nature, nostalgia and exile: Neeraj Bakshi’s paintings reflect universal suffering
The reclusive painter’s art foregrounds his experience of displacement during the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits and urges global camaraderie.
Imran Muzaffar
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Why Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest is a defining moment in Indian politics
It must be seen in the context of the series of assaults on democracy that the Modi government has launched since it came to power in 2014.
Vivek Deshpande
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Ramachandra Guha: The gentle resistance of Chipko movement pioneer Chandi Prasad Bhatt
The memoir of the grassroots organiser and insightful thinker is now available in English.
Ramachandra Guha
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Eco India: How is Delhi's toxic air affecting women from the informal sector?
Delhi has been rated world's most polluted capital city for the fourth consecutive year.
Scroll Staff
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‘A Long Season of Ashes’: A memoir of flight, fight, and survival for Kashmiri Pandits in exile
Siddhartha Gigoo’s memoir invokes empathy for the unimaginable struggle and loss that Kashmiri Pandits were made to go through, before and after the exodus.
Shivani Patel
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Start the week with a film: In ‘Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story’, a star as well as an inventor
Alexandra Dean’s documentary is available to rent on Prime Video’s iwonder documentary channel.
Scroll Staff
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Covaxin maker Bharat Biotech, linked firms gave Rs 25 crore to TDP even though it is out of power
Some believe it is because of the professional and personal relationships between members of the Kamma community.
Anjana Meenakshi & Project Electoral Bond
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TB’s invisible crisis and why accessible and supportive care for women, gender minorities is crucial
Living in patriarchal societies, such groups face unique challenges in accessing timely diagnosis and treatment.
Akshata Acharya & Manasi Khade
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Why a government-run ‘fact-checking’ unit has been stayed by the Supreme Court
Fears have been expressed that the unit would supress free speech and the freedom of the press.
Vineet Bhalla
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Tea industry contends with environmental and social problems
Solutions lie in reducing the sector’s environmental footprint and building resilience against climate change effects in a rapidly warming world, say experts.
Sean Mowbray
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How wildlife returned to an Ecuadorian moorland
After centuries, the livestock that grazed across the Antisana Ecological Reserve were evicted. The delicate ecosystem is now recovering slowly.
Emilia Paz y Miño, The Human Journalism Network
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‘The Tattoo Murder’ injects local aesthetics into a post-World War II Japanese crime novel
The novel is a gripping page-turner of the first order that also wonderfully explores Tokyo, then a city in ruins.
Saptak Choudhury
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Eco India, Episode 256: How can the marginalised in cities cope with climate change effectively?
Every week, Eco India brings you stories that inspire you to build a cleaner, greener and better tomorrow.
Scroll Staff
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‘The Chandayan’: The 14th-century Sufi romance brought to life by a new translation and essays
Written by Mulla Daud, the romance is based on popular folklore in Awadh, Bundelkhand, Chhattisgarh and Western Bihar.
Rana Safvi
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A British woman fused Hindustani and Western music in the 18th century – with the help of courtesans
Sophia Plowden reworked short musical compositions, such as Punjabi tappas, ghazals and raginis, in the western idiom as instrumental or sung pieces in English.
Malini Nair
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‘He has done good work’: In Kejriwal’s constituency, strong support from people on the margins
Opinions on whether the arrested chief minister is corrupt depended on whether interviewees had benefitted from his government’s welfare schemes.
Abhik Deb
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Renewable energy firm donated Rs 13 crore to BRS before bagging motorsport event in Telangana
The current Congress government has asked why the previous BRS regime did not act against Greenko, which reneged on its agreement to conduct the Formula E race.
Anjana Meenakshi & Vaishnavi Rathore
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‘The Solitude of a Shadow’: A novel of unsettling moralities and sympathy with the wretched
N Kalyan Raman’s English translation of Devibharathi’s Tamil novel captures the nuances and unspoken realities of life in small-town India.
Ila Manish