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‘Get me out’: After voice mail, Indian mother waits to hear from son duped into fighting in Ukraine
A Kashmiri man is among several Indians, desperate for jobs, who landed up in Russia after being promised work as ‘helpers’ in the army.
Mubashir Naik, Thomson Reuters Foundation & Irshad Hussain, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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Fiction by Damodar Mauzo: Love helps Vipin find a separate identity from his cold, unloving family
An excerpt from ‘Boy, Unloved’, translated from the Konkani by Jerry Pinto.
Damodar Mauzo & Jerry Pinto
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Publishing Next Industry Awards 2023 shortlists in ten categories announced
The winners will be declared on 30 March.
Scroll Staff
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Biography: When theatre director Ebrahim Alkazi turned the terrace of his home into an auditorium
An excerpt from ‘Ebrahim Alkazi: Holding Time Captive’, by Amal Allana.
Amal Allana
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Dilip Naik, the Hindi film industry musician you had heard even before you heard of him
The remarkable journey of the guitarist who played on the iconic Hindi film songs ‘Aaja Aaja’ and ‘Jaan Pehchaan Ho’.
Rudradeep Bhattacharjee
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Ladakh protest: A tale of two mountain springs and what it says about the demand for autonomy
The protests in the territory are rooted in the right to make policies, norms and laws locally.
Padma Rigzin
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How did Bihar, once the cradle of civilisation, devolve into a state of crime, poverty, and misrule?
An excerpt from ‘Broken Promises: Caste, Crime and Politics in Bihar’, by Mrityunjay Sharma.
Mrityunjay Sharma
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Echoes of Bangladesh War in popular culture have kept alive memories of the freedom struggle
On the country’s Founding Day, a look back at the poets, musicians and filmmakers who have produced exceptional work on the liberation war.
Faisal Mahmud
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How a Guwahati DJ was held captive by her family to stop her marriage to a Muslim man
The disappearance and rescue – after three months – of popular DJ Damini Bhajanka has left many questions about the role of the Assam police.
Rokibuz Zaman
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How much stress is too much and what can you do about it?
Good stress can even be good for your health. But toxic stress can wear down your stress response system with lasting effects.
Lawson R Wulsin, The Conversation
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Sexual harassment is rampant in Southeast Asia’s male-dominated conservation sector
Law enforcement remains far from effective on the ground and women say they often stay silent in order to continue working.
Hướng Thiện
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Fiction: Will Poppy and Tariq be able to sustain their love in a dystopian state?
An excerpt from ‘Like Being Alive Twice,’ by Dharini Bhaskar.
Dharini Bhaskar
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From the memoir: A Gurkha soldier’s childhood in the treacherous mountains of Nepal
An excerpt from ‘Gurkha Brotherhood: A Memoir of Childhood and War’, by Kailash Limbu.
Kailash Limbu
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Why scientists and engineers should study social science
The processes of innovation and technological development are deeply embedded in social, economic and cultural contexts.
Sachin Tiwale
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Red Lorry Film Festival picks: ‘Hesitation Wound’, ‘The Goldman Case’, ‘Wicked Little Letters’
The BookMyShow event includes classics such as ‘Psycho’, ‘Enter the Dragon’ and ‘Jerry Maguire’ on the big screen.
Scroll Staff
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GN Saibaba interview: ‘To believe in humanity, social progress, is that extremist?’
Saibaba was acquitted earlier this month after spending the last decade under incarceration in a case that the High Court described as “failure of justice”.
Vineet Bhalla
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At Chandigarh film festival, the art and business of cinema go together
Apart from screenings, the Cinevesture International Film Festival seeks to connect filmmakers with investors.
Scroll Staff
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When P Sainath met Jagdhishwar Jeet Singh, the ‘man-eating’ landlord of Jharkhand
An excerpt from ‘In Search of the Indian Village: Stories and Reports’, edited by Mamang Dai.
P. Sainath