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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
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How Manoj Bajpayee tried and tried to get into the National School of Drama
‘He prepared himself so much that when it came to acting, he could stand up to any actor on the Delhi stage.’
Piyush Pandey & Rohit Vats
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Lok Sabha 2024: How important are emotions to electoral politics?
Analyses of voters through the lens of socio-economic or identity-based concerns can create the misplaced perception that emotions are ‘irrational’.
Indrajit Roy
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How ‘eccentric walking’ could improve muscle strength and balance
Regular walking does not appear to work as muscle-strengthening exercise.
Ken Nosaka, The Conversation
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In Kutch, booming salt business puts traditional salt agariyas up against ginger prawn fishers
Both coexisted peacefully once. The small bunds the salt workers made would dissolve in the rain, allowing in water key to fishing in the region.
Ravleen Kaur