Tribute
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Veteran ghazal singer Pankaj Udhas dies at 73
Udhas, whose career began in 1980 with the release of a ghazal album named Aahat, died around 11 am at the Breach Candy hospital in Mumbai.
Scroll Staff
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Renowned filmmaker Kumar Shahani passes away at 83
One of the leading figures of Indian arthouse cinema, Shahani directed such classics as ‘Maya Darpan’, ‘Tarang’, ‘Khayal Gatha’ and ‘Kasba’.
Scroll Staff
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Remembering the life and work of my ‘aged friend’, poet Jayanta Mahapatra, in his role of a reader
‘That is whom I befriended – the most sensitive reader who had a line to quote for every beat of the human heart.’
Abinash Dash Choudhury
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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Uttarakhand restricts sale of land for agriculture as locals protest tourism infrastructure boom
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Karnataka forms SIT to probe ‘obscene videos’ case allegedly involving JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna
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Why Calcutta HC struck down 25,000 teachers’ appointments and how it could impact the election
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‘Sharp wit, astute commentator’: Tributes pour in as cartoonist Ajit Ninan passes away
Many were introduced to his work as he drew the comic strip ‘Detective Moochhwala’ for the children’s magazine ‘Target’ in the 1980s.
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Kavita Singh (1964-2023): A brilliant art historian and teacher with an insatiable zest for life
The former dean of Jawaharlal Nehru University’s School of Arts and Aesthetics passed away on July 30.
Saloni Mathur, Jyotindra Jain, Parul Dave Mukherji & Deepti Mulgund
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Nitin Desai, National Film Award-winning production designer, dies by suicide
Desai, who was 57, worked on some of the biggest Hindi films, including ‘Devdas’, ‘Lagaan’, ‘Jodhaa Akbar’ and ‘Munnabhai MBBS’.
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Video
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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Watch: Argentinian woman is crowned Miss Universe Buenos Aires at 60
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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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Shanta Gokhale: The Navroze Contractor I knew
The renowned cinematographer and photographer died in a biking accident on June 18.
Shanta Gokhale
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Tina Turner (1939-2023): A symbol of empowerment, strength and the many facets of love
She remodelled every song she sang – realigning them so much that we now think of them as hers first.
Leigh Carriage, The Conversation
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‘I shall not retreat’: Recalling Paul Robeson’s support for India’s freedom struggle
April 9 marks the US activist-singer’s 125th birth anniversary.
Archishman Raju
The Reel
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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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‘Parineeta’ director Pradeep Sarkar dies at 68
His credits include ‘Mardaani’ and the web series ‘Duranga’.
Scroll Staff
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The story behind Dilip Kumar’s unseen ‘Aag Ka Dariya’ – and how the film could still be released
Director SV Rajendra Singh Babu talks to ‘Scroll.in’ about working with the actor and why the production got derailed.
Devarsi Ghosh
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Actor Vikram Gokhale passes away at 77
Among his most recent films was Nikhil Mahajan’s ‘Godavari’.
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The Field
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IPL 2024: Will Jacks’s unbeaten ton, Virat Kohli’s 70* drive Bengaluru to clinical win over Gujarat
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India tour of Bangladesh: Renuka Thakur stars as visitors pick up comfortable win in opening T20I
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Shooting, Shotgun Olympic Qualifiers: Maheshwari Chauhan secures Paris quota in women’s skeet
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Athletics, Asian U20 C’ships: Laxita, Ekta clinch silver as India finish second in tournament
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Archery, World Cup Shanghai: Men’s recurve team win gold; Deepika Kumari clinches silver