What's In A Name
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Mumbai: Eight railway stations to be renamed
Mumbai Central will be renamed as Nana Jagannath Shankarsheth, Marine Lines as Mumbadevi and Charni Road as Girgaon, according to a proposal.
Scroll Staff
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Scientists leap beyond Latin, add Indian identifiers while naming new species
Naming species after the locations where they are found aims to foster a connection with the local community.
Laasya Shekhar
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‘FRAIDS’ to AIDS, monkeypox to ‘mpox’: Why changing the names of diseases became important
Curbing stigma against patients and disassociating the place of occurrence of the disease from the disease itself are the main reasons.
Pradeep Krishnatray
Trending
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Memoir: A journalist remembers the 1960s and how the Naxal movement was portrayed in books and films
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Mumbai principal sacked after being targeted by Hindutva website; says she is mulling legal action
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‘What does it take / to let go?’: There’s a new anthology of English haikus written by Indian poets
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Ordinary voters flagged Modi speech to Election Commission – and came up against a broken system
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Congress moves Madras HC seeking Election Commission action against Modi for propagating hate speech
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Identity, mispronunciations, heritage: Seven Goa writers consider what’s in a name
Are names mere tags, designed to set everyone apart? A selection of posts from an online discussion by the Goa Writers Group.
Goa Writers
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Monkeypox: Why many experts believe the disease needs a better name
A group of 29 scientists has advocated for a non-discriminatory and non-stigmatising nomenclature.
Moses John Bockarie, The Conversation
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‘GAY’ code for Gaya airport is inappropriate, says parliamentary panel, tells Centre to change it
The international body that assigns airport codes said it cannot be changed unless it involves a ‘justifiable’ reason regarding air safety.
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Video
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‘Hind’s Hall’: Rapper Macklemore releases poignant song in support of Palestine, US campus protests
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Met Gala 2024: From Alia Bhatt to Isha Ambani, what Indians in attendance wore
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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Watch: Comedian hilariously mimics different types of announcements at railway stations
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There is a reason why Yash is rocking, Venkat is a fish and Srinivasan is a coconut
The stories behind some of the most inventive screen names of southern film personalities.
Archana Nathan
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What the falling popularity as ‘Donald’ as a baby name tells us about the politics of naming
A Rose by any other name might not choose to become a gardener, and other odd quirks in how names affect us.
Philip Seargeant, The Conversation
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My name is Khan: Inter-religious marriages still draw questions and incredulity in India
Many assume I am Muslim as I have a Muslim surname. It says as much about them as it does about our deeply entrenched patriarchal mindset.
Radha Khan
The Reel
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Watch: Politics, ambition and crime in Vasantha Balan’s ‘Thalaimai Seyalagam’
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How the fantasy film ‘Pathala Bhairavi’ heavily influenced Telugu cinema
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Watch: Manoj Bajpayee’s hundredth movie ‘Bhaiyya Ji’ is a revenge drama
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Start the week with a film: Why ‘Manjummel Boys’ was a blockbuster
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How actor Shahana Goswami flies under the radar and above the competition
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Would you have read ‘The Great Gatsby’ if it was titled ‘The High-Bouncing Lover’?
Naming a book can be as difficult, as agonising, as writing the novel.
Debika Lahiri
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Czechia – is the Czech Republic’s new name real?
It might face an uphill battle for the world to adopt the proposed name change.
Jan Culik, The Conversation
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'You think we have nothing else to do?': SC dismisses plea asking for India to be renamed Bharat
The apex court bench told the petitioner, a social activist from Maharashtra, that public interest litigations are for ‘the poor’.
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The Field
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IPL 2024: Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma lead Hyderabad to crushing 10-wicket win over Lucknow
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Badminton: India to host World Junior Badminton Championships 2025 in Guwahati
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Athletics: Neeraj Chopra to compete in India for first time since Tokyo Olympics
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IPL 2024: Delhi Capitals stay in playoff hunt with win over Rajasthan Royals in high-scoring clash
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Boxing, Asian U22 & Youth C’ships: Paris Olympic-bound Preeti among seven gold medallists for India