Talking Ideas
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Opinion: Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak and the democratic politics of pronunciation
A controversy broke out on social media when Spivak corrected a student’s pronunciation of WEB Du Bois’s name – after explaining why.
Brinda Bose
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An AI was invited to Oxford Union to debate its own ethics. What it said was startling
The ethics of AI are constantly debated. But does anyone ask the AI?
Alex Connock, The Conversation & Andrew Stephen, The Conversation
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You don’t have to hit the streets to support a rebellion. You can also do it by doing nothing
There are different ways of doing nothing – and the means and methods matter.
Gwilym David Blunt, Aeon
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‘Panchayat’ Season 3 review: We’re back in Phulera but we’re not sure why
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In Bangladesh, climate disasters are forcing girls into underage marriages
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Payal Kapadia’s Cannes Grand Prix shows why free expression is vital for FTII and other institutions
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Memoir: Hollywood producer Priyanka Mattoo traces her journey from Kashmir to Los Angeles
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The Modi government’s much-hyped health centres are failing
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Utopia has dangerous, fatal consequences – it’s time to aim for ‘protopia’ instead
Protopia believes in incremental progress in steps toward improvement, not perfection.
Michael Shermer, Aeon
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Opinion: To counter Hindutva vigilantism, India needs a movement like the 2011 anti-corruption stir
Fostering group solidarity will enable terrorised citizens to fight back against fundamentalist forces.
Ajaz Ashraf
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Why are writers and critics around the world worrying about (or ignoring) cultural appropriation?
And what does it mean for writers in India?
Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch: How the crew and passengers were evacuated from a plane after bomb scare in Delhi
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Video: How should India tackle its unemployment crisis?
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Watch: ‘The Garfield Movie’ screened specially for cats and their owners in Dubai cinema hall
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Cyclone Remal: Scenes of damage as heavy rain and storms batter parts of Bangladesh and West Bengal
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Watch: When the ‘All We Imagine As Light’ team danced on the red carpet before the Cannes screening