Follow The Leader
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Herding in the aisles: The follow-the-leader approach that makes deplaning a nuisance
The herd mentality may have ensured sustenance and safety once upon a time but now it often blinds us to the right choice.
Rohan Banerjee
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What India’s cartoonists think about Narendra Modi’s lush, evolving beard
As the lockdown dragged on, the prime minister’s facial hair got longer.
Scroll Staff
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Post his Covid-19 recovery, Boris Johnson should realise this isn’t the time for ‘heroic leadership’
There is a difference between a charismatic leader and an inspirational one.
Jon Stokes, The Conversation & Stefan Stern, The Conversation
Trending
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Ordinary voters flagged Modi speech to Election Commission – and came up against a broken system
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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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Harsh Mander: Past, present and future – what Narendra Modi’s campaign of hate signifies
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Mumbai principal sacked after being targeted by Hindutva website; says she is mulling legal action
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Kejriwal’s stay in luxury hotel during 2022 Goa polls partly funded by co-accused: ED tells SC
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Three ways to identify a post-truth leader. Hint: They’re all about their followers
Leadership is an odd thing in a world where people only want their echo chamber defended. The power, and the responsibility, starts to lie elsewhere.
Zahira Jaser, The Conversation
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AIADMK is stumbling without Jaya, but most political parties in India are solo (or family) shows
The Tamil Nadu chief minister's ill-health highlights the lack of an alternative power centre. But many political parties function this way.
Anita Katyal
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Fiery Dalit leader Ramdas Athawale has turned into a court jester in BJP’s durbar
Once an activist fighting caste oppression, Athawale now cosies up to the ruling party of the day, achieving not much more than his own elevation.
Smruti Koppikar
Video
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Watch: Students in Pakistan enact moments from Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s pre-wedding event
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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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How Vijay Mallya could end up having something in common with Indira Gandhi and Subramanian Swamy
Members have been expelled from Parliament for various reasons, from taking bribes to being dictatorial – or waggish.
Ipsita Chakravarty
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When Subramanian Swamy's fans took a parody account of their hero for real
The BJP leader has threatened to sue Facebook.
Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
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Poster perfect: Jayalalithaa's well-wishers go crazy with Photoshop
The Tamil Nadu chief minister's birthday was celebrated with traditional fervour and gaiety. And lots of posters.
Scroll Staff
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