Social Discrimination
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India’s strict lockdown pushed its Dalits, Muslims and Adivasis deeper into debt
The loss of income and livelihood forced India’s marginalised groups to take fresh loans, shows a survey.
Shreya Raman, IndiaSpend.com & Sadhika Tiwari, IndiaSpend.com
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Karnataka’s black magic law targets caste and gender discrimination, not Hindu religious practices
Though it comes as part of a long line of previous legislative reform efforts, it also marks a new beginning.
Varuni Bhatia
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Watch: Can a dose of obscenity and humour help counter racism? Philosopher Slavoj Žižek thinks so
The argument: telling racist jokes in a non-racist way is better than using politically correct language.
Scroll Staff
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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Mumbai school principal told to resign after being targeted by Hindutva website
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‘Naach Ga Ghuma’ review: Soft landings in saga of a woman and her missing maid
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Faltering economy, poor citizens, South Asia’s bully: The reality of India’s global ambitions
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In his new book, journalist Boria Majumdar addresses BCCI’s two-year ban after an online controversy
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"We're lost between both worlds:" Sikhs and Hindus leave Afghanistan but aren't at home in India
Reports say growing discrimination and intolerance are the reasons for migration.
Scroll Staff
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Facebook bursts with tales of housing bias after Muslim woman is denied flat in Mumbai
A social-media group has become the clearing house for harrowing stories.
Mayank Jain
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How bias against Muslim flat seekers came to be entrenched in India's most cosmopolitan city
The riots that followed the demolition of the Babri Masjid in 1992 completely transformed Mumbai's character.
Smruti Koppikar
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Watch: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave
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Watch: Woman recreates pet parrot’s choreography
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Watch: Neighbours rescue infant from second floor sunshade after she fell from fourth floor balcony
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers