People Power
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In Goa, a spirited fight against bid to put villages on fast track to urbanisation
The state has sought to include 22 villages in the jurisdiction of Planning and Development Authorities – bodies that experts say are unconstitutional.
Pamela D’Mello
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How Bengaluru got its pride back: The steel flyover protests gave it a robust citizen's movement
Two civic activists say residents are now moving from being consumers of the city to its citizens.
Nayantara Narayanan
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Kiss of Love protest returns to Kochi’s Marine Drive a day after Shiv Sena’s moral policing rampage
Members of the party and the BJP marched alongside the protestors, shouting out their own slogans, while the activists hugged, cheered and sang songs.
Scroll Staff
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Start the week with a film: Why ‘Manjummel Boys’ was a blockbuster
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Readers’ comments: Article on South Asia’s view of India is ‘horribly biased’
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Ramachandra Guha: How Narendra Modi has undermined the practice of science in India
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The BJP wants an Opposition-free Gujarat. But some are putting up a fight
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‘Knowing we’re mortal gives us purpose’: Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan on his new book
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I paid a bribe: how some citizens are fighting corruption from the bottom up
Could the key to countering a culture of bribery and greed be in the hands of the people?
Daniel Hough, The Conversation
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Meet the cultural icons of Telangana, as the new state celebrates its first anniversary
Every region has contemporary heroes who define its culture. Here is a look at some from India's newest state.
Scroll Staff