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Explained: The Hindu American Foundation’s defamation case against Hindus for Human Rights founders
The suit prompted more than 300 prominent writers, academics, and scholars last week to stand in solidarity with Hindus for Human Rights.
Anisha Sircar
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Tech diaspora mobilises resources to help India make it through brutal Covid-19 second wave
‘Our government needs all the help it can get.’
Anisha Sircar
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‘Please remove your hat’: Sikh truck drivers in the US face discriminatory drug testing practices
‘You should know the options, rather than being backed into a corner where you have to decide between practicing your faith and having a job.’
Anisha Sircar
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Harsh Mander: The dark clouds of 1935 Nuremberg have gathered over Indian skies
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Modi pulled bahujan voters to the BJP. Many are now drifting away
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Why is the penalty for a drunk driver killing people less severe than the punishment for murder?
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How Rukmini Devi Arundale modernised the Kalakshetra sari and made ‘Ahimsa silk’ fashionable
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Opinion: Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak and the democratic politics of pronunciation
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Confronting taboos: A nonfiction anthology explores stories left untold in the South Asian diaspora
The editors of ‘untold: defining moments of the uprooted’ explain how they put together the collection of deeply personal essays.
Anisha Sircar
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India’s farmer protests are reminiscent of the US farming crisis of 1970s, plus other diaspora reads
Weekend reads for Indians abroad from Scroll Global.
Scroll Staff
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The struggle to understand – and combat – heart disease among South Asian Americans
South Asians are four times more likely to get heart disease than other ethnic groups in the US. We are only starting to understand why.
Anisha Sircar
Video
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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
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Eco India: Is traditional building the path to eco-harmony in the Himalayas?
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Eco India, Episode 261: Can ancient know-how revive sustainable mountain ecosystems?
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‘Children of kisaans’: The global Punjabi diaspora speaks up for the farmers protesting in India
One car rally in California saw 10,000 cars drive across the Bay Bridge on December 5 between San Francisco and Oakland, according to toll plaza estimates.
Vandana Menon
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Is the term ‘Desi’ offensive? Some South Asian Americans think so
‘Rather than solidarity, Desi feels like an imposition.’
Anisha Sircar
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Why Indian-Americans could play decisive roles in future US elections plus 7 more diaspora reads
Weekend reads for Indians abroad from Scroll Global.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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Start the week with a film: In ‘Io Capitano’, a gripping tale of flight and fight
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The miraculous resurrection of Nirad Mohapatra’s Odia classic ‘Maya Miriga’
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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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Cannes Film Festival: Payal Kapadia is first Indian to win Grand Prix for ‘All We Imagine As Light’
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Watch: A young man is possessed by an obsessive spirit in ‘Munjya’
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‘Indianised’ dishes and difficult conversations: How Indian-Americans are marking Thanksgiving 2020
‘We actually have to acknowledge that as Indian-Americans, we are racialised as people of colour.’
Anisha Sircar
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Barack Obama was ‘angriest’ when his team leaked a memo titled ‘Hillary Clinton (D-Punjab)’ in 2007
In his new memoir, Obama refers to the memo that attacked Clinton for representing Indian interests, and upset the Indian-American community.
Scroll Staff
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Barack Obama was ‘angriest’ when his team leaked a memo titled ‘Hillary Clinton (D-Punjab)’ in 2007
In his new memoir, Obama refers to the memo that attacked Clinton for representing Indian interests, and upset the Indian-American community.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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Boxing, World Olympic Qualifier: Ankushita Boro advances into second round; Abhimanyu Loura exits
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IPL 2024: Virat Kohli’s sweep to the million dollar babies – Here’s a look at the season’s takeaways
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Tennis, French Open: ‘My body isn’t what it was’ – Andy Murray as his Roland Garrors career ends
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Watch, IPL 2024: Kolkata Knight Riders’ celebrate after winning their third title
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Tennis, French Open: Naomi Osaka, Carlos Alcaraz advance; Andy Murray exits in opening round