Following The Clouds
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Why Goa's fishermen are angry this monsoon
As a state directive restricts fishing during the rains, Karnataka boats are depleting stocks in Goan waters.
Mridula Chari
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Wine, fruit, revelry and other colours of Goa's feast of São João
The celebrations became a blur of flower-crowned people jumping into wells to pray for rain.
Harsha Vadlamani
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How a Goan fisherman escaped the southwest monsoon by boat
More than 20 years ago, Bernard de Souza made the risky voyage around the Indian peninsula to Vishakapatnam just so that he could continue fishing.
Mridula Chari
Trending
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In Saudi Arabia’s scaled-down plans for megacity across the desert – a warning sign for the future
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These innovations have made Amrik Sukhdev Dhaba in Murthal the truck drivers’ favourite since 1967
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Carbolic Smoke Balls and snake oil: Patanjali joins a long history of dubious medicinal advertising
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Ambitious tourism plans for Lakshadweep ignore limited availability of freshwater
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‘Mountains too are equal to men’: In these poems, the personal has a ripple effect on the world
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Mangalore's age-old tiles survive the shift towards cement
Tiles from this region were used across India, especially to make roofs, because they withstood even heavy rain, find Scroll.in's Mridula Chari and Harsha Vadlamani
Mridula Chari
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Draupadi's Sari: A strip of rock in Dakshina Kannada is one of the reasons for anti-dam protest
Small dams entail fewer human and environmental costs than large dams, but some remain small only on paper, find Scroll.in's Mridula Chari and Harsha Vadlamani.
Mridula Chari
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Goa's feast of São João has wild flowers, feni – and jumping into wells
Mridula Chari and Harsha Vadlamani arrive in the coastal state just in time for the celebrations, when alcohol flows more abundantly than usual and people look to god for a good monsoon.
Mridula Chari
Video
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Video: Being Muslim in today’s India
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Watch: Massive rainstorm hits Mumbai, strong winds knock down trees, damage cars
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‘Barking news’: Woman turns journalist to ‘report’ on mischiefs and complaints by her pet dogs
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Watch: Comedian presents TV newsroom discussion in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Heeramandi’ style
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Watch: Stunning Northern Lights spotted in unexpected places around the world
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In one of India's wettest places, researchers chase and find new species of snakes in the wild
Since 2012, the Kalinga Centre for Rainforest Ecology in the Western Ghats has discovered 41 snake species, six of which are unique to the area.
Mridula Chari
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States squabble over water, but the Cauvery's fishermen face different problems
Fishing communities that earn their living from the Cauvery appear strangely insulated from the battle over its waters but face great pressures of their own.
Mridula Chari
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Waiting for the jaggery clouds: how the monsoon seeps through Kerala's language and songs
Scroll.in's Mridula Chari and Harsha Vadlamani have not found much of a monsoon in Kerala, but have come across a fair bit of folklore about it.
Mridula Chari
The Reel
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‘Mr and Mrs Mahi’ trailer: Rajkummar Rao, Janhvi Kapoor in cricket-themed romance
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Start the week with a film: The unforgettable revolution of the dogs in ‘White God’
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‘Murder in Mahim’ review: A crime as unjust as wrongful death
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‘Srikanth’ review: An inspiring tale of remarkable achievement
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‘The Boy and the Heron’ review: An animation legend rolls out enchantment and emotional resonance
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How the FIFA World Cup is reviving the fortunes of an ancient shipyard in Kerala
The Scroll.in team fails to find rain in Calicut. Instead, they come across a shipyard building luxury yachts for the sheikh of Qatar to use for the 2022 World Cup.
Mridula Chari
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What the monsoon means for me: KA Verghese, farmer
The Scroll.in team is exploring how the rains affect India's economy and ecology, culture and agriculture.
Mridula Chari
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In Kerala, farmers fight to preserve a rare variety of salt-resistant rice – and the ecosystem
As Scroll.in’s Mridula Chari and Harsha Vadlamani search for clouds along the west coast, they meet farmers who are attempting to return to a traditional system of alternating paddy and shrimp cultivation.
Mridula Chari
The Field
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IPL 2024: Gujarat vs Kolkata match abandoned due to bad weather in Ahmedabad
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Shooting, National Olympic trials: Manu Bhaker, Adarsh Singh top women’s and men’s 25m pistol qualis
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Boxing, Elorda Cup: Nikhat Zareen starts campaign with comfortable win
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Wrestling, World Olympic Qualifiers: Sujeet, Jaideep lose; India win only one men’s freestyle quota
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IPL 2024: Royal Challengers Bengaluru beat Delhi Capitals and climb to fifth spot in standings