Name Game
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Amrit Udyan controversy: BJP’s renaming sprees will leave India with crippling amnesia
Changing the name of Mughal Gardens reflects the unwarranted inferiority complex of the present-day moguls and their parochial chauvinism.
Faisal CK
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Why naming the new Parliament building after BR Ambedkar would be a true step towards decolonisation
Indian democracy and Ambedkar have almost became synonymous.
Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd
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Riya, Aryan, Kiara: Why so many parents choose the same names for their babies
Just like there are generational preferences in furniture, music and hairstyles, so it is with baby names.
Jane Pilcher, The Conversation, Birgit Eggert, The Conversation & Katrine Bechsgaard, The Conversation
Trending
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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How Guwahati became the second-most polluted city in the world
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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Is apple cider vinegar as good for health as it sounds?
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D’Prived: Why some Goans can’t access their pensions because of their surnames
Because of a coding oversight, names like D’Souza and D’Cruz with apostrophes and hyphens are being rejected by some government IT systems.
Umang Poddar
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Names of places not in tune with ‘Assamese culture’ will be changed, says Himanta Biswa Sarma
The chief minister said people could give suggestions through a web portal which will soon be launched for this purpose.
Scroll Staff
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Why Arunachal residents are upset by an event at which Rajnath Singh inaugurated 12 new roads
Some have staged protests against the Border Roads Organisation.
Akanksha Mishra
Video
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Watch: This fan-made trailer imagines Henry Cavill and Margot Robbie starring in a James Bond film
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Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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Why former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Annadurai decided against renaming Madras state as Tamizh Naadu
Annadurai wanted to avoid the retroflex consonant ‘zha’ to make it easier for people who did not speak Tamil.
Sruthisagar Yamunan
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Delhi: Hindu Sena blackens signboard on Babur Road, wants it to be renamed after a ‘great Indian’
Hindu Sena President Vishnu Gupta said they did not want the road to be named after ‘a foreign invader’.
Scroll Staff
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The Dilli debate: Why should a city be known by only one name anyway?
A BJP MP’s attempts to erase the names Dehli and Delhi reflect a monolithic, majoritarian view of history.
Rizwan Ahmad
The Reel
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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What’s in a name? From ‘Welcome to Sajjanpur’ to ‘Finding Fanny’, Bollywood movies offer an answer
As the government continues to rename cities and towns, some films offer insight into how a place’s name shapes its residents and fortunes.
Damini Kulkarni
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Calling millennials ‘snowflakes’ isn’t just inaccurate but also bad news for mental health awareness
Deriding a generation as weak and sensitive is nasty, patently false and actively harms progress on tackling mental health.
Shelly Haslam-Ormerod, The Conversation
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Scientists have found new spider species in Sri Lanka – and named them after Enid Blyton characters
Nine new species of ‘goblin spiders’ have been named after goblin characters from Enid Blyton’s children books.
Shreya Dasgupta
The Field
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IPL 2024: KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock power Lucknow to comfortable win over Chennai
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Aman loses in semi-final as Indian men fail to win Paris quotas
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Shooting, Indian Olympic trials: Esha Singh, Bhavesh Shekhawat lead in respective 25m pistol events
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Deepak Punia, Sujeet Kalkal fail to make weigh-ins in time
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Chess, Candidates 2024: Gukesh Dommaraju picks up win to become joint-leader with two rounds to go