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Urmi Chanda
Urmi Chanda-Vaz is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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‘History for Peace Tracts’: Truths, histories may be multifaceted but peaceful existence is the goal
Reviews of essay lectures written by Krishna Kumar, Yousuf Saeed, and Rajeev Bhargava.
Urmi Chanda
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In times of endless strife, what can the ordinary person do to build peace?
The idea of positive peace goes beyond the absence of violence and instead seeks to create an ecosystem that makes peaceful and successful lives possible.
Urmi Chanda
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‘The Indians’: Historians tell the many histories of India with humanness and scholarly objectivity
The expansive compendium of short essays on India by subject-matter experts, whose perspectives are suited to those who like history without a side of rhetoric.
Urmi Chanda
Trending
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Mumbai principal sacked after being targeted by Hindutva website; says she is mulling legal action
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‘What does it take / to let go?’: There’s a new anthology of English haikus written by Indian poets
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‘Knowing we’re mortal gives us purpose’: Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan on his new book
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Congress to decide Indian cricket team based on religion, claims PM Modi
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‘We are living in perpetual fear’: Prajwal Revanna video leaks spark panic among women in Hassan
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How Shaheen Bagh inspired me to organise India’s first forum for interfaith arts and dialogue
Behind the scenes at In Sync, a festival inspired by the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act.
Urmi Chanda
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‘In Search of the Divine’: Where Sufism’s syncretic legacy meets author Rana Safvi’s personal faith
A combination of information, insights, and inspiration.
Urmi Chanda
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How the Mahabharata rules the national imagination through a mix of fact and fantasy
Ganesh Devy’s new book locates the epic in the lives of Indians and asks how this became possible.
Urmi Chanda
Video
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‘Hind’s Hall’: Rapper Macklemore releases poignant song in support of Palestine, US campus protests
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Met Gala 2024: From Alia Bhatt to Isha Ambani, what Indians in attendance wore
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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Watch: Comedian hilariously mimics different types of announcements at railway stations
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What can notions of dharma and contemporary law tell us about the Ramayana? Two books investigate
While Arshia Sattar teases out the meaning of ‘maryada’ in her new book, Anil and Vipul Maheshwari look at the Ramayana through the lens of contemporary law.
Urmi Chanda
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This book identifies frameworks to foster peace, not violence, through diverse religions
A scholar of comparative religion explains how there are possibilities of pluralism in all faiths, despite how much at odds they seem with one another.
Urmi Chanda
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Suraj Yengde’s new book unapologetically calls out the caste elephant in every room in modern India
In ‘Caste Matters’, a first generation scholar from a Dalit family tears angrily into Brahmanism.
Urmi Chanda-Vaz
The Reel
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Watch: Politics, ambition and crime in Vasantha Balan’s ‘Thalaimai Seyalagam’
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How the fantasy film ‘Pathala Bhairavi’ heavily influenced Telugu cinema
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Watch: Manoj Bajpayee’s hundredth movie ‘Bhaiyya Ji’ is a revenge drama
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Start the week with a film: Why ‘Manjummel Boys’ was a blockbuster
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How actor Shahana Goswami flies under the radar and above the competition
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This book examines the role and representation of the human body in India’s diverse cultures
Alka Pande’s ‘Body Sutra’ reminds us that the body has always been the site of art and violence, and the symbol and landscape of cultural churning.
Urmi Chanda-Vaz
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Muhammad Bin Tughlaq’s story cannot be told in an unconvincing, furious account of a violent life
Anuja Chandramouli’s ‘Muhammad Bin Tughlaq: Tale of a Tyrant’ is formulaic and shallow, not worthy of historical fiction.
Urmi Chanda-Vaz
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Why are most Indian museums so bad at preserving history? A conservation expert explains
On the sidelines of an exhibition at CSMVS Mumbai, Anupam Sah spoke about the state of conservation in Indian museums.
Urmi Chanda-Vaz
The Field
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Badminton: India to host World Junior Badminton Championships 2025 in Guwahati
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Athletics: Neeraj Chopra to compete in India for first time since Tokyo Olympics
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IPL 2024: Delhi Capitals stay in playoff hunt with win over Rajasthan Royals in high-scoring clash
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Boxing, Asian U22 & Youth C’ships: Paris Olympic-bound Preeti among seven gold medallists for India
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Football: Odisha FC to compete in the inaugural AFC Women’s Champions League