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Smruti Koppikar
Smruti Koppikar is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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With reservations for powerful Marathas, BJP hopes to consolidate hold on Maharashtra. Can it?
If the saffron party is to grow, it must add Marathas to its base of urban traders and upper caste voters.
Smruti Koppikar
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Chhath politics in Mumbai has changed – Raj Thackeray’s stance on North Indians is the biggest sign
The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief is set to attend an Uttar Bharatiya event in the city next month.
Smruti Koppikar
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Agitation for Maratha reservations will entrench caste identities in a once-progressive state
It is also a trial by fire for Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.
Smruti Koppikar
Trending
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The real reason why Modi says what he does – Hindu India accepts it
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BJP’s street-fighters in coastal Karnataka want a share in power
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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‘Supporter of BJP met me’: Surat candidates on the various reasons they withdrew from the election
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Lok Sabha polls: Ladakh MP rallies supporters after BJP drops him from candidate list
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Underlying Maharashtra’s Dalit protests, a tangle of old caste struggles and new Hindutva assertion
Can Chief Minister Fadnavis rein in his ideological colleagues to stop polarisation in the state?
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In charts: Six challenges India faced in 1947 – and how it has fared in battling them
It’s clear that the nation has yet to build the ‘noble mansion’ that Jawaharlal Nehru dreamed of.
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Modi claims India achieved little in 60 years. These seven charts prove why he’s wrong
The country’s relative progress since 1947 is not a fake story.
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Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Maharashtra civic polls: BJP sweeps state, giving Devendra Fadnavis the last laugh
Saffron party wins eight of ten municipal bodies. In Mumbai, the Shiv Sena comes out ahead – but just barely, while the Congress falls far behind.
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Residents of Mumbai’s poorest slums know polls won’t change a thing for them – but they vote in hope
Elections to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, India’s richest civic body, will be held on Tuesday.
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Give us homes, give us schools, give us gardens, say residents of Mumbai’s poorest slums
The fortunes of M-East ward depend on the benevolence and imagination of the municipal corporation, which is due for elections on February 21.
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The Reel
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ review: A feelgood entertainer about young love and old ties
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In ‘Tahader Katha’, the many partitions endured by a freedom fighter
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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In Mumbai’s poorest slums, water and sanitation carry a steep price tag – sometimes death
Seven people have died over the past three months while lining up to use the toilet.
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‘Shah Rukh won’t shake my hands, see how they smell’: The stench of despair from Mumbai’s underbelly
With the civic body elections round the corner, M-East ward, the poorest part of the city, is back in focus.
Smruti Koppikar
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Teaser for 2019: Why Maharashtra's civic elections are significant in a year of big-ticket contests
While all eyes are on the Assembly elections in the country, the stakes are high in this state for political parties as well as citizens.
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The Field
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: Mumbai City win dramatic semi-final first leg against FC Goa
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Athletics, Asian U20 C’ships: India clinch medals in men’s javelin, discus and 1500m on opening day
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Boundaries and impact: The imbalance in IPL 2024 shows it is not a good time to be a bowler
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IPL 2024: Delhi Capitals hold their nerve to beat Gujarat Titans in a high-scoring thriller
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Boxing: Preeti to headline India’s 50-member squad for Asian U-22 & Youth Boxing Championship