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Astha Rawat
Astha Rawat is a Scroll.in staffer.
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Video: Meet the two Indian engineers who helped Stephen Hawking talk
After Arun Mehta and Vickram Crishna met the scientist, they developed eLocutor, a single-button typing and speaking software.
Astha Rawat
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Video series: ‘Hinduism has a very wide understanding of sex,’ says mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik
Episode 6: A special series where author, illustrator Devdutt Pattanaik talks about all things Hindu from caste, food, marriage, menstruation to homosexuality.
Sannuta Raghu & Astha Rawat
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Video series: How did menstrual blood become taboo in Hinduism
Episode 5: In a special series, Devdutt Pattanaik talks about all things Hindu from caste system, food, clothes, marriage, period blood to homosexuality.
Sannuta Raghu & Astha Rawat
Trending
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‘Supporter of BJP met me’: Surat candidates on the various reasons they withdrew from the election
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CAA is a letdown, but Bengali Hindus in Assam are unlikely to ditch BJP
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Bodies with hands tied uncovered from mass graves in Gaza, says UN
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Over 17,400 citizens write to EC seeking action against PM Narendra Modi for hate speech
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What Sudhir Kakar (1938-2024) had to say on violence, secularism, and religion in India
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Video series: When, why and how did the concept of marriage originate in Hinduism?
Episode 4: In a special series, Devdutt Pattanaik talks about all things Hindu from caste system, food, clothes, marriage to homosexuality.
Sannuta Raghu & Astha Rawat
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Video series: “You can’t equate vegetarian food with Hinduism,” says mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik
Episode 3 in a special series where Devdutt Pattanaik talks about all things Hindu from caste system, food, clothes, marriage to homosexuality.
Sannuta Raghu & Astha Rawat
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Video series: ‘I don’t think god cares what you dress up as,’ says mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik
A special series where author and illustrator Devdutt Pattanaik talks about all things Hindu from caste system, food, clothes, marriage to homosexuality.
Sannuta Raghu & Astha Rawat
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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Video series: ‘It will take another 100 years for caste hierarchy and purity nonsense to go away’
Episode 1: Decoding Hinduism with mythologist, author and illustrator Devdutt Pattanaik.
Sannuta Raghu & Astha Rawat
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Video: Everything you want to know about Bitcoin, the cryptocurrency dominating global headlines
Is bitcoin a ponzi scheme or a revolution that the financial system so badly needs?
Astha Rawat
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Songs for the New Year: Two tunes that could act as road maps for the journey of 2018
Scroll staffers pick their favourite tunes.
Astha Rawat & Tonella Francisca Coutinho
The Reel
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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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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Video: Who are the Rajputs and why are they offended by Deepika Padukone starrer Padmavati?
To let others interpret and reimagine Padmavati becomes too big a loss for the Rajput identity.
Astha Rawat
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Video: Is the samosa Indian or foreign?
The recorded origin story of India’s favourite snack goes back around many centuries.
Astha Rawat
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Ramachandra Guha says ‘Lal Bahadur Shastri was a remarkable leader who did not get his due’
Guha explains how Shastri’s slogan ‘Jai Jawan Jai Kisan’ is the crux of his contributions towards agriculture self sufficiency and defence modernization.
Astha Rawat & Anmol Kanojia
The Field
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: Odisha FC beat Mohun Bagan Super Giant in first leg of semi-final
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Indian men’s and women’s compound teams through to finals
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ISL 2023-24: How first-time head coach Petr Kratky helped Mumbai City FC pick up the pieces
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IPL 2024: Marcus Stoinis helps Lucknow breach the Chennai fortress with unbeaten century
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Jyothi Surekha Vennam finishes second in women’s compound qualification