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Chandrima Pal
Chandrima Pal is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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‘Some of my toughest days and nights’: Chef Satish Arora on an event hosted by Indira Gandhi
An excerpt from ‘Sweets and Bitters: Tales from a Chef’s Life’, by Satish Arora and Chandrima Pal.
Satish Arora & Chandrima Pal
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Dhritiman Chaterji interview: ‘Too much analysing is like gravitating towards death’
The acclaimed actor headlines ‘Professor Shonku O El Dorado’, which is based on the literary character created by Satyajit Ray.
Chandrima Pal
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Aparna Sen interview: ‘Going against any one party does not mean going against the country’
The acclaimed actor and filmmaker talks to ‘Scroll.in’ ahead of the release of her latest movie ‘Ghawre Bairey Aaj’.
Chandrima Pal
Trending
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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Meet the ‘urban nostalgists’ of Kolkata who are saving its architecture – one old building at a time
For every ten historic structures that fall to the real estate juggernaut, there is at least one that is being preserved by entrepreneurs.
Chandrima Pal
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Meet the author who wants to break the silence around adoption with her children’s book
An interview with Nandana Dev Sen, the author of ‘In My Heart’.
Chandrima Pal
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In Kolkata, rice-obsessed Bengalis are being pushed to think out of the basmati box
Bengal is home to amazing varieties of indigenous rice. Chefs and restaurateurs are finally adding them to menus.
Chandrima Pal
Video
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Watch: Comedian sings Ed Sheeran song in the style of artists ranging from Sonu Nigam to Kumar Sanu
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Watch: Woman holds abdominal plank position for over four and half hours
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Watch: Kuno National Park posts video to celebrate cheetah cub Mukhi’s first birthday
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Watch: Migrant workers travel in train toilet owing to unavailability of seats
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Watch: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist
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What I learned about (and from) Ravi Shankar as a child hanging around his music room
The world may remember Ravi Shankar, who would have turned 99 today, as a performer and composer. But to me, he will always be my Guruji Dadu.
Chandrima Pal
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Satyajit Ray, Amitabh Bachchan, ‘Pushpak’ and three days as Crime Master Gogo: Meet Tinnu Anand
The Hindi film director would rather act these days: ‘Acting is the only profession in which you are paid well and pampered, even for tantrums’.
Chandrima Pal
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‘Accuracy is everything’: Author and historian Simon Sebag Montefiore on how to write about the past
An interview with the historian, author and television presenter on access, objectivity and why the personal lives of powerful figures are important.
Chandrima Pal
The Reel
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‘Patna Shuklla’ review: A competently argued legal drama
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‘Inspector Rishi’ review: A superbly crafted battle between fact and fable
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‘Alibaba Aani Chalishitle Chor’ review: A lightweight study of modern marriage
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic
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‘To balance reason and faith’: Why Yann Martel wrote the Man Booker Prize-winning ‘Life of Pi’
A conversation with the Canadian author on religion, his last novel and what we can learn from animals.
Chandrima Pal
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Katrina Kaif on ‘Bharat’ and what 2019 holds for her: ‘The plan is not to have a plan’
Katrina Kaif’s next film sees her reunited with Salman Khan for Ali Abbas Zafar’s ‘Bharat’.
Chandrima Pal
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What keeps Mamata Shankar on her toes: ‘I always feel that my work could have been better’
The acclaimed actor and dancer’s latest film is Srijit Mukherji’s ‘Shah Jahan Regency’, which will be released on January 18.
Chandrima Pal
The Field
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Tennis, Miami Masters: Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden through to the final
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Badminton, Spain Masters Super 300: Crasto-Ponnappa, Sindhu move into quarter-finals in Madrid
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IPL 2024: Riyan Parag, bowlers set up win for Rajasthan Royals against Delhi Capitals
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IPL 2024: KKR bring in Allah Ghazanfar as replacement player; RR rope in Keshav Maharaj
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Athletics: Neeraj Chopra to open his 2024 season at Doha Diamond League in May