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Aparna Kalra
Aparna Kalra is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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What happens when India’s Tinder generation searches for a match at a matrimonial event
Are Indians swiping right for sex, but turning to mummy and papa to find a spouse?
Aparna Kalra
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Web links: Muslims are using social media to build solidarity networks and counter Hindutva
Can they be effective, though?
Aparna Kalra
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The UGC is more about control and less about regulation
Apart from funding and approving courses, the higher education regulator spams universities with missives on anniversaries, Yoga Day, Mann Ki Baat.
Aparna Kalra
Trending
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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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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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Student leaders are reduced to pawns in Uttar Pradesh politics
Faced with vindictive university authorities, even autonomous leaders are pushed into the embrace of political parties.
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As parents and schools fight over fees, Delhi government orders an audit
The fee wars are not limited to any one city, with parents in Delhi, Gurgaon, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Bangalore banding together to fight.
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Do Delhi’s government schools really need CCTV cameras in their classrooms?
While education experts aren’t sure such surveillance will help in any way, students and parents seem to think it’s a good idea.
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Video
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Watch: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist
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Watch: Footballers give their jackets to young player escorts amidst heavy rain in New York City
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Caught on camera: Supermarket floor collapses, shopper falls through it
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‘Look at my wonderful costume’: Actor Anne Hathaway reacts to scenes from some of her popular movies
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Watch: Chef makes life-sized pencil and sharpener entirely from chocolate
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How parents are fighting back when told 'Want the school, pay the price'
As parents petition governments and courts to join the great battle over school fee hikes, teachers say they are the worst hit.
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Meet Arti, the chess-loving LIC officer who has learnt how to make subtle moves in life
Continuing our series on the new breadwinners. Women who have taken charge of their families, by choice or circumstance.
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Meet Nisha, the toilet attendant who doesn't let a small house limit the dreams of her children
This week, Scroll.in brings you the stories of women who have taken charge of their lives and their families. Meet the new breadwinners.
Aparna Kalra
The Reel
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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic
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Premiere date announced for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Heeramandi’
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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The secret ingredient of Pratik Gandhi’s success: ‘Salt to taste’
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‘Bade Miyan Chote Miyan’ trailer: Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff team up for action thriller
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Why government schools in Delhi are pushing students to become beauticians and mechanics
Schools and students struggle to understand vocational training which does not count at university level.
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As Indian government considers bringing back 66A, warnings from Turkey and Russia
There are indications the government may bring back the law that punishes 'grossly offensive or menacing' messages or posts with a jail term.
Aparna Kalra