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Anvar Alikhan
Anvar Alikhan is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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Is there much more of Mumbai than meets the eye in Salman Rushdie’s new novel?
A schoolmate from the writer’s Bombay days searches for hidden clues.
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The Mont Blanc pen and other tales from Salman Rushdie’s life as a Bombay schoolboy
The city, which features in his latest novel, ‘The Golden House’, is an indelible part of Rushdie’s identity.
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From ‘Debonair’ to ‘Cocktail’: How Hugh Hefner’s ‘Playboy’ inspired many second cousins in India
Even before copies of ‘Playboy’ were smuggled into India, an adventurous publisher had launched an Indian version of it.
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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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The Assam voter who no longer supports the BJP because of the CAA
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Lok Sabha polls: Ladakh MP rallies supporters after BJP drops him from candidate list
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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What made Freddie Mercury’s voice so magical? His teeth
The singer believed his buck teeth gave his voice the special resonance. Scientists now think there was another reason.
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The Indian adventures of Amelia Earhart before she disappeared into oblivion
Exactly 80 years after the famous aviator vanished, new evidence emerges about her possible fate.
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A history lesson for the Tatas (and Indigo) as they consider buying out Air India
A look at the airline’s roller-coaster fortunes over the years.
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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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How Rowan Atkinson has been brilliantly miscast (or the strange case of Inspector Maigret)
Mr Bean now plays the philosophical, world-weary detective created by Georges Simenon.
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Was Roger Moore the best James Bond ever? Or the worst?
The history of the 007 franchise would have been vastly different if Timothy Dalton or Oliver Reed had been picked over Roger Moore.
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The little-known history of how Zoroastrian merchants helped create the old Silk Route
The Zoroastrian-Chinese connection is at least 1,200 years older than we think. Probably even more.
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The Reel
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Watch: In ‘The Big Cigar’, the Black Panther founder flees America through a fake movie
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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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Can you spot the Nanavati murder case in these Salman Rushdie and Indra Sinha novels?
Thrown in some facts, garnish with a lot of fiction, and sprinkle some magical realism.
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This book gives an exciting new life to the murder case that rocked Mumbai 60 years ago
Perhaps none of three main players – Nanavati, Sylvia, and Ahuja – were who they were made out to be.
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The romance that caused Dev Anand to be known as ‘Gregory Peck of India’
The American star’s name was hyphenated with Dev Anand’s. But how did that happen?
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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