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Nabina Das
Nabin Das is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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Rivers, nostalgia, and solitude: Poet Jayanta Mahapatra’s essential art at 94
‘Up close, I see him as an individual who holds in his gentle palms the key to lead us back to a humane reality and the natural world.’
Nabina Das
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‘Open Zero’: Sophia Naz’s new book of poems glides across war and detention, migration and memory
The movement in ‘Open Zero’ is soft, stealthy, and gossamer.
Nabina Das
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A new anthology brings together poetry of dissent from all over India
‘The strident tones and images draw the attention of the complacent middle class and the privileged.’
Nabina Das & Nirupama Dutt
Trending
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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EC rejects claims that EVMs gave extra votes to BJP in Kerala mock polls, SC reserves verdict
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Husna Bai: The tawaif who made Hindustani music a respectable profession for women artists
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View from the Margins: A Dalit Christian explains why he will be voting for change
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Is apple cider vinegar as good for health as it sounds?
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‘The world in my solitary veins’: Three poems of air, water, and earth when locked down without them
A three-segment poem by Nabina Das.
Nabina Das
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‘Imagine a world where tanks can be libraries’ (as John Lennon might have): Two poems by Nabina Das
‘Nations are not made up of women who cry / nations are made up of men who sound a war cry.’
Nabina Das
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Why we must read this historical Assamese novel about the travails of displacement and war
Finally translated into English, ‘Jangam’, which won the Sahitya Akademi Puraskar in 1984, recreates the exodus of Indians from Burma in World War II.
Nabina Das
Video
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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Watch: Dogs wag their tails to ‘conduct’ classical music orchestra
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Watch: Glimpses of Indian singer Sid Sriram’s debut performance at Coachella 2024
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‘Sanskarnama’: Poetry that reflects the politics of our times (which we cannot flinch from)
A new collection of poems by Nabina Das engages not only with love and death but also with gau rakshaks and the murder of Junaid Khan.
Nabina Das
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Aditi Machado, Tishani Doshi, Sophia Naz: Poetry meets other passions in the works of these poets
All three women write poetry informed with their personal involvement with other forms of art.
Nabina Das
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Migration and gunfire are young poets’ material for writing about the Partition
A gathering of poets at ‘Museum of Memories: Remembering Partition’ opened up a dialogue.
Nabina Das
The Reel
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Watch: ‘The Broken News’ returns for a second season
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ trailer: A teenager bonds with her grandparents during a summer vacation
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‘Silence 2: The Night Owl Bar Shootout’ review: A bland cop meets a dull case
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‘Juna Furniture’ trailer: Mahesh Manjrekar directs and stars in film about ageing
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Start the week with a film: In ‘Tokyo Sonata’, the unequal music of an emotionally distant family
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A terrible beauty shines through this tea garden poet’s fierce verses on war, freedom, erotica
A raw, energetic voice that illuminates the dream of a better world.
Nabina Das
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India’s new poetry is suddenly both political (is there a choice?) and personal
What new verses are flowering this summer?
Nabina Das
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Can poetry be one of the answers to misogyny in India (and the world)?
Women are writing. But can men read?
Nabina Das
The Field
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IPL 2024: Suryakumar, bowlers help Mumbai Indians seal thriller against Punjab Kings
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Cricket: Meg Lanning opens up about struggle with food and exercise that led to her early retirement
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Paris Olympics 2024: Long jumper Sreeshankar Murali ruled out of Games with knee injury
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Badminton: Kento Momota, former world champion, announces international retirement
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Chess, Candidates 2024: Gukesh Dommaraju drops to second after draw against Fabiano Caruana