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Manoj Mitta
Manoj Mitta is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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How ‘Depressed Classes’ legislator MC Rajah fought against untouchability in 1919
An excerpt from ‘Caste Pride: Battles for Equality in Hindu India’, by Manoj Mitta.
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History revisited: Why was Kamal Nath with a mob that burnt two Sikhs alive at a gurudwara in 1984?
Excerpts from a book that questions the role played by the newly-appointed chief of the Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee in leading a mob in the 1984 carnage.
Manoj Mitta & HS Phoolka
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How Maya Kodnani was convicted and sentenced to 28 years in prison, before being exonerated
In his book ‘Modi and Godhra: The Fiction of Fact Finding’, journalist Manoj Mitta examined Maya Kadnani’s role in the Naroda Patiya massacre.
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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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Narendra Modi reached out to Dalits after Una. Here’s why he can’t after Bhima Koregaon
The disruption of the anniversary has landed him in an ideological dilemma.
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‘Objectionable’ and ‘compromising’: The lengths to which the CBI went to vilify Aarushi Talwar
The High Court’s findings raise serious questions about the Indian criminal justice system.
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'While Rajiv Gandhi was killed on his watch in 1991, Narendra Modi was exonerated by him in 2012’
Meet RK Raghavan, India’s next high commissioner to Cyprus.
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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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The plot thickens with the Supreme Court order on Ayodhya: Has Modi thrown Advani under the bus?
Eyebrows are raised in Hindutva circles over the role played by the CBI in reviving the conspiracy charge against BJP leaders.
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‘Preplanned inhuman collective violent act of terrorism’: What Modi got away with in the Godhra case
On the 15th anniversary of the Godhra train burning, a recap of little-known anomalies in the case that changed the course of India’s history.
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From Bihar to Maharashtra via Telangana: Brutal reminders of systemic bias against Dalits
In the year that has barely begun, a flurry of cases brings out modern forms of untouchability.
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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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How this self-proclaimed pro-Dalit government has all but buried the Rohith Vemula case
Investigation has been stalled as if the abetment of suicide case hinges on his caste.
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The Supreme Court has serious questions to answer on its own vacancies
Despite meeting five times in two months, the five top judges of the country could not recommend a single name.
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Do the December 2012 gangrape convicts really deserve the death penalty?
Supreme Court’s amicus curiae points out the pitfalls of a collective punishment for murder in the absence of any evidence of premeditation.
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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