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Tony Joseph
Tony Joseph is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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What was Harappa’s language? The answer remains the missing piece of Indians’ ancestry puzzle
In the context of the latest findings on south Asians’ ancestry, an excerpt from Tony Joseph’s ‘Early Indians’.
Tony Joseph
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Can the arrival of the Aryans in India explain the disconnect between Harappan and Vedic culture?
There is a fundamental discontinuity between the two cultures, writes Tony Joseph in his book ‘Early Indians’.
Tony Joseph
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Beef warriors, please note: The deep reason for India’s differing food habits might lie in genetics
Centre’s decision to restrict sale of cattle for slaughter in animal markets – and thus practically delegitimise non-vegetarianism – is acutely problematic.
Tony Joseph
Trending
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Over 17,400 citizens write to EC seeking action against PM Narendra Modi for hate speech
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Australian journalist leaves country amid visa troubles, says ‘too difficult to do my job in India’
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Ramachandra Guha: Why 2024 is India’s most important election since 1977
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Dubai: How a high-altitude jet stream, not cloud seeding, created a storm ‘the size of France’
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‘The Kerala Story’: Why did Catholics re-release a Hindutva movie days before polling?
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So how did that demonetisation thing work out for you?
It is exactly six months since Prime Minister Narendra Modi withdrew 86% of currency from circulation. Time to take stock.
Tony Joseph
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Understanding demonetisation: The problem with the war on cash
Force marching unprepared citizens towards a cashless utopia that has little space for the informal sector is callous and indefensible.
Tony Joseph
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Understanding demonetisation: Who is behind the war on cash (and why)
The cashless idea went from theory into practice when businesses and governments funded the Better than Cash Alliance in 2012. India joined it in 2015.
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Video
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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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Eco India: How can India deal with its mounting tyre waste?
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Understanding demonetisation: Why there’s a war on cash (and you are in the middle of it)
We can’t understand demonetisation and its aftermath if we don’t locate it within the global offensive against cash.
Tony Joseph
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Intolerance debate: The single-source theory of Indian civilisation
Why it is important for Hindutva to insist that all of Indian culture flows from the Vedic or Sanskrit civilisation and every other part of our heritage needs to be subjugated.
Tony Joseph
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Intolerance debate: How some historical brutalities are more special than others
'In particular, the brutality of Muslim rulers' and the 'brutal intolerance of the Church in Goa, Kerala and Puducherry'.
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The Reel
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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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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative