Name Game
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Amrit Udyan controversy: BJP’s renaming sprees will leave India with crippling amnesia
Changing the name of Mughal Gardens reflects the unwarranted inferiority complex of the present-day moguls and their parochial chauvinism.
Faisal CK
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Why naming the new Parliament building after BR Ambedkar would be a true step towards decolonisation
Indian democracy and Ambedkar have almost became synonymous.
Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd
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Riya, Aryan, Kiara: Why so many parents choose the same names for their babies
Just like there are generational preferences in furniture, music and hairstyles, so it is with baby names.
Jane Pilcher, The Conversation, Birgit Eggert, The Conversation & Katrine Bechsgaard, The Conversation
Trending
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We will leave India if told to break encryption: WhatsApp tells Delhi HC
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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‘Be freed from what holds you back’: Poems by Buddhist women from the Murty Classical Library
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Canada: Amid anti-immigration rhetoric, curbing international students is a knee-jerk reaction
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Joya Chatterji’s ‘Shadows at Noon’ wins best history book at the 2023 Los Angeles Times Book Awards
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D’Prived: Why some Goans can’t access their pensions because of their surnames
Because of a coding oversight, names like D’Souza and D’Cruz with apostrophes and hyphens are being rejected by some government IT systems.
Umang Poddar
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Names of places not in tune with ‘Assamese culture’ will be changed, says Himanta Biswa Sarma
The chief minister said people could give suggestions through a web portal which will soon be launched for this purpose.
Scroll Staff
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Why Arunachal residents are upset by an event at which Rajnath Singh inaugurated 12 new roads
Some have staged protests against the Border Roads Organisation.
Akanksha Mishra
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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Why former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Annadurai decided against renaming Madras state as Tamizh Naadu
Annadurai wanted to avoid the retroflex consonant ‘zha’ to make it easier for people who did not speak Tamil.
Sruthisagar Yamunan
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Delhi: Hindu Sena blackens signboard on Babur Road, wants it to be renamed after a ‘great Indian’
Hindu Sena President Vishnu Gupta said they did not want the road to be named after ‘a foreign invader’.
Scroll Staff
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The Dilli debate: Why should a city be known by only one name anyway?
A BJP MP’s attempts to erase the names Dehli and Delhi reflect a monolithic, majoritarian view of history.
Rizwan Ahmad
The Reel
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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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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What’s in a name? From ‘Welcome to Sajjanpur’ to ‘Finding Fanny’, Bollywood movies offer an answer
As the government continues to rename cities and towns, some films offer insight into how a place’s name shapes its residents and fortunes.
Damini Kulkarni
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Calling millennials ‘snowflakes’ isn’t just inaccurate but also bad news for mental health awareness
Deriding a generation as weak and sensitive is nasty, patently false and actively harms progress on tackling mental health.
Shelly Haslam-Ormerod, The Conversation
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Scientists have found new spider species in Sri Lanka – and named them after Enid Blyton characters
Nine new species of ‘goblin spiders’ have been named after goblin characters from Enid Blyton’s children books.
Shreya Dasgupta
The Field
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IPL 2024: Jonny Bairtsow shines as Punjab Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders in record-breaking match
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IPL 2024: ‘Save the bowlers’ – Reactions as Punjab chase down record total against Kolkata
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Paris Olympics 2024: Nethra Kumanan secures India’s second quota in sailing
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ISL: Kerala Blasters FC axe Ivan Vukomanovic as head coach
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Archery, World Cup Shanghai: Jyothi Vennam and Abhishek Verma reach the mixed compound final