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Anu Kumar
Anu Kumar is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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Long before The Great Khali and WWE, there were Basanta Singh and Gobar Goho
American wrestling was a gladiatorial sport in the 1920s and Singh and Goho were its ‘Oriental’ draws.
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How my uncle dodged death and escaped from East Pakistan to India (with a little help from a hen)
There were many occasions when death came close, but somehow, with luck and grit, my uncle made the perilous journey to safety.
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Remembering the first Indian author who won America’s top children’s literature prize
Dhan Gopal Mukerji was prolific, gifted and popular. He was also constantly in search of ‘spiritual freedom’.
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Trending
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UP: FIR filed against man who sought Twitter help for oxygen for grandfather
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Coronavirus: Give report on RT-PCR tests in last 7 days, reason for fall in figures, HC tells Delhi
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Modi is a ‘super spreader’ of coronavirus, says IMA vice president
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Watch: District Magistrate roughs up wedding guests, has some arrested, for violating Covid-19 rules
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How everyday chemicals are destroying sperm counts in humans and animals
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Remembering the Anglo-Indian who fought for people of colour and came to the rescue of WWII soldiers
An entomologist, a writer and poet, and an activist for ‘coloured solidarities’, Cedric Dover was a man of many parts.
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The story of the Indian family that built an empire in Hawaii and helped popularise aloha wear
The Watumulls are inextricably linked to the recent history of the Hawaiian Islands.
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‘India’s best ambassador’: When an actress forsook Indian films for an uncertain life in the West
Surya Kumari chose stage, TV and hardship over assured fame and stardom.
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Video
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Watch: District Magistrate roughs up wedding guests, has some arrested, for violating Covid-19 rules
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‘If you create panic out of crisis, government can control the panic’: BJP spokesperson on BBC
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Tilted buildings, cracks in the ground: Scenes from the Assam earthquake and its aftermath
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‘Is this my house or Uttar Pradesh’: Comic Rajeev Nigam’s act on property confiscation order
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Covid watch: Scenes from Uttar Pradesh contradict Adityanath’s claim of no oxygen shortage
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When an Indian writer’s visit caused a stir in the US
Sarath Ghosh was celebrated in early 20th century as the ‘first Hindu writer in English’. Was this fact, or like so much else in his life, fiction?
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A spiritual guru’s curious journey to becoming the first Indian filmmaker in the US
Akhoy Kumar Mozumdar’s eventful life was marked by reinvention, intermittent success and scandal.
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How a runaway from Punjab with little ‘knowledge of English’ became a coveted writer for US papers
A true trailblazer, Saint Nihal Singh became a peripatetic journalist-writer before anybody else from South Asia took on the role.
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The Reel
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‘American Traitor’ trailer: Al Pacino plays a lawyer who defends a Nazi propagandist
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Watch: The many meanings of the word ‘yes’ in Oscar-nominated animated short film
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‘The Boy From Medellin’ trailer: Watch Colombian reggaeton star J Balvin’s political journey
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‘Yasuke’ trailer: Ronin known as ‘Black Samurai’ takes on warlords and magic
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‘His Storyy’ review: A sincere attempt to tackle homophobia
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A US exhibition about 17th-century witch trials has startling resonance for India today
The Salem Witch Trials of 1692-’93 were the result of fear and mass hysteria and led to the deaths of 25 innocent people.
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‘World was made for women also’: How a US doctor set up India’s first literary society for women
A doctor and reformer, Emma Brainerd-Ryder spoke up on child marriage and founded Bombay Sorosis for middle-class women of all castes.
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Books vs movies: In ‘Ice Candy Man’ and ‘1947: Earth’, treats, unrequited love and betrayal
How does Deepa Mehta’s movie, starring Aamir Khan, Nandita Das and Rahul Khanna, stack up against Bapsi Sidhwa’s source novel?
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The Field
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Tennis: World No 1 Novak Djokovic withdraws from Madrid Open
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Tokyo 2020: Japanese towns rethink hosting athletes amid surge in Covid-19 cases
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Watch: It’s our responsibility to use our privilege to give back to society, Kumar Sangakkara
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IPL 2021, CSK vs SRH live blog: Warner, Pandey struggling to up the run-rate
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ICC T20I rankings: Kohli remains 5th in batting list, Pakistan’s Rizwan jumps to 10th position