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Anu Kumar
Anu Kumar is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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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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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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Trending
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Air France flight makes emergency landing after Indian passenger’s disruptive behaviour
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With new OCI notification, India has ended its experiment with dual citizenship
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Indian IT companies have found ways to avoid the stress of H-1B visas
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‘I kept feeling it was a nightmare’: Safoora Zargar on surviving 38 days in solitary confinement
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India’s poor were struggling to refill LPG cylinders. Now with record price hike, many have given up
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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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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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Video
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‘India’s illiberal slide has been steady and swift’: Journalist Fareed Zakaria
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Watch: AR Rahman posts video of young boy playing the drums in Nagaland
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Watch: Comedy film ‘Dahej Ka Scooter’ highlights fears, excitement, courage of women during weddings
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Watch: Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s Oprah interview reimagined as Indian soap opera
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‘Totally un-self-aware’: How social media reacted to Meghan Markle’s interview with Oprah Winfrey
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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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Book versus series: ‘A Suitable Boy’ and the journey from 1,349 pages to six episodes
What are the similarities and differences between Vikram Seth’s novel and the television adaptation directed by Mira Nair?
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The Reel
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‘OK Computer’ trailer: In sci-fi comedy, a robot named Ajeeb gets involved with a murder
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Actress Devika Rani ‘kept her dignity despite all the things done to her’: biographer Kishwar Desai
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‘The Married Woman’ review: Passion, caution and unanswered questions as two women fall in love
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‘Saina’ trailer: Watch Parineeti Chopra as badminton champion Saina Nehwal
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‘Bombay Begums’ review: Spirited performances in show about the different shades of womanhood
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The story of one man’s efforts to bring Indian-American dreams and hopes to life
In the 1940s, JJ Singh’s advocacy led to changes in America’s laws that had denied citizenship rights to Indians.
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The Indian bowling sensation who left American batsmen flummoxed in the early 20th century
Lauded by newspapers for his ‘twirling abilities’, Maneckji Jamshedji Bhumgara’s five-wicket hauls made him a match-winner.
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Are you a young Indian woman born in the USA? These are your stories
An anthology of tales by women about their own lives as second generation American Indians.
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The Field
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Playing IPL 2021 in India will be great preparation for T20 World Cup, says England’s Sam Curran
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India vs England: Few of our players were ill during fourth Test, suffered weight loss, says Stokes
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Really slack: Justin Langer rues Australia missing out on World Test C’ship final due to over rate
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ISL semi-final: Brilliant but wasteful FC Goa, adaptive Mumbai City, madness scoring over method
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Serie A: Milan Skriniar stars as Inter defeat Atalanta to go six points clear