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Rineeta Naik
Rineeta Naik is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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The UN assembly has voted that a healthy environment is a human right. Will countries finally act?
Litigation is increasingly, and successfully, being used to seek climate justice. This resolution is likely to further aid such efforts.
Rineeta Naik
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What women sing about when they sing about desire
Female characters in Hindi films have not shied away from expressing physical longing – and it’s not just in the ‘item songs’.
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Lata Mangeshkar (1929-2022): Her voice was divine and matchless, warm and familiar
You couldn’t go wrong with Lata Mangeshkar.
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Trending
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Does India really benefit from NRIs heading the world’s new-age empires?
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The unsolved mystery of the fake PMO officer in Kashmir
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Rahul Gandhi sentenced to two years in jail for remarks about Modi surname
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This revered revolutionary was convinced that Bulgarians were descendants of Indians
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A journalist examines the similarities and the differences between Indians and Pakistanis today
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Soul music: When Hindi film songs send a prayer to the Almighty
Whatever the faith or the situation, there is a song for it.
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Audio master: In ‘O Kadhal Kanmani’, Carnatic cool and spirited melodies for a story of young love
AR Rahman’s soundtrack for Mani Ratnam’s 2015 movie captures ardour both young and seasoned in all its shades.
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Songs of solace: A playlist to take comfort in and words to live by
From ‘Sooha Saaha’ to ‘Yeh Honsla’, songs to help us navigate the coronavirus pandemic.
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Video
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‘Can you feel it?’ Watch Jennifer Aniston and Jimmy Fallon guess what’s inside mystery box
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Watch: Massive fire breaks out in a factory in Gujarat’s Valsad, huge plume of smoke covers the sky
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Caught on camera: The moment when a train collided with a bus at a railway crossing in Bangladesh
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‘A reporter is arrested under a law meant for terrorists...’: A newspaper editor on press freedom
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TV channel: ‘Will the TMC accept the Congress’s leadership?’ TMC MP: ‘You never ask Modi questions’
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The Art of Solitude: Celebrating the here and now with a song from the film ‘Anubhav’
In Basu Bhattacharya’s 1971 movie, there is love, rain and great music.
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Audio master: In ‘Kumbalangi Nights’, chilled-out backwater riffs blend with songs of love and fears
Madhu C Narayan’s Malayalam film deserves all of its accolades, and so does Sushin Shyam’s soundtrack.
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Audio master: In AR Rahman’s soaring songs for ‘Delhi-6’, sustained melody and no Punjabi pop
The soundtrack is a response to those who believe that an album about Delhi must have Punjabi tunes.
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The Reel
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Watch: Oppression and rebellion in Independence-era drama ‘August 16 1947’
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‘Gumraah’ trailer: Crime thriller stars Aditya Roy Kapur in a double role, Mrunal Thakur as a cop
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How OP Nayyar was one of the original disruptors of Hindi film music
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Watch: The blunder years in ‘School College Ani Life’ starring Tejasswi Prakash, Karan Parab
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‘Ghar Banduk Biryani’ trailer: A chef is caught between security forces and rebels
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Audio master: Vishal Bhardwaj’s ‘Maachis’ score finds tenderness amidst insurgents and guns
Gulzar’s acclaimed 1996 film explores the insurgency in Punjab and stars Tabu and Chandrachur Singh.
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Sanjay Leela Bhansali as music composer is still a work in progress
The ‘Padmavati’ director’s soundtracks for his films represent a mixed bag of rhythms and influences.
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Why banning protests at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar harms the right to dissent and public accountability
The National Green Tribunal’s order will effectively take protests even farther away from the people and institutions that protestors seek to influence.
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The Field
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IND v AUS: Rohit Sharma on workload management for World Cup – ‘Up to IPL franchises and players’
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ISSF World Cup Bhopal: Rhythm-Varun win mixed pistol silver; Rudrankksh-Narmada claim rifle bronze
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Watch: When Mesut Ozil produced 19 assists for Arsenal in the 2015-’16 Premier League season
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Football: India earns narrow win over Myanmar in tri-nation opener; Women’s team draw against Jordan
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Sports world daily: Raducanu, Murray lose early at Miami Masters; Man United ownership race heats up