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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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CWG 2022: Here’s the full list of 61 medals won by India at Birmingham Commonwealth Games
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Punished without trial: How India’s political prisoners are being denied basic rights in jail
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Nitish Kumar quits NDA alliance, marches to Raj Bhawan with Tejashwi Yadav
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Kapil Sibal’s remarks that he has ‘no hope left in SC’ are contemptuous, says Bar Association
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Podcast: What explains rising global authoritarianism? The history of constitutions has some answers
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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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Watch: Bus loses control in busy Chinese street, police officer gets in while it’s moving to stop it
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Watch: Pharma students celebrate a birthday with party in Lucknow civil hospital, enquiry ordered
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Watch: Young men caught on camera firing shots in the air in Madhya Pradesh
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Watch this Muharram procession in boats on Kashmir’s Dal Lake
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Caught on camera: Landslide hits National Highway 5 in Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh
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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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‘Delhi Crime’ season 2 trailer: Vartika Chaturvedi and her team are back on the crime trail
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‘Thiruchitrambalam’ trailer: Dhanush plays a food delivery worker in Mithran Jawahar’s film
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Start the week with a film: ‘Confidentially Yours’ is a delightful goodbye to cinema
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‘The Great Weddings of Munnes’ review: Knot happening
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‘Victim – Who is Next?’ review: The films by Pa Ranjith and Chimbudevan stand out
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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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Birmingham diaries: From cricket to hockey and the little things in between, my week at CWG 2022
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Watch: Roger Federer fulfils promise and plays a match with young fan
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Chess Olympiad: Koneru Humpy, Tania Sachdev & Bhakti Kulkarni give India A women’s team sole lead
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Canadian Open: Serena Williams makes a winning return to hard courts
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Watch: CWG 2022 – Sharath and Sathiyan bag gold and bronze in the men’s singles table tennis event