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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.
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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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Seven firms that failed drug quality tests gave money to political parties through electoral bonds
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Why the exodus from Bhutan of young people and qualified workers is a worry for India
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Why did a Union minister say he would apply for Indian citizenship under CAA?
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Electoral bonds: What we know so far, what we will know soon – and what we may never know
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India’s latest GDP growth numbers are ‘mystifying’, says former chief economic advisor
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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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Caught on camera: Container ship hits and knocks down gantry cranes while docking at a Turkey port
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Watch: Temple in Kochi gets a mechanical elephant to perform prayer rituals
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Watch: Srinagar hosts Formula 4 car show on the roads around Dal Lake
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Watch: Scenes of damage after four coaches of a Sabarmati-Agra train were derailed in Ajmer
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Adorable animals: Playful elephant calf keeps stopping cleaner from raking leaves
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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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‘Adrishyam’ trailer: Eijaz Khan and Divyanka Tripathi Dahiya play undercover agents
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Prithviraj Sukumaran on what makes ‘The Goat Life’ special: ‘A deeply meditative character study’
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Start the week with a film: A riveting game of mind control in ‘The Manchurian Candidate’
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‘Crew’ trailer: Tabu, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Kriti Sanon play stewardesses involved in smuggling
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‘I wanted to land this film correctly’: Why actor Kunal Kemmu chose to direct ‘Madgaon Express’
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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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Commonwealth Games: Malaysia to consider hosting a downsized edition in 2026; Singapore also in fray
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WPL 2024: From captain Meg Lanning to rising star Shreyanka Patil – The Field’s team of the season
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Wrestling: IOA dissolves ad-hoc committee; elected body to take charge of national federation
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Hockey: Harmanpreet Singh to lead 27-member Indian squad for Australia tour
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IWL 2023-24: Odisha FC inch closer to title with win over East Bengal