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Smruti Koppikar
Smruti Koppikar is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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With reservations for powerful Marathas, BJP hopes to consolidate hold on Maharashtra. Can it?
If the saffron party is to grow, it must add Marathas to its base of urban traders and upper caste voters.
Smruti Koppikar
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Chhath politics in Mumbai has changed – Raj Thackeray’s stance on North Indians is the biggest sign
The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief is set to attend an Uttar Bharatiya event in the city next month.
Smruti Koppikar
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Agitation for Maratha reservations will entrench caste identities in a once-progressive state
It is also a trial by fire for Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.
Smruti Koppikar
Trending
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Why the exodus from Bhutan of young people and qualified workers is a worry for India
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Seven firms that failed drug quality tests gave money to political parties through electoral bonds
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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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Modi government’s insurance scheme pushes hospitals into debt – threatening patient admissions
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Underlying Maharashtra’s Dalit protests, a tangle of old caste struggles and new Hindutva assertion
Can Chief Minister Fadnavis rein in his ideological colleagues to stop polarisation in the state?
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In charts: Six challenges India faced in 1947 – and how it has fared in battling them
It’s clear that the nation has yet to build the ‘noble mansion’ that Jawaharlal Nehru dreamed of.
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Modi claims India achieved little in 60 years. These seven charts prove why he’s wrong
The country’s relative progress since 1947 is not a fake story.
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Video
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Watch: Actor Vijay’s car is damaged after thousands of fans throng to meet him in Trivandrum
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‘Time to forget about it’: Miriam Margolyes, who acted in ‘Harry Potter’ films, tells adult fans
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Watch: Protestors lie on the ground together along the seashore in Spain to represent Gaza victims
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Watch: From Sonu Nigam to Shilpa Rao, prominent singers sing ‘Yaaron Dosti’ in a tribute to KK
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Watch: Pilot makes a special announcement with baby daughter to celebrate her first flight with him
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Maharashtra civic polls: BJP sweeps state, giving Devendra Fadnavis the last laugh
Saffron party wins eight of ten municipal bodies. In Mumbai, the Shiv Sena comes out ahead – but just barely, while the Congress falls far behind.
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Residents of Mumbai’s poorest slums know polls won’t change a thing for them – but they vote in hope
Elections to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, India’s richest civic body, will be held on Tuesday.
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Give us homes, give us schools, give us gardens, say residents of Mumbai’s poorest slums
The fortunes of M-East ward depend on the benevolence and imagination of the municipal corporation, which is due for elections on February 21.
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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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In Mumbai’s poorest slums, water and sanitation carry a steep price tag – sometimes death
Seven people have died over the past three months while lining up to use the toilet.
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‘Shah Rukh won’t shake my hands, see how they smell’: The stench of despair from Mumbai’s underbelly
With the civic body elections round the corner, M-East ward, the poorest part of the city, is back in focus.
Smruti Koppikar
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Teaser for 2019: Why Maharashtra's civic elections are significant in a year of big-ticket contests
While all eyes are on the Assembly elections in the country, the stakes are high in this state for political parties as well as citizens.
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The Field
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Archery: Deepika Kumari tops national selection trials for World Cup Stage 1 and 2
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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