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Avantika Mehta

Avantika Mehta is a regular Scroll.in contributor

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  1. ‘I want all people to be nothing else but Indians’: Shashi Tharoor on BR Ambedkar’s vision

    ‘I want all people to be nothing else but Indians’: Shashi Tharoor on BR Ambedkar’s vision
  2. Mumbai Commuter Rail division: Some ideas on fixing the commercial capital’s lifeline

    Mumbai Commuter Rail division: Some ideas on fixing the commercial capital’s lifeline
  3. How Chhattisgarh police cremated bodies of Maoist leader and cadres without their families’ consent

    How Chhattisgarh police cremated bodies of Maoist leader and cadres without their families’ consent
  4. A border ran through it: The life and lonely death of an 80-year-old Kashmiri man

    A border ran through it: The life and lonely death of an 80-year-old Kashmiri man
  5. A new book sets out to trace the roots of modern languages back to one ancient tongue

    A new book sets out to trace the roots of modern languages back to one ancient tongue

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  1. Eco India: Could happy and healthy hens make eggs taste better?

    Eco India: Could happy and healthy hens make eggs taste better?
  2. Eco India, Episode 289: Why animal welfare is the missing key to environmental health

    Eco India, Episode 289: Why animal welfare is the missing key to environmental health
  3. Video: Is Ali Khan Mahmudabad’s peace appeal seditious?

    Video: Is Ali Khan Mahmudabad’s peace appeal seditious?
  4. Watch: Why workers at an Adani power plant in Jharkhand went on a strike

    Watch: Why workers at an Adani power plant in Jharkhand went on a strike
  5. Video: After Pahalgam, young voices from Kashmir

    Video: After Pahalgam, young voices from Kashmir

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  1. ‘Stolen’ director Karan Tejpal: ‘The film is about trust and having a conscience’

    ‘Stolen’ director Karan Tejpal: ‘The film is about trust and having a conscience’
  2. ‘Maa’ trailer: Kajol stars in Vishal Furia’s mythological horror film

    ‘Maa’ trailer: Kajol stars in Vishal Furia’s mythological horror film

  3. ‘Criminal Justice – A Family Matter’ review: All in a day’s work for Pankaj Tripathi’s Madhav Mishra

    ‘Criminal Justice – A Family Matter’ review: All in a day’s work for Pankaj Tripathi’s Madhav Mishra
  4. Watch: In ‘Stolen’, two brothers accused of child abduction run for their lives

    Watch: In ‘Stolen’, two brothers accused of child abduction run for their lives
  5. Watch: Star-studded trailer of ‘Housefull 5’ is out

    Watch: Star-studded trailer of ‘Housefull 5’ is out

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  1. As Afghanistan warmed up to India in the late 1940s, strains with Pakistan began to emerge

    As Afghanistan warmed up to India in the late 1940s, strains with Pakistan began to emerge
  2. When the British considered punishing Iran for the harassment of Indian pilgrims

    When the British considered punishing Iran for the harassment of Indian pilgrims
  3. Ruined reputation, deep debt: How the British treated an Iranian governor exiled in Pune

    Ruined reputation, deep debt: How the British treated an Iranian governor exiled in Pune
  4. In a world consumed with innovation, Manjushree Chatterjee is the epitome of old-style kathak

    In a world consumed with innovation, Manjushree Chatterjee is the epitome of old-style kathak
  5. When cars were still rare, two US women decided to experience India from behind the wheel

    When cars were still rare, two US women decided to experience India from behind the wheel
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