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Satvika Kundu
Satvika Kundu is a Scroll.in staffer.
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Watch: Poetry collective UnErase wants to fight censorship with ‘52 seconds for free speech’
‘It takes 52 seconds to stand up for the national anthem. It is time we take these 52 seconds to stand up for free speech.’
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Watch: ‘Baraf’ shows Mumbai’s ice haulers hard at work
Niyantha Shekar and Anirudh Ganapathy follow the men who make and transport ice at Mumbai’s Sassoon Docks.
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Watch: A Delhi band is inspiring people with a music video to defy expected norms of behaviour
‘Don’t stand too tall, don’t crouch too low, don’t let them know all the things that you know; don’t be a funny girl but don’t be a bore.’
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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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Why did a Union minister say he would apply for Indian citizenship under CAA?
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Seven firms that failed drug quality tests gave money to political parties through electoral bonds
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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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Watch: Poetry meets video to break the shackles of a gendered, heteronormative society
‘Gender of the Moon’ is an attempt to initiate a dialogue about toxic masculinity.
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Watch: Are you a mop? They have replaced human beings in this endearing music video
‘Wild’ makes us question what it means to be human.
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‘Zaroorat Nahi’: An emotive sand animation by Jamia Milia students draws attention to Kashmir
What Kashmir was versus what Kashmir is.
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Video
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Watch: Musicians Shantanu Moitra and Papon collaborate for this year’s Earth Hour India anthem
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Watch: At 123 feet, this dosa made in Bengaluru is the longest in the world
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Watch: Stampede-like situation at a temple in UP as lakhs of devotees visit for pre-Holi festivities
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Watch: Major pipeline ruptured in Maharashtra’s Marathwada region, sending jets of water in the air
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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: JNU’s famous rapper is back. This time he’s singing against the JNU Vice Chancellor
‘If Swachh Bharat was a real mission, it would be cleaning the likes of [the JNU VC].’
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‘I choose to be free’: On Women’s Day, a ‘brazen’ poem reminds women to live without fear or regret
‘Because freedom is not an allowance, it's mine to breathe.’
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Video: Had enough of bromances in films? Listen to this poem on the bonds of sisterhood
Charul Prabhakar has also had enough of the stereotyped depiction of relationships between women.
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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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‘Mughlai Wrap’: A hip-hop music video from NID Ahmedabad asks India to stop hating Mughals
‘There are no outsiders or insiders in India.’
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‘Translated Disney’: This woman’s fierce poem attacks the glorification of the English language
‘English in India is sucking up to the colonialists, but forgetting they left a long time ago’
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Watch: This short film is a tribute to the legacy of, and times spent with, Old Monk rum
Celebrating the, well, spirit of friendship.
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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