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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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What does the summary expulsion of an Opposition MP say about Parliamentary democracy in India?
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A new book examines the ‘jali’ – from 17th-century Mughal architecture to modern designs
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‘No data’ and other tactics: How the government is dodging RTI queries on health pacts with Big Tech
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‘The Sikh Next Door’: A rich study of a complex community as it grows in space, time, representation
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‘The Muslim Secular’: This book argues that Muslims contribute equally to Indian secularism
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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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Caught on camera: Mobile tower collapses in Bengaluru, bringing down building on which it stood
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‘At top of the very good boy list’: King Charles gets Santa’s approval ahead of Christmas
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Watch: Actors Emily Blunt, Anne Hathaway reminisce about working together in ‘The Devil Wears Prada’
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Caught on CCTV: Close shave for shoppers as speeding SUV crashes through glass doors of UK store
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Watch: This Mumbai police station has turned into a home for street dogs thanks to a senior officer
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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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In Ken Loach’s ‘The Old Oak’, a solidarity that transcends differences
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In animated film ‘The Siren’, a reminder that ‘democracy and peace are never eternal’
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‘Mast Mein Rehne Ka’ review: A cheerfully meandering comedy
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‘Kadak Singh’ review: A soft look at deception
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‘Joram’ review: Man-on-the-run thriller stumbles to its destination
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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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WPL 2024 auction: Bidding for 165 domestic and international players to get underway soon
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Pro Kabaddi League: Naveen helps Dabang Delhi beat Bengaluru Bulls; Puneri Paltan thump U Mumba
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: Mumbai City FC thump Bengaluru FC 4-0 to climb into top four
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Badminton, Guwahati Masters Super 100: Bansod, Ponnappa/Crasto enter semi-finals
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Hockey: Savita to lead 22-member Indian women’s team in 5 Nations Tournament