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Astha Rawat
Astha Rawat is a Scroll.in staffer.
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Video: Meet the two Indian engineers who helped Stephen Hawking talk
After Arun Mehta and Vickram Crishna met the scientist, they developed eLocutor, a single-button typing and speaking software.
Astha Rawat
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Video series: ‘Hinduism has a very wide understanding of sex,’ says mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik
Episode 6: A special series where author, illustrator Devdutt Pattanaik talks about all things Hindu from caste, food, marriage, menstruation to homosexuality.
Sannuta Raghu & Astha Rawat
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Video series: How did menstrual blood become taboo in Hinduism
Episode 5: In a special series, Devdutt Pattanaik talks about all things Hindu from caste system, food, clothes, marriage, period blood to homosexuality.
Sannuta Raghu & Astha Rawat
Trending
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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How Guwahati became the second-most polluted city in the world
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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Is the 2024 Lok Sabha election India’s last chance before the point of no return?
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Video series: When, why and how did the concept of marriage originate in Hinduism?
Episode 4: In a special series, Devdutt Pattanaik talks about all things Hindu from caste system, food, clothes, marriage to homosexuality.
Sannuta Raghu & Astha Rawat
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Video series: “You can’t equate vegetarian food with Hinduism,” says mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik
Episode 3 in a special series where Devdutt Pattanaik talks about all things Hindu from caste system, food, clothes, marriage to homosexuality.
Sannuta Raghu & Astha Rawat
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Video series: ‘I don’t think god cares what you dress up as,’ says mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik
A special series where author and illustrator Devdutt Pattanaik talks about all things Hindu from caste system, food, clothes, marriage to homosexuality.
Sannuta Raghu & Astha Rawat
Video
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Watch: This fan-made trailer imagines Henry Cavill and Margot Robbie starring in a James Bond film
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Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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Video series: ‘It will take another 100 years for caste hierarchy and purity nonsense to go away’
Episode 1: Decoding Hinduism with mythologist, author and illustrator Devdutt Pattanaik.
Sannuta Raghu & Astha Rawat
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Video: Everything you want to know about Bitcoin, the cryptocurrency dominating global headlines
Is bitcoin a ponzi scheme or a revolution that the financial system so badly needs?
Astha Rawat
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Songs for the New Year: Two tunes that could act as road maps for the journey of 2018
Scroll staffers pick their favourite tunes.
Astha Rawat & Tonella Francisca Coutinho
The Reel
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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Video: Who are the Rajputs and why are they offended by Deepika Padukone starrer Padmavati?
To let others interpret and reimagine Padmavati becomes too big a loss for the Rajput identity.
Astha Rawat
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Video: Is the samosa Indian or foreign?
The recorded origin story of India’s favourite snack goes back around many centuries.
Astha Rawat
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Ramachandra Guha says ‘Lal Bahadur Shastri was a remarkable leader who did not get his due’
Guha explains how Shastri’s slogan ‘Jai Jawan Jai Kisan’ is the crux of his contributions towards agriculture self sufficiency and defence modernization.
Astha Rawat & Anmol Kanojia
The Field
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IPL 2024: KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock power Lucknow to comfortable win over Chennai
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Aman loses in semi-final as Indian men fail to win Paris quotas
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Shooting, Indian Olympic trials: Esha Singh, Bhavesh Shekhawat lead in respective 25m pistol events
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Deepak Punia, Sujeet Kalkal fail to make weigh-ins in time
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Chess, Candidates 2024: Gukesh Dommaraju picks up win to become joint-leader with two rounds to go