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Chandrima Pal
Chandrima Pal is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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Dhritiman Chaterji interview: ‘Too much analysing is like gravitating towards death’
The acclaimed actor headlines ‘Professor Shonku O El Dorado’, which is based on the literary character created by Satyajit Ray.
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Aparna Sen interview: ‘Going against any one party does not mean going against the country’
The acclaimed actor and filmmaker talks to ‘Scroll.in’ ahead of the release of her latest movie ‘Ghawre Bairey Aaj’.
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Meet the ‘urban nostalgists’ of Kolkata who are saving its architecture – one old building at a time
For every ten historic structures that fall to the real estate juggernaut, there is at least one that is being preserved by entrepreneurs.
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Trending
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Why caste divides Marathas as they rally for reservation
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‘The Archies’ review: A good-looking nostalgia piece
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How Bangladesh’s Sheikh Hasina has created a climate of fear ahead of January’s poll
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‘Chamak’ review: Exquisite music is the biggest draw
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Rajasthan verdict in 30 charts: Poll was closer than results showed, Congress held on to vote share
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Meet the author who wants to break the silence around adoption with her children’s book
An interview with Nandana Dev Sen, the author of ‘In My Heart’.
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In Kolkata, rice-obsessed Bengalis are being pushed to think out of the basmati box
Bengal is home to amazing varieties of indigenous rice. Chefs and restaurateurs are finally adding them to menus.
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What I learned about (and from) Ravi Shankar as a child hanging around his music room
The world may remember Ravi Shankar, who would have turned 99 today, as a performer and composer. But to me, he will always be my Guruji Dadu.
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Video
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Gemini: Google posts videos of what its new AI model can do
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Watch: Panic among passengers after spotting flames under Bhubaneswar-Howrah Jan Shatabdi coach
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‘Not pregnant, lost my uterus to cancer’: TV journalist responds to email criticising her outfit
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Watch: Three rare white lion cubs born in Venezuelan zoo
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‘This year baby Jesus is in rubble’: Nativity scene in Bethlehem church is in solidarity with Gaza
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Satyajit Ray, Amitabh Bachchan, ‘Pushpak’ and three days as Crime Master Gogo: Meet Tinnu Anand
The Hindi film director would rather act these days: ‘Acting is the only profession in which you are paid well and pampered, even for tantrums’.
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‘Accuracy is everything’: Author and historian Simon Sebag Montefiore on how to write about the past
An interview with the historian, author and television presenter on access, objectivity and why the personal lives of powerful figures are important.
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‘To balance reason and faith’: Why Yann Martel wrote the Man Booker Prize-winning ‘Life of Pi’
A conversation with the Canadian author on religion, his last novel and what we can learn from animals.
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The Reel
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‘The Archies’ review: A good-looking nostalgia piece
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‘Chamak’ review: Exquisite music is the biggest draw
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Watch: A full-length ‘Dunki’ trailer is out
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‘Kabuliwala’ trailer: Mithun Chakraborty stars in latest adaptation of the Rabindranath Tagore story
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‘Mast Mein Rehne Ka’ trailer: Jackie Shroff, Neena Gupta star in slice-of-life comedy
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Katrina Kaif on ‘Bharat’ and what 2019 holds for her: ‘The plan is not to have a plan’
Katrina Kaif’s next film sees her reunited with Salman Khan for Ali Abbas Zafar’s ‘Bharat’.
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What keeps Mamata Shankar on her toes: ‘I always feel that my work could have been better’
The acclaimed actor and dancer’s latest film is Srijit Mukherji’s ‘Shah Jahan Regency’, which will be released on January 18.
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Neeta Lulla on the theme driving the costumes for ‘Manikarnika’: ‘Strong and elegant’
Kangana Ranaut stars in the lead role and has co-directed the biopic of Rani Laxmibai of Jhansi.
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The Field
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FIH Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup: India go down to Spain in second group match
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Badminton, Guwahati Masters Super 100: Karthikeya, Crasto/Ponnappa enter quarter-finals
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Weightlifting, IWF Grand Prix II: Bindyarani fails to complete; N Ajith returns underwhelming show
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England Tour of India: Sciver-Brunt, Wyatt lead visitors to victory in first T20I
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Pro Kabaddi League: Patna Pirates, UP Yoddhas record blowout victories in Ahmedabad