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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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‘Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga’ review: A smart and entertaining thriller
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Has Rahul Gandhi really defamed all Modis in India? No, say legal experts
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Aata Saata: An age-old custom of bartering brides survives till today in Rajasthan
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‘Kanjoos Makhichoos’ review: Cheap thrills
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Swiss Open Super 300 semifinal blog: Satwik-Chirag win a thriller against Ong-Teo to reach final
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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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Watch: Zebra escapes from South Korean zoo, gallops through traffic for hours before getting rescued
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Watch: BTS singer Jimin teaches Jimmy Fallon a dance move ‘that he could do anywhere’
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Eco India, Episode 217: Could we really reduce our dependence on fossil fuels?
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‘Why are you working so directly for the BJP?’: Rahul Gandhi to reporter at press conference
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Watch: Nita Ambani choreographs dance celebration for Mumbai Indians after entering WPL final
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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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Review: ‘Boston Strangler’ looks for the woman in the serial killer story
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‘Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga’ review: A smart and entertaining thriller
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‘Jubilee’ trailer: Series is set in the Hindi film industry of the 1940s and 1950s
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‘Bheed’ review: Chaos and ambivalence at a check post aimed at tackling the Covid outbreak
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‘Kanjoos Makhichoos’ review: Cheap thrills
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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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Swiss Open Super 300 semifinal blog: Satwik-Chirag win a thriller against Ong-Teo to reach final
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Watch: Meg Lanning on her love for coffee, playing in the WPL, her break from the game and more
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Women’s Boxing World C’ships finals, as it happened: Saweety, Nitu clinch gold medals for India
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Sudirman Cup Finals 2023 draw: India placed along with Malaysia, Chinese Taipei in Group C
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Badminton: Adita Rao, the shuttler and struggler, stays defiant in pursuit of her goals