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Vivek Menezes
Vivek Menezes is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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In Goa’s pastéis de nata, the delectable taste of a state’s cosmopolitan history
How egg tarts from Lisbon became a hit around the world – and in India’s smallest state.
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Rohan and Kumar go to the baseball big leagues
Kumar Rocker and Rohan Handa are poised to take America’s pastime by storm.
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Rohan and Kumar go to the baseball big leagues
Kumar Rocker and Rohan Handa are poised to take America’s pastime by storm.
Vivek Menezes
Trending
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DU professor arrested for social media post about claimed shivling in Gyanvapi mosque
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Opinion: Why is Modi the only prime minister who is haunted by Nehru’s ghost?
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‘The bell-eared demon’: When Swami Vivekananda warned how worship could become fanaticism
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In Varanasi, worried Muslims flock to Gyanvapi mosque in greater numbers after part of it is sealed
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Assam NRC coordinator files FIR against predecessor for ‘anti-national activities’
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Reading the complex reality of India’s Jewish communities: Tiny – but still expanding
Constructed identities have particularly consequential implications when it comes to Jewishness – and the right to return to Israel.
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Revisiting mid-century Dharwad in Girish Karnad’s autobiography, interrogating the tug of nostalgia
I was raised with an understanding of the college town as a place where India’s tryst with destiny was mined in an especially high-minded vein.
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How Aminder Dhaliwal leaped from Instagram to be showered with praise in the world of graphic novels
Her new book ‘Cyclopedia Exotica’ has been garnering rave reviews.
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Video
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Caught on camera: Inflatable pool bursts at waterpark and floods nearby homes in Thailand
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Caught on camera: The moment when students ran out of classrooms after an earthquake
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Watch: Woman in Ukrainian flag colours protests against war crimes at Cannes, removed by security
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Watch: What Prathamesh Sinha, 11, visually-impaired Shark Tank participant, did at the boAT office
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Watch: Ukrainian president Volodymr Zelenskyy is the protagonist of a new comic book
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In an encyclopedia of Maharashtra’s visual arts, vivid portraits that brush across linguistic lines
‘Visual Arts of Maharashtra: Artists of the Bombay School and Art Institutions (Late 18th to Early 21st Century)’ has been released in an English translation.
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#SaveLakshadweep: They paved paradise and put up another Gujarat
With controversial initiatives by the administrator appointed by the Centre, the ecologically fragile islands face an existential threat.
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Naga writer Easterine Kire’s clear bright sound over a sleeping world
This quietly irrepressible one-woman cultural renaissance has pioneered the modern literary culture of Nagaland.
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The Reel
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‘Stranger Things’ season 4: Watch the first eight minutes
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‘Escaype Live’ review: A cautionary tale of the desperate pursuit of fame and success
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‘Baymax!’ trailer: ‘Big Hero 6’ spin-off follows the adventures of the friendly healthcare companion
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Watch: ‘Mad Max’ director George Miller returns with fantasy film ‘Three Thousand Years of Longing’
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‘12th Man’ review: Oversharing between friends is overrated (it can lead to murder)
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With Comixense, a new magazine aims to introduce young Indians to the magic of graphic storytelling
The initiative hopes to lure teenagers away from their screens and back to the printed page.
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Listening to Christmas in the songs and stories of Nagaland
The state bubbles over with creative talent that manages an impressive balancing act between age-old community values and 21st century aspirations.
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True-life confessions: Why the plot twist of ‘The Mandalorian’ web series made me cry
Thoughts about watching the show with my sons during lockdown.
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The Field
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Chess: India’s Praggnanandhaa beats world champion Magnus Carlsen for the second time in 2022
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Live
Badminton, Thailand Open Super 500 as it happened: PV Sindhu loses against Olympic champ Chen Yufei
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IPL 2022: It’s not a one-year tournament, says MS Dhoni after CSK’s campaign ends
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Premier League final day: Man City aim to end Liverpool's quadruple bid; Spurs, Arsenal eye 4th spot
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French Open: Carlos Alcaraz’s wins of change blow towards Paris