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Aparna Kalra
Aparna Kalra is a regular Scroll.in contributor
What happens when India’s Tinder generation searches for a match at a matrimonial event
Are Indians swiping right for sex, but turning to mummy and papa to find a spouse?
Aparna Kalra
· Aug 11, 2017 · 11:30 am
Web links: Muslims are using social media to build solidarity networks and counter Hindutva
Can they be effective, though?
Aparna Kalra
· Jun 22, 2017 · 12:30 pm
The UGC is more about control and less about regulation
Apart from funding and approving courses, the higher education regulator spams universities with missives on anniversaries, Yoga Day, Mann Ki Baat.
Aparna Kalra
· Nov 23, 2016 · 06:30 pm
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Yesterday · 07:58 pm
International Booker Prize 2020: Read the opening lines of the six shortlisted novels
Apr 04, 2020 · 08:30 am
‘Panchayat’ review: Rural India is a jolly good place in this comedy of manners
Apr 04, 2020 · 12:30 pm
Did India overreact? Covid-19 outbreak isn’t following the trajectory of Europe and China – so far
Apr 01, 2020 · 04:29 pm
Student leaders are reduced to pawns in Uttar Pradesh politics
Faced with vindictive university authorities, even autonomous leaders are pushed into the embrace of political parties.
Aparna Kalra
· Aug 16, 2016 · 09:30 pm
As parents and schools fight over fees, Delhi government orders an audit
The fee wars are not limited to any one city, with parents in Delhi, Gurgaon, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Bangalore banding together to fight.
Aparna Kalra
· Jun 04, 2016 · 09:00 am
Do Delhi’s government schools really need CCTV cameras in their classrooms?
While education experts aren’t sure such surveillance will help in any way, students and parents seem to think it’s a good idea.
Aparna Kalra
· May 20, 2016 · 09:00 am
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Coronavirus: Patient leaves Kerala hospital after recovery, medical staff and other patients cheer
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‘The TikTok doc’: A doctor is delighting the Internet – with his dance videos
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Watch this man’s quest to find out what soup really is
Yesterday · 02:03 pm
How parents are fighting back when told 'Want the school, pay the price'
As parents petition governments and courts to join the great battle over school fee hikes, teachers say they are the worst hit.
Aparna Kalra
· Jan 05, 2016 · 11:30 am
Meet Arti, the chess-loving LIC officer who has learnt how to make subtle moves in life
Continuing our series on the new breadwinners. Women who have taken charge of their families, by choice or circumstance.
Aparna Kalra
· Dec 18, 2015 · 02:30 pm
Meet Nisha, the toilet attendant who doesn't let a small house limit the dreams of her children
This week, Scroll.in brings you the stories of women who have taken charge of their lives and their families. Meet the new breadwinners.
Aparna Kalra
· Dec 14, 2015 · 11:30 am
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Why government schools in Delhi are pushing students to become beauticians and mechanics
Schools and students struggle to understand vocational training which does not count at university level.
Aparna Kalra
· Aug 22, 2015 · 05:30 pm
As Indian government considers bringing back 66A, warnings from Turkey and Russia
There are indications the government may bring back the law that punishes 'grossly offensive or menacing' messages or posts with a jail term.
Aparna Kalra
· Apr 25, 2015 · 07:30 pm
