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Aparna Kalra
Aparna Kalra is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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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?
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Web links: Muslims are using social media to build solidarity networks and counter Hindutva
Can they be effective, though?
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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
Trending
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‘I’m a small man but my music is huge’: Wasifuddin Dagar on the AR Rahman plagiarism row
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Three Doordarshan-era anchors recall what a dignified era of television news looked like
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Watch: Beyoncé was joined by her daughter Blue Ivy on stage for a dance routine during UK concert
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A new book offers detailed historical accounts of the Sultans of Oman in the 19th century
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Why froth is essential for the perfect beer-drinking experience
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Video
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Watch: Dense smoke and yellowish haze cover New York as a result of Canadian wildfires
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Watch: How this lone buffalo outwits a pride of lions to escape an attack
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Watch: Truck carrying cartons of beer overturns, passersby rush to steal bottles
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Watch: This version of Rema’s chart-topping hit ‘Calm Down’ has Tamil lyrics
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Watch: Dramatic sight of massive sandstorm enveloping western and northern parts of Rajasthan
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The Reel
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Pastel shades, tableau shots: Recreating the Wes Anderson aesthetic
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Watch: Trailer of ‘The Night Manager’ part two is out
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‘Satyaprem Ki Katha’ trailer: Romantic film stars Kartik Aaryan, Kiara Advani
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Tigmanshu Dhulia on Irrfan: ‘His observation of life was very surgical, very meticulous’
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Start the week with a film: ‘Charlie’s Country’ is a powerful portrait of defiance
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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.
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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