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Mrinal Pande
Mrinal Pande is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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Covid-19: When images of cremations are beamed, does this break a sacred taboo?
There is nothing guhya (hidden) or segregationist here. Death must be accepted in its cruel inevitability by both the young and the ageing.
Mrinal Pande
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Uttarakhand satyagraha against a labour register 100 years ago holds hope for CAA protestors
In 1919, the region rose against the hated kulli begar system of forced labour – and tore up the books in which the names of able-bodied people were recorded.
Mrinal Pande
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Angry Hanuman: This viral image that won Modi’s praise symbolises today’s aggressive, macho India
This may well be the transformation of a genial, well-loved icon into a militant killer.
Mrinal Pande
Trending
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In Godhra, Bilkis Bano convicts felicitated by RSS member soon after their release
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An 18th-century letter to Bombay shows what it was like to be in service of the East India Company
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Bulldozer at New Jersey I-Day parade draws protest from rights groups
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First synthetic embryos grown by scientists raise serious ethical questions
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Why many young Muslims are leaving India
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From Roop Kanwar’s sati to opposing ‘Padmaavat’, Rajput honour has always involved repressing women
Abusive practices invented to subdue women provide a template for men to use power to dominate and bully all weaker sections of the society.
Mrinal Pande
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If not for ‘Chandamama’, my generation may have never realised the beauty of age-old Indian tales
Four years after the print edition shut down, a new unofficial online archive of the children’s magazine reminds us of its near-cult status.
Mrinal Pande
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What 18th-century India can teach us about making art in the time of chaos
The life and works of the artist Manaku help us understand chaos, displacement, love and ultimate loss.
Mrinal Pande
Video
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Watch: Beachgoers spot massive waterspout amid thunderstorm in Florida, USA
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Watch: Singer Arijit Singh pays tribute to Indian armed forces in his new music video ‘Patriot’
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Watch: Kerala doctors dance to ‘Pala Palli Tirupalli’, Health Minister Veena George posts video
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Watch: Players face off underwater in the Dive Chess World Championship in London
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Watch: Madhya Pradesh Agriculture Minister prays to a turbulent Narmada river with a coconut
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The Goddess of Stone Pelters: In Uttarakhand, hurling stones is a hallowed tradition
Uttarakhand is full of shrines to the stone as mother, the protector.
Mrinal Pande
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The power of prayer: A short history of deras and their political patronage
Not everyone who visits deras or ashrams is driven by profound questions about faith.
Mrinal Pande
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Hindi’s prototype was a mélange of dialects – but the language is now undergoing a purification
How did it come to this?
Mrinal Pande
The Reel
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‘Khamosh Pani’ revisited: ‘A reminder of the path we took and the price we pay now’
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‘Between Two Dawns’ review: A gripping film about workplace ethics
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Deepa Mehta’s ‘Earth’ is a reminder of lines arbitrarily drawn between countries and hearts
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Watch: ‘Pippa’ teaser is out, release date set for December 2
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Does Netflix series ‘The Sandman’ make your every comic-loving dream come true?
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What happened to beautiful Nainital? It stinks of sewage and dead fish
Water level in Naini lake, the hill station’s only source of fresh water, is down 18 feet this summer.
Mrinal Pande
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Can Uttarakhand sustain the onslaught of commercially packaged religion in age of climate change?
The state government has been aggressively advertising pilgrimage packages to the fabled Char Dham in the Himalayas.
Mrinal Pande
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From the Vedic age to the Mughals and the Raj: The colourful history of alcohol consumption in India
The alcoholic beverages that the neo Puritans heading various state governments seem intent on banning have been around forever.
Mrinal Pande
The Field
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Pro Boxing: Vijender Singh returns to the ring with a knockout win against Eliasu Sulley
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Virat Kohli on importance of mental health for athletes – ‘Crucial to keep in touch with inner self’
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Hockey India's CoA has addressed major points raised, says FIH statement after visit
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Indian Premier League: Kolkata Knight Riders appoint Chandrakant Pandit as head coach
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Watch: The brilliance of Thierry Henry during his Premier League stint with Arsenal