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Mrinal Pande
Mrinal Pande is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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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
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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
Trending
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Four myths about the Citizenship Bill – from fighting religious persecution to helping NRC-excluded
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Citizenship Amendment Bill to be tabled in Lok Sabha tomorrow by Home Minister Amit Shah
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Watch: The flow of spoof videos inspired by news anchor Arnab Goswami’s viral monologue continues
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Delhi: 43 dead in fire at Anaj Mandi, government orders investigation
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Ola is gearing up for an IPO. But what’s at stake for its drivers?
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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
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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
Video
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Watch: This chimpanzee in a Chinese zoo learnt to wash clothes after observing its keeper
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Watch: This flawless ‘moonwalker’ has spectators mesmerised as he glides on concrete in sneakers
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Watch: Scenes from the aftermath of Delhi’s Anaj Mandi fire where 43 people have died
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Watch: Muslim teenager offers refuge to over a hundred students at her mosque during school stabbing
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Watch: This song cleverly reminds us of the problematic Trans Persons Act
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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
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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
The Reel
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How ‘Inside Edge’ season 2 squanders its first-mover advantage
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Mubi’s streaming service in India only the beginning: ‘We can’t wait to start producing’
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Behind the scenes: How Shah Rukh Khan gambled on a role rejected by Aamir and Salman
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‘Panipat’ movie review: Been there and seen that
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‘Pati Patni Aur Woh’ movie review: Men will be men but the women are a bit more grown-up
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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
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The order on the use of Hindi for official speeches is just a distraction from India’s real problems
Issues such as this, or the beef and liquor bans, are picked up by the media and go viral while genuine matters go unnoticed.
Mrinal Pande
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From Ramayana to the scriptures, it's clear India has a long history of eating meat
The Vedas refer to about 50 animals deemed fit for sacrifice and, by inference, for eating.
Mrinal Pande
The Field
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SEA Games: Surfer Roger Casugay who rescued an opponent goes on to win gold
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Football: British police arrest 41-year-old man for alleged racial abuse during Manchester derby
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Want to help youngsters in tough situations and win matches whenever I play: Dinesh Karthik
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Former Australia ‘keeper Julia Price to become first woman to coach in Big Bash League
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Everybody has to be judged as individuals: Ganguly defends elevation of Jay Shah as BCCI secretary