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Johanna Deeksha
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One year of Karnataka’s war on Muslim women’s right to learn
Young Muslim women in Karnataka recount how a court order legitimised Hindutva prejudice and locked them out of an education.
Johanna Deeksha
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Things that made us smile: Cracking Wordle
Scroll staffers on the small things that make life brighter.
Johanna Deeksha
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Why Indian sex workers dread going to a hospital
Sex workers from across the country recount how they have been ignored, overcharged and ill treated, particularly by government hospital doctors and staff.
Johanna Deeksha
Trending
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Bharat Jodo Yatra is ending. What do voters think about it?
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Evolution doesn’t need millions of years. Tiger snakes on an island have evolved over just a century
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A hospitality professional recounts her encounters with film stars and directors
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Fiction: A courtesan renounces pleasure and embraces Buddhism after she is betrayed by the world
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Journalist Sreenivasan Jain quits NDTV
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Lessons from Chhattisgarh’s new English-medium school programme
Since 2020, the state has poured resources into a chain of English-medium schools. But has the government’s strategy been unfair to some students and teachers?
Johanna Deeksha
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India’s failure to protect Tamils sent back from Sri Lanka
Since the 1960s, lakhs have returned, hoping for a secure future in India. Instead, their lives and livelihoods are threatened by a convoluted 1969 land law.
Johanna Deeksha
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How caste certificates in India make or break dreams
The certificates are meant to help marginalised students access opportunities. But often, the process of obtaining them only oppresses students further.
Johanna Deeksha
Video
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Watch: How colleges across the country screened the controversial BBC documentary
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Watch: Pet dog throws tantrum when her human keeps kissing her furry sibling
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Watch: College basketball game stops after food delivery person walks on to court with food
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‘Purification in a democracy’: PM Modi when asked by students about criticism from the Opposition
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Caught on camera: Thieves remove entire ATM in Ajmer, Rajasthan
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Can prayer and medicine work together to cure mental illness?
Families of mentally ill people have long turned to faith healers for help. Now, psychiatrists are trying to take modern medicine to religious centres.
Johanna Deeksha
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India’s mass closure of schools is leaving lakhs of students stranded
In many remote areas, students have few options other than single-teacher schools in their villages. These are the very schools the government has targeted.
Johanna Deeksha & Malini Subramaniam
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Caste threads are spawning deadly conflicts in Tamil Nadu schools
Children are wearing the threads to school to assert their caste identity. The result is a spiral of violence that recently led to a student's death.
Johanna Deeksha
The Reel
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A hospitality professional recounts her encounters with film stars and directors
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‘Gandhi Godse – Ek Yudh’ review: Sincere, plodding effort to debunk WhatsApp myths about the Mahatma
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‘Pathaan’ review: Shah Rukh Khan lights up an entertaining spy thriller
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Oscar-nominated film ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ is cuteness unlimited
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Three Oscar nominations for India: ‘All That Breathes’, ‘RRR’ and ‘The Elephant Whisperers’
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One year after Covid killed 1,621 teachers on poll duty in UP
The tragedy laid bare the massive neglect of healthcare and education in India's most populous state. Many families still struggle to comprehend their loss.
Johanna Deeksha
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Bad teeth can be a matter of life and death for Indians
Yet the country does not even have an oral health policy in place.
Johanna Deeksha
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Why PhDs are a minefield for India’s marginalised students
From vengeful guides to delayed funds, scholars from Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and Other Backward Class groups face oppression at every turn.
Johanna Deeksha
The Field
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Hockey World Cup: Argentina-born Gonzalo Peillat leads Germany’s stunning turnaround vs Australia
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Watch: Sania Mirza on retirement call – ‘Still have the level, choosing to say I want other things’
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Watch, Indonesia Masters Super 500: Sensational rally on match point in men’s doubles quarterfinals
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Australian Open: Big-serving Elena Rybakina to face hard-hitting Aryna Sabalenka for women’s title
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ISL: Lallianzuala Chhangte and Vikram Singh’s late goals earn Mumbai City win over Jamshedpur FC