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Rohini Mohan
Rohini Mohan is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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‘Worse than a death sentence’: Inside Assam’s sham trials that could strip millions of citizenship
An analysis of 515 orders issued by four tribunals shows 82% of people on trial were declared foreigners.
Rohini Mohan
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Bengaluru garment hub’s dirty secret: Sexual harassment in the workplace
A root cause of this is the power imbalance – the majority of workers are women while the middle and senior management are disproportionately male.
Rohini Mohan
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‘Locals have become too aware of their rights’: Why Bengaluru garment factories are hiring migrants
The fashion industry’s requirements for cheaper and faster labour have prompted companies to focus on rural India.
Rohini Mohan
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Rajasthan verdict in 30 charts: Poll was closer than results showed, Congress held on to vote share
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Why caste divides Marathas as they rally for reservation
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‘Chamak’ review: Exquisite music is the biggest draw
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How Bangladesh’s Sheikh Hasina has created a climate of fear ahead of January’s poll
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An Indian artist who helped decolonise Christian art has been relegated to the margins in death
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For Bengaluru’s garment hub workers, the minimum wage is actually the maximum wage
From April 2016 to January 2017, apparel exports grew by 4.5%. But the narrative that the cost of labour is squeezing the industry is a constant refrain.
Rohini Mohan
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The Bengaluru garment workers who stitched your branded clothes have probably still not been paid
Small strikes over unpaid wages continue to erupt in garment hub that saw massive protests last year.
Rohini Mohan
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Indianise, nationalise, spiritualise: The RSS education project is in expansion mode
The Sangh has been running thousands of schools and gurukuls since 1952. But with the BJP at the Centre, this programme has new energy.
Rohini Mohan
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Watch: Mahouts inconsolable as they say goodbye to elephant Arjuna who died in the line of duty
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‘What is it that we should do?’: Comedian on fitness advice found online that only causes confusion
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‘Ikigai finally finding purpose’: Comedian Gaurav Kapoor on how books have become home decor
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Watch: Chennai residents rescued in boats, choppers distribute food supplies, city remains flooded
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Watch: Robot dog dances to the beats of African drums and marimbas at AI Expo event in South Africa
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The winner: Here’s what won Rohini Mohan the Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize
An excerpt from ‘The Seasons of Trouble: Life Amid the Ruins of Sri Lanka’s Civil War’.
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Sri Lanka: Life amidst death when the guns stopped firing
As Sri Lanka goes to the polls, an excerpt from a book about what the civil war did to its people.
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