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Apoorvanand
Apoorvanand is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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How India has become a land of conspiracies that turns warriors battling injustice into villains
From Bhima Koregaon to the Delhi riots, from the cases against Teesta Setalvad and Mohammed Zubair, reality has been inverted.
Apoorvanand
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What the assembly election mandates for the BJP really mean: bulldozing the idea of rule of law
Many citizens claim to have voted for economic development. Will the mandate really be used to accomplish that?
Apoorvanand
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With interim order in hijab case, Karnataka HC has failed the party that has the genuine grievance
The bench ruled that until it delivers its final verdict, students should not wear religious clothing to class if their college has a prescribed uniform.
Apoorvanand
Trending
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Subhas Chandra Bose and Emilie Schenkl: A marriage that defied the Third Reich
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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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In Godhra, Bilkis Bano convicts felicitated by RSS member soon after their release
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How the trauma of Partition survivors has been intensified by India-Pakistan animosity
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The killing of four Shia Muslims in the US shows how sectarian schisms get exported
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The Indian republic was an ambitious project of multiple ideas and identities. Can it be salvaged?
The founders envisioned a country made up of diverse identities. This promise of equality and individuality is being replaced by a monolithic Hindu identity.
Apoorvanand
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Birju Maharaj: Watch some of the legendary Kathak dancer’s memorable performances
Birju Maharaj died in the early hours of January 17, 2022, at the age of 83.
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Why a Muslim MP was forced to challenge Assam chief minister's hateful propaganda
As Himanta Biswa Sarma defines Assamese nationalism in Hindu terms, pitching it against Muslims, the media is gleefully amplifying his rhetoric.
Apoorvanand & Suraj Gogoi
Video
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'Never gonna give you up': British musician Rick Astley recreates his 1987 hit for insurance ad
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Caught on live TV: Man steals beachgoer’s bag in Barcelona, arrested later
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Watch: Elephant returns a child’s shoe that fell into its zoo enclosure
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Caught on camera: Criminals rob Rs 6 lakh at gunpoint from Prayagraj shop with people inside
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‘Looks like fried rice’: Comedian Saloni Gaur’s mother, grandmother roast her in spoof on complexion
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To understand BJP’s brazen attitude to Lakhimpur Kheri 2021, we must seek answers in Gujarat 2002
A minister’s refusal to resign over the killings of farmers invokes the memory of another leader’s refusal to quit after mass murders 20 years ago.
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Analysis: Narendra Modi’s farm law repeal will bring new energy to India’s embattled civil society
This victory should give citizens courage to resume righteous battles and start new ones.
Apoorvanand
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Bipin Rawat’s comments about lynching terrorists in Kashmir go against the rule of law
A democratic state cannot turn rogue, no matter what the challenges.
Apoorvanand
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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Tripura police stood by and let violence happen – now it’s silencing those who dare speak of it
Do our police, our courts, our civil administration exist to facilitate the BJP’s anti-minority agenda?
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All communities in Kashmir need solidarity – the majority as well as minorities
The majority in India must talk about its insensitivity to the pain of those it considers ‘others’.
Apoorvanand
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In 1974, Jayaprakash Narayan included the RSS in his movement. India is still paying the price
Why did the seasoned politician fail to resist the temptation of making a Faustian pact with the communal organisation?
Apoorvanand
The Field
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Zimbabwe vs India, 1st ODI: Hosts post 189, Deepak Chahar picks up three-for on return
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Tennis: Dominic Thiem, Venus Williams, Sofia Kenin among US Open wild cards
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Premier League: Thomas Tuchel, Antonio Conte charged for clash during Chelsea-Spurs draw
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Ultimate Kho Kho: Chennai Quick Guns beat Telugu Yoddhas; Gujarat Giants complete hat-trick of wins
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Cincinnati Masters: Rafael Nadal loses ‘difficult’ match against Borna Coric; Emma Raducanu rolls on