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Pamela D’Mello
Pamela D’Mello is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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Why a proposed IIT campus in Goa has sparked farmer protests
The new campus is scheduled to come up on a forested hill that stands amid farmland and orchard plains crisscrossed by irrigation canals.
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This biography of Manohar Parrikar is more hagiographic than critical, and silent where it matters
In ‘An Extraordinary Life: A Biography of Manohar Parrikar’ the writers ignore many facts even as they try to assess the former Goa chief minister’s career.
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What archival footage from pre-Liberation Goa tells us about Portuguese propaganda
Maria do Carmo Piçarra’s extensive research shows how Portugal regarded its subjects.
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Trending
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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Is the 2024 Lok Sabha election India’s last chance before the point of no return?
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View from the Margins: A Dalit Christian explains why he will be voting for change
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Husna Bai: The tawaif who made Hindustani music a respectable profession for women artists
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Is apple cider vinegar as good for health as it sounds?
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Goa’s tiger deaths must be understood through its local politics and anti-conservation history
Last month, the death of four tigers at Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary was met with nationwide uproar.
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Goa’s ill-planned roads are splintering waterways, affecting villages and worsening floods
Several projects followed dodgy environmental impact assessments, claim critics.
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In Goa, community farming is being used to stave off the march of real estate development
Small farmers are joining hands to claim back arable land from builders, miners and coastal developers.
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Video
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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Watch: Dogs wag their tails to ‘conduct’ classical music orchestra
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Watch: Glimpses of Indian singer Sid Sriram’s debut performance at Coachella 2024
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In Goa, one village’s intense struggle to save a century-old lake stands on the brink of success
The residents of Santa Cruz have been fighting the real-estate lobby to protect Bandvol Lake.
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By splitting key ally in Goa, BJP signals it is willing to take hard decisions to stay in power
Even key BJP members are unhappy with the move to undermine their longtime partner, the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party.
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Omar Abdullah, Congress criticise BJP after pictures show ailing Manohar Parrikar inspecting bridge
The Goa CMO on Sunday released photographs of the chief minister, seen with a nasal tube, inspecting a bridge under construction in Panaji.
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The Reel
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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Watch: ‘The Broken News’ returns for a second season
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ trailer: A teenager bonds with her grandparents during a summer vacation
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‘Silence 2: The Night Owl Bar Shootout’ review: A bland cop meets a dull case
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The Goan-origin woman who fought for Angola’s freedom and was killed by its first government
A staunch Communist, Sita Valles was devoted to her politics and ideology until the day she was executed with gun shots in every limb.
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Goa BJP faces another challenge as former state RSS chief takes plunge into electoral politics
Subhash Velingkar’s Goa Suraksha Manch says it is counting on the support of ‘dissatisfied’ BJP cadre.
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As Goa cracks down on fish imports to restore consumer trust after formalin scare, trade takes a hit
Goans have kept away from fish markets after the Food and Drug Administration in July detected the carcinogen formalin in fish brought from neighbouring states.
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The Field
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Hockey: Salima Tete 2.0 – a speedster who is adding confidence and creativity to her improving game
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IPL 2024: Suryakumar, bowlers help Mumbai Indians seal thriller against Punjab Kings
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Cricket: Meg Lanning opens up about struggle with food and exercise that led to her early retirement
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Paris Olympics 2024: Long jumper Sreeshankar Murali ruled out of Games with knee injury
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Badminton: Kento Momota, former world champion, announces international retirement