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Tony Joseph
Tony Joseph is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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What was Harappa’s language? The answer remains the missing piece of Indians’ ancestry puzzle
In the context of the latest findings on south Asians’ ancestry, an excerpt from Tony Joseph’s ‘Early Indians’.
Tony Joseph
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Can the arrival of the Aryans in India explain the disconnect between Harappan and Vedic culture?
There is a fundamental discontinuity between the two cultures, writes Tony Joseph in his book ‘Early Indians’.
Tony Joseph
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Beef warriors, please note: The deep reason for India’s differing food habits might lie in genetics
Centre’s decision to restrict sale of cattle for slaughter in animal markets – and thus practically delegitimise non-vegetarianism – is acutely problematic.
Tony Joseph
Trending
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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So how did that demonetisation thing work out for you?
It is exactly six months since Prime Minister Narendra Modi withdrew 86% of currency from circulation. Time to take stock.
Tony Joseph
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Understanding demonetisation: The problem with the war on cash
Force marching unprepared citizens towards a cashless utopia that has little space for the informal sector is callous and indefensible.
Tony Joseph
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Understanding demonetisation: Who is behind the war on cash (and why)
The cashless idea went from theory into practice when businesses and governments funded the Better than Cash Alliance in 2012. India joined it in 2015.
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Video
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Watch: Comedian sings Ed Sheeran song in the style of artists ranging from Sonu Nigam to Kumar Sanu
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Watch: Woman holds abdominal plank position for over four and half hours
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Watch: Kuno National Park posts video to celebrate cheetah cub Mukhi’s first birthday
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Watch: Migrant workers travel in train toilet owing to unavailability of seats
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Watch: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist
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Understanding demonetisation: Why there’s a war on cash (and you are in the middle of it)
We can’t understand demonetisation and its aftermath if we don’t locate it within the global offensive against cash.
Tony Joseph
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Intolerance debate: The single-source theory of Indian civilisation
Why it is important for Hindutva to insist that all of Indian culture flows from the Vedic or Sanskrit civilisation and every other part of our heritage needs to be subjugated.
Tony Joseph
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Intolerance debate: How some historical brutalities are more special than others
'In particular, the brutality of Muslim rulers' and the 'brutal intolerance of the Church in Goa, Kerala and Puducherry'.
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The Reel
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‘Patna Shuklla’ review: A competently argued legal drama
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‘Inspector Rishi’ review: A superbly crafted battle between fact and fable
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‘Alibaba Aani Chalishitle Chor’ review: A lightweight study of modern marriage
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic