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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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Four strange symptoms of Covid-19 you might not have heard about
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Photos of Taj Mahal underground cells released by Archaeological Survey amid row about ‘Hindu idols’
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Watch: How a San Francisco traffic barricade became a place of worship for Hindus in the 1990s
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DU professor booked for social media post about claimed shivling in Gyanvapi mosque
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From Babri to Gyanvapi, how India’s courts have helped escalate Hindutva claims on mosques
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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: US student goes into labour on graduation day, university head brings ceremony to hospital
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Watch: The moment when a humpback whale landed on a tourist boat, injuring passengers on board
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Watch: Paediatric dental clinic support dog comforts children in Ecuador
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‘My biggest strength is my love’: Muslim man’s house, shops razed after marriage to Hindu woman
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Watch: Bengaluru torrential rains on Tuesday leave two dead
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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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‘She-Hulk: Attorney at Law’ trailer: Meet Hulk’s lawyer cousin
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‘Ardh’ trailer: Rajpal Yadav and Rubina Dilaik play migrant dreamers in Mumbai
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Fatima Sana Shaikh: ‘Films have helped me cross an emotional barrier’
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‘Spiderhead’ trailer: Chris Hemsworth watches over prisoners controlled by mind-altering drugs
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Watch: ‘Nikamma’ stars Abhimanyu Dassani, Shirley Setia and Shilpa Shetty