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Aarefa Johari
Aarefa Johari is a Scroll.in staffer.
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What it takes for a city to end manual scavenging
Banning manual scavenging isn’t enough. Cities make progress when they recieve funds to purchase machines, as Vasai-Virar in Maharashtra shows.
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How Rajkot made progress in ending manual scavenging – and why it still has a long way to go
The fourth part in a series that investigates claims by municipal authorities in western India about eradicating the hazardous work of manual scavenging.
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How to cover up manual scavenging: Dhule municipality gives cash to workers but denies they exist
A five-part series on the failure of municipal authorities in western India to eradicate the hazardous work of manually cleaning drains and tanks.
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Trending
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Why a celebrated Russian artist chose to become an Indian citizen
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Malayalam film ‘2018’ will represent India at the Oscars
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From the biography: Why Indira Gandhi saw young Farooq Abdullah as the future leader of Kashmir
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How reading ‘dark academia’ novels can help new students feel more at home at university
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India at Asian Games, Sept 27, live blog: Naruka wins silver in skeet for 7th shooting medal today
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Manual scavenging deaths in Ahmedabad result in out-of-court settlements – not punitive justice
The second part in a series investigating how municipal authorities in western India cover up the illegal practice of manual scavenging.
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Manual scavenging killed 19 people in Mumbai in past five years. But BMC records show zero deaths
The first part in a series investigating how municipal authorities in western India cover up the illegal practice of manual scavenging.
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The historic injustice served to care workers by India’s highest court
Anganwadi staff are vital to ensuring the wellbeing of India’s children. Yet in 2006, the Supreme Court refused to recognise them as government employees.
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Video
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Watch: Touching farewell from constable in song and verse as IPS officer is transferred
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Watch: Man saves child who came into contact with live wire on flooded street
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Watch: Woman shifts seamlessly between English accents from over a dozen countries
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Watch: Timelapse video of massive ‘shelf cloud’ moving across the sky over Brazilian town
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‘You’re not telling my story but selling it’: Comedian’s spoof on Humans Of Bombay’s business model
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Inside Patna’s exam hub, where a million hopes die every year
Young people spend years to prepare for exams for government jobs. But the number of jobs is dropping and frustrations are boiling over.
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Why it’s not really shocking that a young woman is involved in the ‘Bulli Bai’ case
The Mumbai Police has arrested 18-year-old Shweta Singh as the prime suspect in a case involving an ‘online auction’ of Muslim women.
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The one profession where men are demanding equality
Nursing has historically been considered a woman's field. Now, men are asking for parity in training and employment.
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The Reel
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Malayalam film ‘2018’ will represent India at the Oscars
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Watch: The first teaser of ‘Tiger 3’ is out
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‘Charlie Chopra and the Mystery of Solang Valley’ review: Flippant fun gets in the way of suspense
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In ‘Paradise’, an Indian marriage is tested by the Sri Lankan economic crisis
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‘Aankh Micholi’ trailer: Two families clash over a wedding
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Comfort zone: Being mesmerised by the spins and jumps of figure skating
In these unsettling times, Scroll.in staffers reveal the activities in which they find calm – and even joy.
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The backstory: When I became the only lifeline for parents seeking closure for their son’s death
He had died in India’s worst offshore disaster. They wanted to give him a proper funeral. But they were shunted around by the authorities.
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A Dalit women’s collective is fighting for the land it toils on in Gujarat
The Gujarat government is set to distribute 50,000 acres of wasteland to wealthy farmers, but claims there isn't enough for the landless.
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The Field
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Watch, Asian Games: Nepal’s Dipendra Airee breaks Yuvraj Singh’s T20I record with fastest fifty
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Watch, Asian Games: Sift Kaur Samra sets a new world record to win gold in women’s 50m 3-Positions
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Asian Games, Equestrian: Sudipti Hajela reflects on first gold in 41 years – ‘It feels surreal’
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India at Asian Games, Sept 27, live blog: Naruka wins silver in skeet for 7th shooting medal today
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India at Asian Games, Sept 27 schedule: Campaign begins for women’s hockey, Shiva Thapa in boxing