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Aarefa Johari
Aarefa Johari is a Scroll.in staffer.
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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.
Aarefa Johari
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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.
Aarefa Johari
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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.
Aarefa Johari
Trending
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‘Your statement has been written in haste’: Letters between Mahatma Gandhi and his son Devadas
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Gyanvapi mosque: Varanasi court asks to seal area where shivling is said to be found during survey
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‘Who watches the Thomas Cup?’: Comic Danish Sait parodies a conversation after India’s historic win
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Bill Gates on how the metaverse will change the workplace, meetings, and all office interactions
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Fact check: Is West Bengal really as safe as Mamata Banerjee and Trinamool Congress claim?
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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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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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Video
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Watch: Palestine supporters storm premises of Israeli defence company Elbit Systems in Bristol, UK
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Watch: Elderly woman who served as a nurse in World War II goes skydiving on her 100th birthday
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‘The blessing is also for animals’: Monks meet pets on the occasion of Buddha Purnima in Singapore
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Watch: Queen Elizabeth II attends Royal Windsor Horse Show to celebrate her Platinum Jubilee
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Watch: PM Narendra Modi receives cheerful welcome from Indian community in Nepal
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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.
Aarefa Johari
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Jailed for keeping Mumbai clean
Sanitation workers in Mumbai were declared ‘volunteers’ under a dubious privatisation plan, and denied their rightful wages. A protest led to further injustice.
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From diamond to dust: Five years after demonetisation in India
The shock move devastated India’s informal economy. Many small businesses never recovered, as a supply chain at the intersection of diamonds and plastic shows.
Aarefa Johari & Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
The Reel
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Watch: In ‘777 Charlie’, meet Rakshit Shetty’s Dharma and his four-legged saviour
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Why Geetanjali Kulkarni’s no-fuss approach is proving to be a winner
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‘Vikram’ trailer: Starring Kamal Haasan, Fahadh Faasil and Vijay Sethupathi
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‘The Archies’ film will be ‘a true adaptation of the comics’, says co-writer Reema Kagti
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Watch: The trailer of ‘Aashram’ S3, titled ‘Ek Badnaam Aashram’, is out
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A new app is failing India's fight against child malnutrition
Anganwadi staff need funds for infrastructure and supplies. Instead, the government gave them a new app that is riddled with problems.
Aarefa Johari
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The migrant workers who never went back
They wanted to work, even as the number of women in India’s workforce fell. But a national upheaval crushed Jharkhand women’s dreams of new lives in Tamil Nadu.
Aarefa Johari
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In their fight for land rights, Gujarat’s women face long battles
The stories of four women who are battling violence, intimidation and humiliation to get possession of their own land.
Aarefa Johari
The Field
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Cricket: Angelo Mathews falls one short of double ton, drives Sri Lanka to 397 against Bangladesh
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Srikanth Kidambi, unbeaten and unfazed, leads India to the top of the world
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Women’s T20 Challenge squads: Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana, Deepti Sharma named captains
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Watch: India’s Thomas Cup badminton champions speak with PM Narendra Modi after historic triumph
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Lakshya, possible