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Dilip D’Souza
Dilip D'Souza is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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Opinion: Sexual assault is sexual assault, skin or no skin
A misogynistic, sexist judgement of the Bombay High Court has just made my daughter’s world that much more terrifying.
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A Covid-19 quarantine diary: Sweet voices on the phone and a very special gargle
While we are grateful for our light brush with Madam Corona, there were times when I’d lie awake late at night – isolated, yes – with fear and worry.
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Sometimes you win even when you don’t: A tribute to Raj Marphatia
He was the first non-white President of the prestigious Harvard Law Review.
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Trending
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With new OCI notification, India has ended its experiment with dual citizenship
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Real-life ‘Terminal’: How people manage to live at airports for months and years
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At long last, Australian television has begun reflecting some of the country’s ethnic diversity
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All your questions about the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine answered
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First Brexit made me feel an outsider in Britain. Now Covid-19 has made me feel unwanted in India
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The Art of Solitude: How an author chases away the blues – by playing them
So in these uncertain, almost eerie days, I send blues riffs – amateur and awkward they still are – warbling into the ether every evening.
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When baseball has a lesson for cricket: stolen bases and ‘Mankading’
It’s a matter of risks, with consequent rewards (runs) and penalties (wickets), that’s all.
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Citizenship Amendment Bill: Echoes of 1962 India-China war and an unjust incarceration
The Bill makes citizenship an embodiment of our deepest prejudices, just as laws passed to incarcerate the Indian Chinese did in 1962.
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Video
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‘They’ll announce winner of Sales Premier League’: Danish Sait spoofs annual sales conferences
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Watch: Unconnected ‘wind phone’ provides comfort to those grieving from Fukushima disaster losses
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Watch: Nick Jonas releases 1980s – and Priyanka Chopra Jonas – inspired pop track, ‘This Is Heaven’
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Watch: Police constable regulates traffic with a baby in her arms
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Watch: Banksy’s creative video confirms he’s behind powerful artwork on the wall of a British jail
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In the India of today, would we still celebrate inter-community marriages like they did in 1996?
Unlikely, going by the reaction to IAS couple Tina Dabi and Athar Amir-ul-Shafi’s marriage.
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#LongMarch: So what if Mumbai was inconvenienced? Listening to citizens is the essence of democracy
Unless we heard the voices of our fellow citizens, we won’t be able to understand their concerns – and help solve them.
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In Canada, Indian mission refuses to acknowledge a Chinese-Indian protest – and a historic wrong
Former 1962 war internees failed to hand over a letter seeking an apology from India at the high commission in Ottawa on Thursday.
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The Reel
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Five animated films that ‘Bombay Rose’ director Gitanjali Rao wants you to watch
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‘7 Kadam’ trailer: Ronit Roy and Amit Sadh play father and son in football-themed show
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‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ review: Treachery and remorse in drama about the Black Panther Party
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In ‘Notturno’ documentary, vignettes of war and the eerie calm between the storms
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Charles Sobhraj mini-series ‘The Serpent’ heading to Netflix
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Being liberal in India: A manifesto for violent times
To start with, a liberal is concerned with and about her fellow-humans.
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Not a slip: For Sean Spicer and Tarun Vijay, there’s a clear divide between ‘own’ and ‘other’ people
Apologies and clarifications notwithstanding, the leaders’ recent remarks betray deep-rooted discriminatory mindsets.
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Pot-holed roads, standing for the anthem at the movies: How a knee surgery opened my eyes
The good, the bad and the indifferent of traversing the big city with a walker.
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The Field
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Boxing: Simranjit Kaur, Pooja Rani and Jasmine win silver medals at Boxam International
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ISL semi-finals: Sylla’s late goal earns NorthEast United a first-leg draw against ATK Mohun Bagan
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Wrestling: Vinesh Phogat to fight for gold in Rome, Sarita Mor wins silver
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India v South Africa: World Cup quest begins for Mithali Raj and Co in long-awaited return to action
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Swiss Open Super 300: PV Sindhu sets up blockbuster final against Carolina Marin