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Dilip D’Souza
Dilip D'Souza is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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Chinese-Indians from Deoli Camp write to Modi again urging India to apologise for 1962 internment
They also requested the construction of a memorial in the Rajasthan facility to the ethnic Chinese who had died during their incarceration there.
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In the Florida Keys, a chance encounter and a shark named Rohan
An idyllic holiday takes an unforeseen turn.
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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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Trending
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DU professor arrested for social media post about claimed shivling in Gyanvapi mosque
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Opinion: Why is Modi the only prime minister who is haunted by Nehru’s ghost?
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‘The bell-eared demon’: When Swami Vivekananda warned how worship could become fanaticism
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In Varanasi, worried Muslims flock to Gyanvapi mosque in greater numbers after part of it is sealed
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‘Farzi’ organisation: Why Hindu petitioners in Gyanvapi case have split
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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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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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Video
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Caught on camera: The moment when students ran out of classrooms after an earthquake
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Watch: Woman in Ukrainian flag colours protests against war crimes at Cannes, removed by security
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Watch: What Prathamesh Sinha, 11, visually-impaired Shark Tank participant, did at the boAT office
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Watch: Ukrainian president Volodymr Zelenskyy is the protagonist of a new comic book
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Caught on camera: Panic at metro station in Santiago, Chile, after explosion due to electrical fault
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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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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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The Reel
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‘Stranger Things’ season 4: Watch the first eight minutes
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‘Escaype Live’ review: A cautionary tale of the desperate pursuit of fame and success
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‘Baymax!’ trailer: ‘Big Hero 6’ spin-off follows the adventures of the friendly healthcare companion
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Watch: ‘Mad Max’ director George Miller returns with fantasy film ‘Three Thousand Years of Longing’
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‘12th Man’ review: Oversharing between friends is overrated (it can lead to murder)
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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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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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The Field
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Chess: India’s Praggnanandhaa beats world champion Magnus Carlsen for the second time in 2022
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Live
Badminton, Thailand Open Super 500 semifinal live: PV Sindhu takes on Olympic champion Chen Yufei
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IPL 2022: It’s not a one-year tournament, says MS Dhoni after CSK’s campaign ends
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Premier League final day: Man City aim to end Liverpool's quadruple bid; Spurs, Arsenal eye 4th spot
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French Open: Carlos Alcaraz’s wins of change blow towards Paris