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Dilip D’Souza
Dilip D'Souza is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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What I saw behind the scenes at the Bharat Jodo Yatra: a poster relay, pleas for photos – and a vase
Two days on the road with the Congress march for unity.
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How a lagoon in Gujarat’s Toraniya shows up the government’s fake claims about the Narmada project
Two decades before the contested Sardar Sarovar dam brought water to dry parts of the state, a group of dedicated activists delivered on a small promise.
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Amish Tripathi’s platitudes on Gyanvapi are built on a denial of India’s harsh truths
The author’s view that India is ‘a decent liberal country’ glosses over the brutalities inflicted on fellow Indians.
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Trending
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Bharat Jodo Yatra is ending. What do voters think about it?
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Evolution doesn’t need millions of years. Tiger snakes on an island have evolved over just a century
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Fiction: A courtesan renounces pleasure and embraces Buddhism after she is betrayed by the world
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Yes, India’s Constitution has been hijacked – but not by the Supreme Court
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Australian Open: Sania Mirza bows out of Grand Slams on her own terms, leaving a trail to blaze
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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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Video
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Caught on camera: Thieves remove entire ATM in Ajmer, Rajasthan
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Watch: How a Great Dane dog and an orphaned kitten formed an unlikely bond
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Watch: From France to Australia, fans embrace the ‘Pathaan’ craze by singing and dancing in theatres
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Watch: From upside down to inside out, models walk the ramp wearing gowns in strange ways
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Watch: Comedian Jamie Lever’s hilarious take on how Bollywood actors put their children to bed
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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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The Reel
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A hospitality professional recounts her encounters with film stars and directors
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‘Gandhi Godse – Ek Yudh’ review: Sincere, plodding effort to debunk WhatsApp myths about the Mahatma
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‘Pathaan’ review: Shah Rukh Khan lights up an entertaining spy thriller
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Oscar-nominated film ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ is cuteness unlimited
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Three Oscar nominations for India: ‘All That Breathes’, ‘RRR’ and ‘The Elephant Whisperers’
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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 Field
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India vs New Zealand, 1st T20I: All-round show from Mitchell Santner and Co ensures 21-run victory
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Hockey World Cup: Germany complete another epic comeback to stun Australia, set up final vs Belgium
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U19 Women’s T20 World Cup: India, England set up exciting final clash in inaugural edition
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Watch, IND v NZ: Washington Sundar’s stunning diving return catch to dismiss Mark Chapman in Ranchi
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Australian Open: Novak Djokovic on images of father with Russian flags – ‘Misinterpretation’