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Anu Kumar
Anu Kumar is a regular Scroll.in contributor
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Arley Munson’s words are a troubling reminder of how Kipling’s India treated women
The American medical missionary lived in India at a time when tribulations followed women from birth.
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One visit to India was enough to inspire writer Lawrence Blochman for a lifetime
Blochman wrote several popular thrillers in the 20th century, with either India as the setting or an Indian as the hero.
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India deeply disappointed Frieda Hauswirth, but she never gave up writing about it
The American came to India with the hope of furthering ‘tolerance and human understanding’. She left a decade later disillusioned.
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Trending
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‘Supporter of BJP met me’: Surat candidates on the various reasons they withdrew from the election
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CAA is a letdown, but Bengali Hindus in Assam are unlikely to ditch BJP
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What Sudhir Kakar (1938-2024) had to say on violence, secularism, and religion in India
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Over 17,400 citizens write to EC seeking action against PM Narendra Modi for hate speech
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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An American helped set up India’s first aircraft factory before he became a CIA spy
William Douglas Pawley was a go-getting businessman, a middleman who insisted on his commission, and an agent who knew the right people in the right place.
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How an American woman built one of India’s most prestigious medical schools
Beginning from a one-room dispensary, Ida Scudder’s vision led to the development of a world-class institution: Vellore’s Christian Medical College.
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How a mysterious diamond trader inspired the first American novel on India
Francis Marion Crawford’s meeting with Alexander Malcolm Jacob in Simla changed his life and produced a literary success.
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Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Who was William Borden, the American who helped take libraries to every corner of Baroda?
Borden’s cataloguing system gave readers across the state – including in towns and villages – access to 10 lakh books.
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While serving the poor, this ‘American in khadi’ ended up shaping the economy of Himachal Pradesh
Satyanand Stokes had many avatars – missionary, educator, Gandhi associate, apple cultivator. But at heart, he was a mystic in search of meaning.
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When an American woman briefly became a spokesperson for anti-casteism in India
During her three-year stay in India in the 1930s, Nilla Cram Cook drew crowds and controversy.
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The Reel
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In ‘Tahader Katha’, the many partitions endured by a freedom fighter
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Sam Higginbottom wanted to help India. So he devoted his life to helping its farmers
The American missionary came to India in the early 20th century to spread the Gospel but ended up making significant contributions to agricultural economics.
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On a propaganda tour in India, the first Black Ivy League professor found complexities and paradoxes
Sent by the State Department to change Indians’ perception of the US, Jay Saunders Redding found that the story he wanted to tell didn’t have many takers.
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‘Kalindi’: This 1930 novel recognised the rights of women and their power to dismantle caste
In this novel, friendship and empathy emerge as a bridge of understanding between people divided on the basis of gender, caste, community.
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The Field
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: Odisha FC beat Mohun Bagan Super Giant in first leg of semi-final
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Indian men’s and women’s compound teams through to finals
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ISL 2023-24: How first-time head coach Petr Kratky helped Mumbai City FC pick up the pieces
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IPL 2024: Marcus Stoinis helps Lucknow breach the Chennai fortress with unbeaten century
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Jyothi Surekha Vennam finishes second in women’s compound qualification