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Opinion
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Why are South Indians speaking Hindi to each other?
The maximin principle or principle of least exclusion may hold the key.
Sajith Pai
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The Weekend Fix: Why India must remove restrictions on Kashmir and nine other top reads
Ten must-read pieces this Sunday.
Scroll Staff
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Readers’ comments: Nothing can make up for the loss of Aarey Colony – Mumbai’s green lung
Responses to articles on Scroll.in.
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News anchor Anjana Om Kashyap calls Aditya Thackeray the ‘Rahul Gandhi of Shiv Sena’, apologises
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Why are South Indians speaking Hindi to each other?
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Watch: Viral clip shows a snake attacking a man after he annoyed it for several minutes
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Houston: Anti-Modi protestors stage demonstrations against ‘near-fascist politics’ of BJP government
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‘Interference in judicial appointments does not augur well for the institution,’ says Supreme Court
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How did the United Kingdom get to this sorry pass?
There is a lack of basic competence within the ruling party and opposition.
Girish Shahane
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The Daily Fix: Rhetoric aside, can the BJP actually meet the logistical demands of a nationwide NRC?
After Assam, other BJP-ruled states have said they are open to implementing the exercise.
Ipsita Chakravarty
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The future of India’s newspapers has to be digital – and it has to be now
Publications must urgently figure out strategies that will allow them to be sustainable online. That is vital for India’s democracy.
Rasmus Kleis Nielsen
Video
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Watch: From ‘Jai Shri Ram’ greetings to ‘free Kashmir’ protests, the other side of Howdy Modi
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Watch: Rekha singing a Mehdi Hassan ghazal from 1983 takes social media users back in time
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Watch: Income inequality, transgender rights emerge as big themes at the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards
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Watch: Viral clip shows a snake attacking a man after he annoyed it for several minutes
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Watch: This video of a toddler dancing to the music of musicians on the street is a joy to behold
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The Daily Fix: Farooq Abdullah’s detention betrays the government’s nervousness on J&K
The decision, taken in stealth, was not designed to withstand dissent.
Ipsita Chakravarty
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Salt and roti lunch shows that UP students aren’t just missing a meal – they’re missing an education
The inadequate lunch shows jow little the government values the children for whom they are responsible.
Anjali Mody
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Kashmiriyat: The death of an idea
Both the insurgency in the Valley and the rise of Hindutva signalled the failure of the Indian state to live up to the secular ideals on which it was founded.
Chitralekha Zutshi
The Reel
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‘Saand Ki Aankh’ trailer: Never too old to pick up a gun
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‘Ghost’ trailer: Scares and screams galore in Vikram Bhatt’s new film
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In war, friendship and love: Looking back on Hindi cinema’s top 10 hero twosomes
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‘The Family Man’ review: He might just save the nation, but what about his marriage?
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In film ‘Sikhirini Mwasani’, the attempt to keep a Bodo performance tradition from dying out
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India’s best population-control strategy? Ensure women have the right to limit their families
When women lack control over their own fertility decisions, they become collateral damage in the event of a coercive population policy.
Poonam Muttreja
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Readers’ comments: Hinduism doesn’t teach us to oppress other people but Hindutva will
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Opinion: Why India has lost the right to call itself a liberal democracy
While liberals are being dismissed as misguided and irrelevant, Indian democracy is being co-opted by an entity that has come to be described as the People.
Rajgopal Saikumar
The Field
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Wrestling: With Tokyo Olympics on his mind, Sushil Kumar gearing up to compete in more events
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Shooting: IOA chief Batra set to meet with CWG federation head; shooting’s exclusion to be discussed
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India vs South Africa: Kohli handed warning, demerit point for shoulder contact with pacer Hendricks
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National championship and IWL have helped improve the Indian women’s football team, says Bembem Devi
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India at Wrestling World C’ships: Five medals, four Olympic quotas mark best-ever performance