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  • At the Sangam: Why is Kumbh Mela’s bathing ritual called ‘Shahi snan’ and not ‘rajyogi snan’?

    At the Sangam: Why is Kumbh Mela’s bathing ritual called ‘Shahi snan’ and not ‘rajyogi snan’?

    Nikhil Mandalaparthy Hamza Shad
    · Feb 10, 2019 · 08:00 am
  • Can Sita still be the ideal woman? A new telling of the Ramayana in her voice prompts the question

    Can Sita still be the ideal woman? A new telling of the Ramayana in her voice prompts the question

    Malini Nair
    · Feb 10, 2019 · 07:00 am
  • Watch: When Anil Kumble became second bowler in international cricket to pick up a ‘perfect ten’

    Watch: When Anil Kumble became second bowler in international cricket to pick up a ‘perfect ten’

    Scroll Staff
    · Feb 07, 2019 · 05:16 pm
  • Behrouz Boochani wrote his novel in text messages. Now he has won Australia’s biggest literary prize

    Behrouz Boochani wrote his novel in text messages. Now he has won Australia’s biggest literary prize

    Keyvan Allahyari, The Conversation Paul Rae, The Conversation
    · Feb 05, 2019 · 05:30 pm
  • A hodgepodge of scumbags, orgies, and the breakdown of society: Also known as Juvenal’s ‘Satires’

    A hodgepodge of scumbags, orgies, and the breakdown of society: Also known as Juvenal’s ‘Satires’

    Robert Cowan, The Conversation
    · Jan 31, 2019 · 05:30 pm
  • Hindu Mahasabha leader shoots at Gandhi’s effigy, garlands Nathuram Godse’s statue

    Hindu Mahasabha leader shoots at Gandhi’s effigy, garlands Nathuram Godse’s statue

    Scroll Staff
    · Jan 30, 2019 · 07:00 pm
  • Soundarya Rajinikanth to produce web series based on Tamil historical novel ‘Ponniyin Selvan’

    Soundarya Rajinikanth to produce web series based on Tamil historical novel ‘Ponniyin Selvan’

    Scroll Staff
    · Jan 30, 2019 · 05:55 pm
  • ‘Lanka will be conquered’: Rahul Gandhi is Ravana and Priyanka Gandhi is Surpanakha, says BJP leader

    ‘Lanka will be conquered’: Rahul Gandhi is Ravana and Priyanka Gandhi is Surpanakha, says BJP leader

    Scroll Staff
    · Jan 30, 2019 · 05:10 pm
  • Australian Open final: Novak Djokovic’s domination of Rafael Nadal is a sign of things to come

    Australian Open final: Novak Djokovic’s domination of Rafael Nadal is a sign of things to come

    Ashish Magotra
    · Jan 27, 2019 · 07:42 pm
  • One of my best matches in a Grand Slam final: Djokovic on dominant win over Nadal in Australian Open

    One of my best matches in a Grand Slam final: Djokovic on dominant win over Nadal in Australian Open

    AFP
    · Jan 27, 2019 · 06:27 pm
  • Novak Djokovic crushes Rafael Nadal in straight sets to lift record seventh Australian Open title

    Novak Djokovic crushes Rafael Nadal in straight sets to lift record seventh Australian Open title

    AFP
    · Jan 27, 2019 · 04:42 pm
  • Novak Djokovic crushes Rafael Nadal in straight sets to lift record seventh Australian Open title

    Novak Djokovic crushes Rafael Nadal in straight sets to lift record seventh Australian Open title

    AFP
    · Jan 27, 2019 · 04:36 pm
  • Carnatic music and a folk theatre form come together to push the stubborn lines of caste and gender

    Carnatic music and a folk theatre form come together to push the stubborn lines of caste and gender

    Urmi Chanda-Vaz
    · Jan 27, 2019 · 11:30 am
  • ‘Gully Boy’ music: Four years, 18 songs, 54 collaborators, and an ‘absolutely nuts’ Ranveer Singh

    ‘Gully Boy’ music: Four years, 18 songs, 54 collaborators, and an ‘absolutely nuts’ Ranveer Singh

    Devarsi Ghosh
    · Jan 27, 2019 · 08:15 am
  • ‘Sita's question is an important one in these #MeToo times’: Writer Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

    ‘Sita's question is an important one in these #MeToo times’: Writer Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

    Urvashi Bahuguna
    · Jan 27, 2019 · 07:00 am
  • Australian Open men’s final preview: Djokovic, Nadal face off for another potential classic

    Australian Open men’s final preview: Djokovic, Nadal face off for another potential classic

    AFP
    · Jan 26, 2019 · 10:06 pm
  • I already won two years ago: With incredible comeback from knife attack, Kvitova upbeat despite loss

    I already won two years ago: With incredible comeback from knife attack, Kvitova upbeat despite loss

    AFP
    · Jan 26, 2019 · 07:24 pm
  • Many firsts, 14-match Major winning streak: All the numbers from Naomi Osaka’s Australian Open title

    Many firsts, 14-match Major winning streak: All the numbers from Naomi Osaka’s Australian Open title

    Scroll Staff
    · Jan 26, 2019 · 07:18 pm
  • Australian Open: Naomi Osaka beats Kvitova to win second straight Grand Slam and become world No 1

    Australian Open: Naomi Osaka beats Kvitova to win second straight Grand Slam and become world No 1

    AFP
    · Jan 26, 2019 · 05:14 pm
  • Australian Open: Naomi Osaka beats Kvitova to win second straight Grand Slam and become world No 1

    Australian Open: Naomi Osaka beats Kvitova to win second straight Grand Slam and become world No 1

    AFP
    · Jan 26, 2019 · 05:12 pm
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