Obituary
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Fifties Hollywood star Tab Hunter dies aged 86
Scroll Staff
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In Kashmir, Shujaat Bukhari was a bridge between young and old, militants and moderates
Ramachandra Guha
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What a meeting with Anthony Bourdain taught an Indian food writer in Sri Lanka
Vidya Balachander
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Tamil poet ML Thangappa (1934-2018) leaves behind a prolific and unparalleled legacy of translations
AR Venkatachalapathy
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Philip Tabane (1934-2018): South Africa’s musical genius who hated being labelled
Gwen Ansell, The Conversation
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Balakumaran (1946-2018) struck a chord with readers because he gave a voice to ordinary individuals
N Kalyan Raman
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Verne Troyer, who played Mini Me in Austin Powers movies, dies at 49
Scroll Staff
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Remembering the writer who redefined Madurai: Arshia, aka Syed Hussain Basha ( 1959-2018)
Kavitha Muralidharan
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Asma Jahangir (1952-2018): The human rights icon from Pakistan was a feisty street fighter
Saroop Ijaz
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Man who inspired the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge dies in New York
Scroll Staff
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Tom Petty stood up for authentic rock music – and he never backed down
Adam Behr, The Conversation
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Rishang Keishing (1920-2017): Understanding the legacy of Manipur’s longest serving chief minister
Kaustubh Deka
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Naiyer Masud (1936-2017): The great Urdu short story writer who cultivated artistic obscurity
Huzaifa Omair Siddiqi
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How Robert Pirsig’s ‘Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance’ changed the way I think
Girish Shahane
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Actor-director Bill Paxton dead at 61
Scroll Staff
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Karnataka Cooperation Minister HS Mahadeva Prasad dies at 58 after heart attack
Scroll Staff
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Babanrao Haldankar: The Agra gharana loses one of its most forceful voices
Sumana Ramanan
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What interested Leonard Cohen was what happened between the sheets and deep in a man’s soul
Nate Rabe
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'I'm ready, my lord': Leonard Cohen found so many good ways to say goodbye
Ipsita Chakravarty
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First person: When Naga leader Isak Chishi Swu cooked me some soup
Nandita Haksar