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Scroll Anniversary - Best of 2017

  • A year after Jharkhand girl died of starvation, Aadhaar tragedies are on the rise

    A year after Jharkhand girl died of starvation, Aadhaar tragedies are on the rise

    Aarefa Johari
    · Sep 28, 2018 · 09:00 am
  • Not just young feminists: Why women harassed decades ago added names to the list of sexual predators

    Not just young feminists: Why women harassed decades ago added names to the list of sexual predators

    Aarefa Johari
    · Nov 18, 2017 · 09:00 am
  • Denied food because she did not have Aadhaar-linked ration card, Jharkhand girl dies of starvation

    Denied food because she did not have Aadhaar-linked ration card, Jharkhand girl dies of starvation

    Aarefa Johari
    · Oct 16, 2017 · 06:30 am
  • In-depth: How a Facebook post broke the decades-long communal peace of a West Bengal town

    In-depth: How a Facebook post broke the decades-long communal peace of a West Bengal town

    Shoaib Daniyal
    · Jul 14, 2017 · 09:00 am
  • ‘I was scared’: MP man says police made him sign false report saying Muslims celebrated Pakistan win

    ‘I was scared’: MP man says police made him sign false report saying Muslims celebrated Pakistan win

    Mridula Chari
    · Jun 25, 2017 · 10:30 am
  • Daily Economics: How to run a roadside dosa business (and make it big)

    Daily Economics: How to run a roadside dosa business (and make it big)

    Scroll Staff
    · Jun 23, 2017 · 06:00 pm
  • ‘Why use rockets?’: A blow-by-blow account of how airstrikes wrecked homes in Mosul, Iraq

    ‘Why use rockets?’: A blow-by-blow account of how airstrikes wrecked homes in Mosul, Iraq

    Supriya Sharma
    · May 07, 2017 · 09:00 am
  • The Indian woman who sat for a notable American portrait in the ’60s and forgot about it – until now

    The Indian woman who sat for a notable American portrait in the ’60s and forgot about it – until now

    Saudamini Jain
    · May 01, 2017 · 11:30 am
  • In hilly Shillong, dream-interpreting locals and tribal archers combine to practise ‘Teer’ gambling

    In hilly Shillong, dream-interpreting locals and tribal archers combine to practise ‘Teer’ gambling

    Arka Bhattacharya
    · Feb 10, 2017 · 07:00 pm