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In a new book, violinist L Subramaniam looks at how Carnatic music developed over the centuries
In the injustice of Bhutan’s ‘mindfulness city’, a plea to King Jigme Khesar
Kele ki machchli, moong dal ke shami kebab, atte ka keema: The faux ‘meat’ dishes of Kayasth cuisine
From the memoir: A longtime Indian Railways employee remembers her first posting at a remote station
A film on Meena Kumari hopes to discover the ‘truly multifaceted being’ beyond the screen
A walk down the memory lane of my cinema-obsessed youth
Waqf Amendment Bill tabled in Lok Sabha, Congress accuses Centre of trying to defame minorities
How Indian artists transformed Western ‘Cubism’
Cancellations could push tourism to US into decline
A woman’s place is in the kitchen – except if she’s a chef in the male-dominated culinary world
How the ghats of Banaras became a defining image of the ancient city
‘A warning to all’: What Rajiv Gandhi wrote in the guestbook of a WWII memorial in Belarus
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Dynasties still run the world: Study finds one in 10 world leaders belongs to a political family
Farida Jalalzai, The Conversation Meg Rincker, The Conversation
· Mar 28, 2019 · 11:30 pm
What the United States can learn from the evolution of the Indian Constitution
Samir Chopra, Aeon
· Mar 21, 2019 · 08:30 pm
Is eroding democracy bad for the economy? What Venezuela, Hungary and Turkey suggest
Byunghwan Son, The Conversation Nisha Bellinger, The Conversation
· Feb 06, 2019 · 08:30 pm
Venezuela crisis: The longer Maduro clings on to power, the more likely a coup will become
Clayton Besaw, The Conversation
· Feb 05, 2019 · 09:30 pm
Republic of Caste: Thinking Equality in the Time of Neoliberal Hindutva
Scroll Staff
· Dec 31, 2018 · 04:07 pm
How India Became Democratic
Scroll Staff
· Dec 31, 2018 · 03:57 pm
Year-End Video Special: As more countries hold elections, is the world becoming less democratic?
Scroll Staff
· Dec 24, 2018 · 06:45 am
Once a popular tool for political expression, rock music is fading away in Bangladesh
Mubashar Hasan, The Conversation
· Nov 26, 2018 · 08:30 pm
As Brazil results show, democracy is at risk in Latin America
Pia Riggirozzi, The Conversation
· Nov 13, 2018 · 09:30 pm
With inflammatory rhetoric and a vague agenda, Jair Bolsonaro wins power in a disillusioned Brazil
Helder Ferreira do Vale, The Conversation
· Oct 30, 2018 · 09:30 pm
JV Pawar interview: ‘The government is saying that anyone who supports Dalits will be jailed’
Ajaz Ashraf
· Sep 06, 2018 · 08:30 am
Opinion: 'Maoist plot' letters leaked by police have all the hallmarks of mischievous fabrication
Ajai Sahni
· Sep 05, 2018 · 08:00 am
Modi has drawn many lessons from Indira Gandhi’s Emergency – save one
Ajaz Ashraf
· Sep 03, 2018 · 08:00 am
Robert Mugabe is gone, but Zimbabwe is far from being a democracy
Steven Feldstein, The Conversation
· Aug 19, 2018 · 11:30 pm
The bright spot in Pakistan’s flawed elections: The power of rural voters
Shandana Khan Mohmand, The Conversation
· Aug 18, 2018 · 08:30 pm
Readers’ comments on ABP news row: ‘This is a modern-day Emergency that people can’t see’
Scroll
· Aug 08, 2018 · 10:30 pm
In India (as in the world) liberalism and illiberalism have always gone hand-in-hand
Rudrangshu Mukherjee
· Aug 05, 2018 · 08:30 pm
We hope the new government in Pakistan will work to build a terror-free South Asia, says India
Scroll Staff
· Jul 29, 2018 · 07:51 am
Blame politicians, not Mandela, for South Africa’s unfinished business
Matthew Graham, The Conversation
· Jul 19, 2018 · 09:30 pm
Have the Americans lost faith in democracy? A survey offers interesting insights
Marc Fleurbaey, The Conversation
· Jul 06, 2018 · 08:30 pm
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