The Year In Review
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2020 year-ender: The most compelling Hindi web series and movies on the big and small screens
Web series gushed forth in a pandemic-afflicted year, while the movies shrunk themselves to fit the new normal.
Nandini Ramnath
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How India dealt with forest diversion, water shortage and waste management in 2019
India generated 9.46 million tonnes of plastic waste this year and ranked 13 on a list of water-stressed countries.
Bhasker Tripathi, IndiaSpend.com
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Five charts show how India fared on climate change, unemployment and women’s safety in 2019
Data released this year showed joblessness at a 45-year high and a record number of extreme weather events.
IndiaSpend Team
Trending
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How the East India Company tried to use paintings to lionise Robert Clive – and failed
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Even a train tragedy in India is being blamed on Muslims online
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Fitness watch: How muscle memory helps you get back into shape after a break
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Is it better to lose weight slowly or quickly? Here’s what researchers say
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Arrested, acquitted: Jigna Vora recounts her trauma after being accused in journalist J Dey’s murder
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Web series 2019: The best 10 characters, from family man Srikant Tiwari to the complex Tara Khanna
A bunch of web series were out this year. Some of them featured stellar performances.
Devarsi Ghosh
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2017: The year India’s stand-up comics took a stroll even as they had a chance to run wild
The good, the bad and the unfunny of stand-up comedy.
Devarsi Ghosh
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Video: Why 2017 was a watershed year for stand-up comedy in India
Scroll.in spoke with comedians like Kanan Gill, Radhika Vaz and a few others from the industry on how Indian stand-up comedy truly came into its own in 2017.
Shibika Suresh
Video
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Watch: Stunning videos of the strawberry full moon from different parts of the world
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Odisha train crash: From residents to NCC cadets, blood donors line up to help victims
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‘This is a safe, celebratory space for you’: Taylor Swift’s Pride month message during US concert
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Watch: Aerial view of restoration work underway at site of Odisha train accident
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Eco India: Why is India struggling to get rid of its thermocol waste
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Video: How in 2017, Yogi Adityanath’s aggressive Hindutva politics finally paid off
His journey has quite a few highlights. But the year 2017 is a significant one for politician Adityanath.
Neelima
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Video: How the #MeToo protests broke the silence surrounding sexual assault and harassment
Feminist historian V Geetha on the list that named and shamed alleged sexual predators and how the struggle against sexual harassment took shape over the years.
Smitha Nair
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Video: Supreme Court restores Hadiya’s marriage to Shafin Jahan
Here’s an explainer on how Hadiya became the face of a woman’s fight for personal autonomy.
Smitha Nair
The Reel
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Tigmanshu Dhulia on Irrfan: ‘His observation of life was very surgical, very meticulous’
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Start the week with a film: ‘Charlie’s Country’ is a powerful portrait of defiance
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‘Scoop’ review: A flat view of a highly irregular case of police overreach
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‘Zara Hatke Zara Bachke’ review: Duck-and-dive comedy is a hit-and-miss affair
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‘School of Lies’ review: An overloaded saga of secrets and trauma
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2017 in review: The year when Indian hip-hop cemented its place on the music charts
Artists have come of age with cutting-edge videos, provocative lyrics and a larger share of the mainstream spotlight.
Aakash Karkare
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The 2017 playlist: The year’s best earworms, from ‘Entammede Jimikki Kammal’ to ‘Karuppu Vellai’
A rundown of the film songs that rocked the charts across Indian languages this year.
Devarsi Ghosh
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Video: From jallikattu to Tamil Nadu politics, 2017 was an eventful year for Kamal Haasan
The actor finally seems to have answered whether he will dip his feet into electoral politics.
Ramakrishnan M
The Field
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Football: Striker Karim Benzema set to depart Real Madrid after 14 years - 'End of an era’
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ISSF Junior World Cup: Abhinav Shaw, Gautami Bhanot win gold in 10m air rifle mixed team in Suhl
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WTC Final: Josh Hazlewood ruled out of Oval Test; Michael Neser brought in as replacement
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Wrestling: Ravi Kumar Dahiya pulls out of Bishkek Ranking series with knee injury
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ISSF Junior World Cup: Sainyam wins gold in women’s 10m air pistol event in Suhl