Vamona Navelcar (1929-2021): A canvas across three continents

The artist lived and worked in India, Portugal and Mozambique, died on October 18.

R Benedito Ferrão

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Vishvesh Prabhakar Kandolkar

· Oct 19, 2021 · 11:30 am

Smita Patil as remembered by her sister: ‘Funny, generous, uncaged’

Anita Patil-Deshmukh pays tribute to the acclaimed actor on her 66th birth anniversary.

Anita Patil-Deshmukh

· Oct 17, 2021 · 09:45 am

Malayalam acting great Nedumudi Venu dies at 73

His career spanned a little over four decades.

Scroll Staff

· Oct 11, 2021 · 03:04 pm

Anatomy of a friendship: Kamla Bhasin broke the mould and then she broke the silence

Fierce Scrabble games, travels through South Asia and long discussions marked a publisher’s warm relationship with the pioneering feminist.

Ritu Menon

· Oct 11, 2021 · 06:30 am

How Shakti Sinha embraced Goa to deepen India’s democracy

He believed that instead of dismissing people’s concerns, however marginal, one should engage and accommodate them to bring about sustainable change,

Constantino Xavier

· Oct 06, 2021 · 09:00 am

Kamla Bhasin: A life woven with love, cheer and fun – even in the face of adversity

She helped create links between women’s movements across South Asia and to wrote songs that captured the spirit of the struggles.

Kavita Srivastava

· Sep 29, 2021 · 12:30 pm

Suraj Yengde: ‘Inspired by Ambedkar, he gave his all to make the world a better place’

A tribute to a man who ‘collected the bricks of life’s obstacles to build a castle of new world and hope’.

Suraj Yengde

· Sep 13, 2021 · 07:30 am

Saleem Kidwai (1951-2021): A pioneering historian of same-sex love in India

He was co-author of the seminal ‘Same Sex Love in India: Readings from Literature and History’.

R Raj Rao

· Aug 31, 2021 · 01:32 pm

Watch: Critic Rashid Irani (1947-2021) speaks on his lifelong passion for cinema

The eminent 74-year-old movie critic has died in Mumbai.

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· Aug 02, 2021 · 10:11 pm

‘Goddess of acting’ Jayanthi dies at 76

The South Indian star was known for her performances in ‘Miss Leelavathi’, ‘Ethir Neechal’ and ‘Edakallu Guddada Mele’.

Scroll Staff

· Jul 26, 2021 · 01:21 pm

Soibam Ongbi Momon Leima (1951-2021): An activist inextricably mixed with Manipur’s tortured history

Her contribution went far beyond the protest at which 12 women stripped naked outside the Assam Rifles headquarters.

Nandita Haksar

· Jul 20, 2021 · 07:30 am

‘Balika Vadhu’ and ‘Badhaai Ho’ actor Surekha Sikri dies at 75

Her career spanned theatre, cinema and television.

Scroll Staff

· Jul 16, 2021 · 10:22 am