Women On Top
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While celebrating Kamala Harris, we shouldn’t forget her trailblazer mother’s contribution to the US
Shyamala Gopalan’s story challenges the discourse that migrant women follow in the paths of men or are desperate victims finding refuge in the US.
Ramya Vijaya & Bidisha Biswas
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Katherine Johnson (1918-2020): How the Nasa mathematician became an enduring feminist icon
A pioneer in the American space industry, she died at the age of 101 on Monday.
Monica Grady, The Conversation
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A study shows the surprising similarities in the way royal women once exercised power
In 14 premodern states, women influenced policy, acted as go-betweens and patronised clients.
Laura Spinney, Aeon
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India’s Covid-19 crisis is a product of the paranoid governance that has marked the past seven years
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Pakistani YouTubers to release a Pashto version of blockbuster Turkish show ‘Dirilis: Ertugrul’
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Why is India learning details of vaccination strategy from Adar Poonawalla and not the Centre?
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In Delhi, glowering photographs of a mass cremation mark a night of grief
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How grave is India’s oxygen emergency? Worse than the government admits
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Who thought a sari-clad Bengali woman in slippers could terrify two man-eaters?
Sushila Sundari, mother Mrinmoyee and Rukmabai: The fearless heroines of the Indian circus.
Anirban Ghosh
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How secret Facebook groups are changing female friendship in Pakistan
There's a life we paint on Facebook – then there's the truth divulged in super secret groups.
Anum Rehman Chagani
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The story of five women who climbed an iconic peak, met a bear and fought sexism in 1970
Those were confusing times. Women were not allowed to climb with men, or without them.
Sharanya Deepak
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Watch: Prime Minister Narendra Modi had declared India’s victory over Covid-19 in January
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Covid-19: Atul Agarwal of Hindi Khabar channel says citizens to blame for electing ‘useless’ leaders
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Watch: Armed theft doesn’t go as planned after man threatened at gunpoint slams robber to the ground
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Watch: Covid vaccine thief apologises, returns over 1,700 stolen doses
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‘Two slaps’: Union Minister of State Prahlad Singh Patel to man asking for oxygen amidst shortage
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Women hams ride the radio wave in India
They are doing it all, from opening communication lines in tsunami-hit Andamans to encouraging more 'young ladies' to take to amateur radio.
Mridula Chari
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Nita Ambani among the most powerful businesswomen in Asia, according to Forbes
The Reliance Industries director is joined by State Bank of India Chairman Arundhati Bhattacharya.
Scroll Staff
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Not just Smriti Irani booted out: Amit Shah's rejigged BJP national panel has only 13 women
Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti, who told Delhi's voters that they had to choose between Ramzadon and haramzadon, has been included as a special invitee.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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‘Aashiqui’ to ‘Raaz’: The best of Nadeem-Shravan’s dholak pop
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‘Kathmandu Connection’ review: The cops-and-gangsters formula gets a welcome twist
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‘Another Round’ review: Mads Mikkelsen dazzles as a teacher who tries to drink away a midlife crisis
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‘The Father’ movie review: Anthony Hopkins is brilliant in forgetting and holding on
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‘Here Today’ trailer: Tiffany Haddish and Billy Crystal in comedy about an unlikely friendship