Culture Wars
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Why has Assam arrested three men linked to a museum showcasing a Muslim community’s culture?
The sealing of the space highlighting the marginalised Bengali-origin Miya group is yet another salvo in the state’s culture wars.
Rokibuz Zaman
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Why are they going after Bollywood?
In the promised horizon of New India, there will be no decadent elites. They must all fall in line with the national will.
Nikita Sud
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The making of Modi's Ramrajya: How Indian citizens became subjects and the Prime Minister king
The current moment in a culmination of processes that created a new hegemony in post-liberalisation India.
Aunindyo Chakravarty
Trending
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Does India really benefit from NRIs heading the world’s new-age empires?
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Rahul Gandhi sentenced to two years in jail for remarks about Modi surname
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The unsolved mystery of the fake PMO officer in Kashmir
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‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ review: Even higher stakes and crazier action
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A journalist examines the similarities and the differences between Indians and Pakistanis today
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Cultural appropriation or storm in a teacup? US woman’s India-inspired chai brand sparks a debate
‘When you try to look all exotic by putting “chai tea” when that just means “tea tea”.’
Soumya Rao
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Telangana Congress opposes Sunburn Festival in Hyderabad
The music festival is scheduled to take place from Friday.
Scroll Staff
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‘We don’t want this festival here’: Why electronic music event Sunburn is facing opposition in Pune
Right-Wing groups plan to hold a protest against the festival and villages near the venue have signed a resolution against the event.
Varsha Torgalkar
Video
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Watch: SUV is stranded in the middle of a river, passengers have to be rescued
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‘Can you feel it?’ Watch Jennifer Aniston and Jimmy Fallon guess what’s inside mystery box
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Watch: Massive fire breaks out in a factory in Gujarat’s Valsad, huge plume of smoke covers the sky
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Caught on camera: The moment when a train collided with a bus at a railway crossing in Bangladesh
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‘A reporter is arrested under a law meant for terrorists...’: A newspaper editor on press freedom
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#Dravidanadu on Twitter: Can a pressure group of southern states take on New Delhi?
The idea is old but in its new avatar the focus is not on secession but to resist policies driven by northern sensibilities – from beef ban to Hindi imposition.
Sruthisagar Yamunan
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Blacking up has long been part of Dutch winter festivities – finally, this seems to be changing
After decades of activism, the scales are finally tipping against the St Nicholas Day tradition of Black Pete.
Anna P H Geurts, The Conversation
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In Bengal, why is Kali Pujo being wrapped under the banner of Diwali?
A mainstream and homogeneous conception of India is crowding out the indigenous cultures of many of the regions of India, including Bengal.
Garga Chatterjee
The Reel
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‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ review: Even higher stakes and crazier action
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Watch: Oppression and rebellion in Independence-era drama ‘August 16 1947’
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‘Gumraah’ trailer: Crime thriller stars Aditya Roy Kapur in a double role, Mrunal Thakur as a cop
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How OP Nayyar was one of the original disruptors of Hindi film music
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Watch: The blunder years in ‘School College Ani Life’ starring Tejasswi Prakash, Karan Parab
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Allow Pakistanis to work in Bollywood, filmmakers tell actors' association
A number of film producers and actors unions don't want Pakistani actors and technicians to be hired for Indian films.
Aarefa Johari
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Free advice for Aleph: The law provides ample ammunition against Batra's bigotry
There are many precedents for publishers to cite against Batra's charges, if they really wanted to stand up to him in court.
Saurav Datta
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Aleph plays cautious, will have experts review Doniger book before reprinting
Publisher will discuss experts report with complainant, author, to find a satisfactory solution.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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Women’s Boxing World C’ships: Nitu Ghanghas, Nikhat Zareen storm into finals
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IND v AUS: Rohit Sharma on workload management for World Cup – ‘Up to IPL franchises and players’
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ISSF World Cup Bhopal: Rhythm-Varun win mixed pistol silver; Rudrankksh-Narmada claim rifle bronze
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Watch: When Mesut Ozil produced 19 assists for Arsenal in the 2015-’16 Premier League season
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Football: India earns narrow win over Myanmar in tri-nation opener; Women’s team draw against Jordan