In Memoriam
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Remembering the original (and the one and only) Mr Yogi – Mohan Gokhale
It’s hard to forget the actor from Ketan Mehta’s popular television serial.
Nandini Ramnath
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From a personal archive of Smita Patil, a reminder of her eye for beauty
In the movies, she was often dressed in handloom fabrics and traditional jewellery – and loved them off-screen too.
Scroll Staff
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‘Miss my friend a lot’: PM Modi, other BJP leaders pay tribute to Arun Jaitley on death anniversary
Union Home Minister Amit Shah described Jaitley as an ‘outstanding politician, prolific orator and great human being’.
Scroll Staff
Trending
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Egypt says it won’t release Ever Given with 25-member Indian crew until its owners pay compensation
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Sarah Joseph’s new novel imagines the life of the woman who was ostracised for ‘marrying’ Nehru
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Watch: More Kerala medical students join Rasputin dance challenge in protest against communal remark
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Breaking the internet: Reactions to Rahul Dravid’s ‘angry’ avatar in viral advertisement
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Why Kejriwal’s India Against Corruption was an ‘epic fraud’, plus nine more weekend reads
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Rizwana Tabassum (1992-2020): Free, fearless, young feminist journalist gone too soon
Her reports from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh shone light on acts of injustice.
Meera Jatav & Priyanka Kotamraju
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‘Our life was a masterclass in acting’: Read Sutapa Sikdar’s tribute to her husband Irrfan
‘How can I begin to feel alone when millions are grieving with us at the moment?’
Scroll Staff
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Indian cricket has lost a real champion: Cricket community pays tribute to Bapu Nadkarni
Fellow Mumbai greats Sunil Gavaskar and Sachin Tendulkar led the tributes for former India all-rounder Bapu Nadkarni who died at 86.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Watch: Mumbai’s Lilavati Hospital turns lobby into Covid-19 ward as coronavirus cases shoot up
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‘If you travel for an election rally, corona can do nothing’: Comic Shyam Rangeela on covid travel
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Watch: ‘Rasputin’ dance challenge inspires Kerala government’s vaccination drive video
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Watch: Disabled baby alpaca walks again, thanks to its new ‘wheels’
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Watch: Archaeologists discover 3,000-year-old ‘lost golden city’ in Egypt
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David Stern, the mastermind behind NBA’s growth as global sports powerhouse, dead at 77
Stern served as the National Basketball Association commissioner from 1984 to 2014 and oversaw expansion of the league.
AFP
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Jacques Chirac (1932-2019): France’s most popular president and ‘idle king’
He will be remembered for resisting American pressure during the second invasion of Iraq but also as the president of the French malaise.
Laurent Binet, The Conversation
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Watch: Why Nobel laureate Toni Morrison said, ‘The function of freedom is to free someone else’
Nobel prize winner Toni Morrison, author of ‘Beloved’, ‘Sula’ and ‘Song of Solomon’, died at 88.
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The Reel
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BAFTA Awards 2021: Four wins for ‘Nomadland’, including best film and director
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Three reasons why South Korean film ‘Night in Paradise’ is ripe for an Indian remake
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In ‘Jalsaghar’, a stubborn landlord, a chandelier with its own story, and haunting musical soirees
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‘His Storyy’ trailer: After ‘The Married Woman’, ALTBalaji looks at men in love in new web series
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Watch: Taika Waititi, Ricky Gervais, Zac Efron, Olivia Munn in awareness film about animal testing
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Away from the terrorism debates, an artist is drawing each of the 258 victims of Sri Lanka blasts
Tahira Rifath felt the victims had been buried beneath all the noise. So she decided to pay tribute to them by embarking on an arduous task.
Zahara Dawoodbhoy
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Meera Sanyal didn’t win any elections, but she did make a difference in her beloved Mumbai
The banker-turned-politician, who died on January 11, had a vision for the city’s eastern seaboard that might be brought to fruition soon.
Manjeet Kripalani
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By today’s standards, George Fernandes was the ultimate ‘anti national’
He was a hero to many and it is heroes, however flawed, who keep the spirit of a nation alive.
Neerja Chowdhury
The Field
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IPL 2021: Kolkata ride on Nitish Rana and Rahul Tripathi’s partnership to beat SRH by 10 runs
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An important part of the season has arrived for me: Rafa Nadal looks forward to clay return
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IPL 2021, SRH vs KKR as it happened: Bairstow, Pandey’s fifties in vain as Sunrisers fall short
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Wrestling: Sandeep, Sumit, Satyawart miss out on Olympic quotas at Asian qualifying event
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IPL 2021: Archer’s absence is a big blow but we’re confident of RR’s young pacers, says Sangakkara