Changing Times
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In a fast-changing country, Indians are fashioning new identities to keep up with the times
The truth is that hardly anyone fears the market or the loss of an ‘authentic’ self, writes anthropologist Sanjay Srivastava.
Sanjay Srivastava
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In photos: Glimpses of the past and present as the Bhutia community in the Himalayas face change
Once the guardians of the Indo-Tibet trade route, the Bhutia used to be one of the more prosperous high-altitude communities in Kumaon in Uttarakhand.
Shikha Tripathi
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Elon Musk’s Tesla is now offering car insurance. What does this mean for the future of data privacy?
In the future, other services like banking and road tax may also be driven by real-time data.
Alex Zarifis, The Conversation
Trending
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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EC rejects claims that EVMs gave extra votes to BJP in Kerala mock polls, SC reserves verdict
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Husna Bai: The tawaif who made Hindustani music a respectable profession for women artists
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View from the Margins: A Dalit Christian explains why he will be voting for change
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Is apple cider vinegar as good for health as it sounds?
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Video games are becoming a legitimate sport. Can India keep up?
At 264 million, India has the second-highest number of mobile gamers after China.
Anirudh Rastogi, qz.com & Sarthak Doshi, qz.com
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Video games are becoming a legitimate sport. Can India keep up?
At 264 million, India has the second-highest number of mobile gamers after China.
Anirudh Rastogi, qz.com & Sarthak Doshi, qz.com
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Mattel’s gender-neutral dolls are great, but changing mindsets is no child’s play
Gender neutrality represents the absence of gender, not the tolerance of different gender expression.
Megan K Maas, The Conversation
Video
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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Watch: Dogs wag their tails to ‘conduct’ classical music orchestra
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Watch: Glimpses of Indian singer Sid Sriram’s debut performance at Coachella 2024
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Defunct research centre in Chennai speaks of the state of Dravidian ideals in the land of its birth
Tamil Nadu’s political parties were born from the Dravidian movement but have done little to encourage scholarly work on it.
Vinita Govindarajan
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Watch a British comedian remind us on Leap Year day why our calendar is nonsense
In Dave Gorman's new format, each month is 28 days long, and there are 13 months to the year. Plus a surprise.
Scroll Staff
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The five most common misunderstandings about evolution
Why do so many people question evolution and not other scientific theories?
Paula Kover, The Conversation
The Reel
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Watch: ‘The Broken News’ returns for a second season
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ trailer: A teenager bonds with her grandparents during a summer vacation
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‘Silence 2: The Night Owl Bar Shootout’ review: A bland cop meets a dull case
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‘Juna Furniture’ trailer: Mahesh Manjrekar directs and stars in film about ageing
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Start the week with a film: In ‘Tokyo Sonata’, the unequal music of an emotionally distant family
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Vote count underway in historic Myanmar elections
Many expect Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy to win the country’s first openly contested polls in 25 years.
Scroll Staff
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The changing map of India from 1 AD to the 20th century
Battles were fought, territories were drawn and re-drawn. An amateur historian has caught these shifts in a series of maps.
Scroll Staff