Short Take
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Why 'azadi' is more than just a slogan for Kashmiris
The word that has been echoing in Kashmir Valley for decades is today ringing in JNU, albeit in a different context.
Fahad Shah
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Imtiaz Ali’s short film ‘Window Seat’ serves up a slice of Kashmir
The filmmaker paints a picture of melancholy in five minutes.
Scroll Staff
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Why Bajrang Dal activist Prashant Poojary's murder can't be compared to the Dadri beef lynching
When we seek to juxtapose two instances without even bothering to examine the political context, we are entering dangerous territory.
Rajdeep Sardesai
Trending
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Muslim residents aghast as Hindu neighbours in Noida call the police to stop Ramzan prayers
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Pakistan’s military is no longer seen as a well-oiled machine, thanks in part to its former chief
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A strain of music that has flourished in India for centuries is being silenced by communalism
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A poem without verbs: The beauty of Dalit poet Omprakash Valmiki’s poem ‘Thakur Ka Kuan’
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Watch: Model Bella Hadid gets a dress spray-painted on her body on Paris Fashion Week runway
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Note to Chetan Bhagat et al: Yes, writing is a political act
In a society that respects its writers, the smallest courtesy is choosing to investigate their anguish.
Arul Mani
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Should Pakistani singer Ghulam Ali bear the burden of Kasab's act of terror?
India's rising tide of intolerance has descended into goondaism of the worst kind
Rajdeep Sardesai
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Is writer Nayantara Sahgal being hypocritical by returning her Sahitya Akademi award?
After all, she accepted it merely two years after the anti-Sikh riots.
Rajdeep Sardesai
Video
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Watch: Akshay Kumar pranks businessman Manish Mandhana for April Fool’s Day (and social media)
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Eco India, Episode 218: Can sustainable food production improve our consumption habits?
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Watch: This 33-year-old temple elephant has amazing football and cricket skills
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Watch: Man pulled to safety from Kosi river in Uttarakhand after sudden rise in water level
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Watch: Baseball fan runs onto field to propose to girlfriend, pinned to the ground by guards
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Why Aurangzeb is a better fit for a road name than Dr APJ Abdul Kalam
Delhi should learn from Mumbai – long names for roads and landmarks rarely make their way into public imagination.
Simin Patel
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A word of advice for college admission seekers: Be more than the sum of your marks
Don’t be disheartened if you don’t get what you want in the college or course of your choice. Learn from the finest minds – YouTube, books, museums and movies.
Moyukh Chatterjee
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Deepika Padukone's got it wrong: merely making choices does little to challenge male power
True women's empowerment will involve dismantling social, political and economic structures that allow men to dominate.
Richard Kamei
The Reel
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‘Viduthalai Part 1’ review: A blistering portrayal of power run amok
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‘Murder Mystery 2’ review: An enjoyably silly return to bumbling adventure
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‘Gaslight’ review: Exactly who is being gaslit here?
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‘Dead Ringers’ trailer: David Cronenberg’s acclaimed film is now a series
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‘Mrs Undercover’ trailer: Radhika Apte toggles between housework and espionage
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Modi government lost a political opportunity by leaving 66A to the Supreme Court
By leaving it to the judiciary to make a decision, the prime minister demonstrated that he had become a Lutyens insider.
Shivam Vij
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Why Sadhvi Prachi needs a maths lesson
The VHP leader had earlier exhorted Hindu women to have four kids. She now says those having more than two should be stripped of their voting rights.
Aarefa Johari
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Hold your horses: Kejriwal hugging his wife will not start a love revolution
It remains to be seen how the next Delhi chief minister will protect lovers, married or unmarried, gay or straight, against the moral police.
Anjali Mody
The Field
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IPL 2023: Wood stars as Lucknow Super Giants outplay Delhi Capitals for huge win in first home game
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Watch: PV Sindhu defeats Yeo Jia Min in thrilling contest to reach Spain Masters final
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IPL 2023: Arshdeep, Rajapaksa star as Punjab Kings defeat KKR in rain-curtailed match
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Spain Masters Super 300 SF blog: PV Sindhu into first final of 2023, to face Gregoria Tunjung
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IPL 2023: MS Dhoni – ‘The way Ruturaj Gaikwad picks his options, it is pleasing to watch’