It Happens Only In India
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Video: You’ve heard of racehorses, but have you heard of racer pigeons?
Made popular by Mughal kings like Shah Jahan as a recreational sport, kabootarbaazi is still a passion for folks like Anand Prakash from Old Delhi.
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Watch: One retired soldier’s dedication is empowering many lives through sports in Haryana
‘Surender Fauji’ is a finalist for the Scroll and DW #ItHappensOnlyInIndia contest.
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Video: In a unique display of reverence for god, a man rides his bicycle without using his hands
‘Bicycle Baba’ is an entry for the Scroll and DW #ItHappensOnlyInIndia contest.
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Trending
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Seven firms that failed drug quality test gave money to political parties through electoral bonds
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Why the exodus from Bhutan of young people and qualified workers is a worry for India
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Why did a Union minister say he would apply for Indian citizenship under CAA?
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Electoral bonds: What we know so far, what we will know soon – and what we may never know
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India’s latest GDP growth numbers are ‘mystifying’, says former chief economic advisor
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Video: A cradle in Udaipur is saving the lives of children in the fight against female infanticide
‘The Orphanage’ is an entry for the Scroll and DW #ItHappensOnlyInIndia contest.
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Watch: Muslim weavers are helping create idols of Hindu deities in a small village of West Bengal
‘Hair Loom’ is an entry for the Scroll and DW #ItHappensOnlyInIndia contest.
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Video: This man from Uttar Pradesh claims to be India’s tallest, and he is looking for love
At eight feet and one inch, Meerut’s Dharmendra Singh might be a local celebrity but love still eludes him.
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Caught on camera: Container ship hits and knocks down gantry cranes while docking at a Turkey port
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Watch: Temple in Kochi gets a mechanical elephant to perform prayer rituals
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Watch: Srinagar hosts Formula 4 car show on the roads around Dal Lake
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Watch: Scenes of damage after four coaches of a Sabarmati-Agra train were derailed in Ajmer
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Adorable animals: Playful elephant calf keeps stopping cleaner from raking leaves
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Video: Bengaluru’s puppeteer has been weaving life into wood for 20 years to tell beautiful stories
‘The Tales of the Puppets’ is an entry for the Scroll and DW #ItHappensOnlyInIndia contest.
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Video: What does it take to be a female bodybuilder in India?
32-year old Ashwini Waskar quit her job to become a personal trainer, and now aims to be India’s top female bodybuilder.
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Video: This woman looked after a banyan tree for 45 years and turned it into a magnificent ecosystem
‘The Goddess under the Banyan Tree’ is a finalist for the Scroll and DW #ItHappensOnlyInIndia contest.
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The Reel
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‘Adrishyam’ trailer: Eijaz Khan and Divyanka Tripathi Dahiya play undercover agents
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Prithviraj Sukumaran on what makes ‘The Goat Life’ special: ‘A deeply meditative character study’
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Start the week with a film: A riveting game of mind control in ‘The Manchurian Candidate’
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‘Crew’ trailer: Tabu, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Kriti Sanon play stewardesses involved in smuggling
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‘I wanted to land this film correctly’: Why actor Kunal Kemmu chose to direct ‘Madgaon Express’
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Video: Meet Mumbai’s most stylish autorickshaw driver, Kalakaar
‘Kalakaar’ is an entry for the Scroll and DW #ItHappensOnlyInIndia contest.
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Watch: The Kashmiri cricketer who lost his arms and fought back to become J&K para team's captain
Amir Hussain Lone lost both his arms in an accident when he was 8 years old.
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Meet the people who created one 'hack' of a vehicle
‘Jugaad Wali Rickshaw’ is an entry for Scroll and DW #ItHappensOnlyInIndia contest.
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The Field
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WPL 2024: From captain Meg Lanning to rising star Shreyanka Patil – The Field’s team of the season
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Wrestling: IOA dissolves ad-hoc committee; elected body to take charge of national federation
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Hockey: Harmanpreet Singh to lead 27-member Indian squad for Australia tour
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IWL 2023-24: Odisha FC inch closer to title with win over East Bengal
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WPL 2024: Royal Challengers Bangalore deliver lesson on making comebacks to win first title