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Explained: The Hindu American Foundation’s defamation case against Hindus for Human Rights founders
The suit prompted more than 300 prominent writers, academics, and scholars last week to stand in solidarity with Hindus for Human Rights.
Anisha Sircar
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Tech diaspora mobilises resources to help India make it through brutal Covid-19 second wave
‘Our government needs all the help it can get.’
Anisha Sircar
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‘Please remove your hat’: Sikh truck drivers in the US face discriminatory drug testing practices
‘You should know the options, rather than being backed into a corner where you have to decide between practicing your faith and having a job.’
Anisha Sircar
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Why are Sikhs abroad more pro-Khalistan than community members living in India?
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Kalakshetra abuse controversy should force a rethink of power hierarchies in ‘classical’ dance world
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Adani is merely a front for PM Modi, alleges Arvind Kejriwal citing ‘BJP leader’
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The dark side of wind energy along Gujarat’s coast
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Netflix India’s latest mantra: ‘You can’t be successful globally without being successful locally’
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Confronting taboos: A nonfiction anthology explores stories left untold in the South Asian diaspora
The editors of ‘untold: defining moments of the uprooted’ explain how they put together the collection of deeply personal essays.
Anisha Sircar
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India’s farmer protests are reminiscent of the US farming crisis of 1970s, plus other diaspora reads
Weekend reads for Indians abroad from Scroll Global.
Scroll Staff
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The struggle to understand – and combat – heart disease among South Asian Americans
South Asians are four times more likely to get heart disease than other ethnic groups in the US. We are only starting to understand why.
Anisha Sircar
Video
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Watch: Rescuer scales 65-foot telecom tower in Pune to save bird tangled in kite string
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Watch: Major pipeline bursts in Mumbai’s Mulund, sends water gushing high into the air
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Watch: Musician plays Sidhu Moose Wala’s song ‘295’ on the sarangi in a shopping area in Chandigarh
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Watch: A group of Pakistani artists creates huge portrait of Shah Rukh Khan on a beach
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Watch: Thunderstorm wrecks cars, brings down power lines, in Dibrugarh, Assam
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‘Children of kisaans’: The global Punjabi diaspora speaks up for the farmers protesting in India
One car rally in California saw 10,000 cars drive across the Bay Bridge on December 5 between San Francisco and Oakland, according to toll plaza estimates.
Vandana Menon
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Is the term ‘Desi’ offensive? Some South Asian Americans think so
‘Rather than solidarity, Desi feels like an imposition.’
Anisha Sircar
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Why Indian-Americans could play decisive roles in future US elections plus 7 more diaspora reads
Weekend reads for Indians abroad from Scroll Global.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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Netflix India’s latest mantra: ‘You can’t be successful globally without being successful locally’
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Start the week with a film: The very violent and very clever ‘Battle Royale’
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Review: ‘Boston Strangler’ looks for the woman in the serial killer story
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‘Chor Nikal Ke Bhaga’ review: A smart and entertaining thriller
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‘Jubilee’ trailer: Series is set in the Hindi film industry of the 1940s and 1950s
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‘Indianised’ dishes and difficult conversations: How Indian-Americans are marking Thanksgiving 2020
‘We actually have to acknowledge that as Indian-Americans, we are racialised as people of colour.’
Anisha Sircar
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Barack Obama was ‘angriest’ when his team leaked a memo titled ‘Hillary Clinton (D-Punjab)’ in 2007
In his new memoir, Obama refers to the memo that attacked Clinton for representing Indian interests, and upset the Indian-American community.
Scroll Staff
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Barack Obama was ‘angriest’ when his team leaked a memo titled ‘Hillary Clinton (D-Punjab)’ in 2007
In his new memoir, Obama refers to the memo that attacked Clinton for representing Indian interests, and upset the Indian-American community.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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Sports world daily: IOC backs Russia’s return as neutral athletes; Messi scores 100th Argentina goal
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Football: Chhetri, Jhingan score as India win Tri-Nation title; Women’s team loses Uzbekistan
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Spain Masters Super 300: Another chance for PV Sindhu to find her groove, Satwik-Chirag eye deep run
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Indian football: Sunil Chhetri – ‘My hunger to score is the same as it has always been’
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IPL 2023: Ben Stokes ready to start as batter but bowling will have to wait, says CSK’s Mike Hussey