Name Game
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Amrit Udyan controversy: BJP’s renaming sprees will leave India with crippling amnesia
Changing the name of Mughal Gardens reflects the unwarranted inferiority complex of the present-day moguls and their parochial chauvinism.
Faisal CK
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Why naming the new Parliament building after BR Ambedkar would be a true step towards decolonisation
Indian democracy and Ambedkar have almost became synonymous.
Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd
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Riya, Aryan, Kiara: Why so many parents choose the same names for their babies
Just like there are generational preferences in furniture, music and hairstyles, so it is with baby names.
Jane Pilcher, The Conversation, Birgit Eggert, The Conversation & Katrine Bechsgaard, The Conversation
Trending
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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Karnataka forms SIT to probe ‘obscene videos’ case allegedly involving JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna
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Uttarakhand restricts sale of land for agriculture as locals protest tourism infrastructure boom
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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D’Prived: Why some Goans can’t access their pensions because of their surnames
Because of a coding oversight, names like D’Souza and D’Cruz with apostrophes and hyphens are being rejected by some government IT systems.
Umang Poddar
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Names of places not in tune with ‘Assamese culture’ will be changed, says Himanta Biswa Sarma
The chief minister said people could give suggestions through a web portal which will soon be launched for this purpose.
Scroll Staff
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Why Arunachal residents are upset by an event at which Rajnath Singh inaugurated 12 new roads
Some have staged protests against the Border Roads Organisation.
Akanksha Mishra
Video
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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Watch: Argentinian woman is crowned Miss Universe Buenos Aires at 60
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Why former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Annadurai decided against renaming Madras state as Tamizh Naadu
Annadurai wanted to avoid the retroflex consonant ‘zha’ to make it easier for people who did not speak Tamil.
Sruthisagar Yamunan
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Delhi: Hindu Sena blackens signboard on Babur Road, wants it to be renamed after a ‘great Indian’
Hindu Sena President Vishnu Gupta said they did not want the road to be named after ‘a foreign invader’.
Scroll Staff
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The Dilli debate: Why should a city be known by only one name anyway?
A BJP MP’s attempts to erase the names Dehli and Delhi reflect a monolithic, majoritarian view of history.
Rizwan Ahmad
The Reel
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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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What’s in a name? From ‘Welcome to Sajjanpur’ to ‘Finding Fanny’, Bollywood movies offer an answer
As the government continues to rename cities and towns, some films offer insight into how a place’s name shapes its residents and fortunes.
Damini Kulkarni
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Calling millennials ‘snowflakes’ isn’t just inaccurate but also bad news for mental health awareness
Deriding a generation as weak and sensitive is nasty, patently false and actively harms progress on tackling mental health.
Shelly Haslam-Ormerod, The Conversation
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Scientists have found new spider species in Sri Lanka – and named them after Enid Blyton characters
Nine new species of ‘goblin spiders’ have been named after goblin characters from Enid Blyton’s children books.
Shreya Dasgupta
The Field
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Athletics, Asian U20 C’ships: Laxita, Ekta clinch silver as India finish second in tournament
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Archery, World Cup Shanghai: Men’s recurve team win gold; Deepika Kumari clinches silver
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Badminton, Uber Cup 2024: Indian women’s team beat Singapore to inch closer to quarter-finals
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India tour of Bangladesh: Focus on T20 World Cup preparation after moving on from last year’s drama
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IPL 2024: Sanju Samson and Dhruv Jurel earn Rajasthan Royals easy win over Lucknow Super Giants