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    ‘I was astonished’: Valmik Thapar (1952–2025) on spotting one of his beloved tigers in the wild

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    Nature, who needs it? A writing adventure with Ranjit Hoskote at the Himalayan Writing Retreat

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    June fiction: Six new fiction titles by Indian writers that probe the unseen of everyday life

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    Aristotle would scoff at Mark Zuckerberg’s suggestion that AI can solve the loneliness epidemic

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    How case against Muslim teen accused of ‘love jihad’ fell apart in UP court

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    From the archives: How Raj Khosla and Guru Dutt struck up an instant friendship

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    From Assam to Haryana, arbitrary arrests of social media users make a mockery of the Constitution

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Watch: Farmers’ protests are celebrating women’s day with massive rallies and women speakers

Women have played a pivotal role in running the protests against farm laws on the borders of Delhi since November 2020.

Scroll Staff
Mar 08, 2021 · 02:24 pm
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On International women’s day, BKU Ugrahan is organizing a massive rally of women farmers.
Today stage is managed by women and speakers are women. pic.twitter.com/goYG63VuB1

— Sandeep Singh (@PunYaab) March 8, 2021

Women farmers going towards stage at Pakora Chowk, Bahadurgarh. Thousands of women farmers arrived from Punjab to participate in protest again new farm laws on the occasion of international women’s day. pic.twitter.com/dXAw7wNtue

— Sandeep Singh (@PunYaab) March 8, 2021

#InternationalWomensDay

👉#MahilaKisanDiwas being observed at all #FarmersProtest sites today

👉This is from Tikri Border. These women are heading for a all-women rally

👉Women are the backbone of farming & have played a pivotal role in protests#IWD2021 pic.twitter.com/NCIL9hccoe

— Saahil Murli Menghani (@saahilmenghani) March 8, 2021
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