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The appropriation of Hanumankind by the country’s ruling regime is neither surprising nor unique. He is just another on the long list of celebrities who have tried to cultivate close relationships with the ruling party. scroll.in/article/108271… ✍️Aprajita Sarcar & Anand P…

scroll_in's tweet card. His work reflects Kerala’s pluralist society and folk traditions, but lacks a genuine engagement with politics on the ground.

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Replug | "By visiting a small selection of buildings, we hoped to “excavate” the many connections between the city’s cosmopolitanism and Indian nationalism." scroll.in/article/107190… Aparna Kapadia visits Mumbai's historic sites to highlight their vital role in India's freedom…

scroll_in's tweet card. A walk through the city’s historic sites finds that the country’s grassroots and community-level resistance runs deep – from the past to the present.

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Podcast | How did Hinduism become Hindutva? scroll.in/article/108319… Historian Manu S Pillai traces the modern construction of Hindu identity — from European thinkers to Savarkar — in conversation with Dinyar Patel.

scroll_in's tweet card. In conversation with host Dinyar Patel, historian Manu S Pillai examines how actors from Voltaire to VD Savarkar influenced one of the world’s oldest faiths.

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People were able to watch local writers working in real time, and readers consuming books by Tasmanian authors. Writers and readers became creative artefacts, allowing observers to witness the humans at the centre of the struggling literary industry. scroll.in/article/108426… By…

scroll_in's tweet card. Everyone involved was invited to consider why we value reading and writing in name but not in action.

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The success or failure of governments and societies that promote pronatalism hinges on their ability to persuade people – and especially women – to embrace parenthood. scroll.in/article/108423… Jennifer Mathers' writes Via The Conversation

scroll_in's tweet card. The country’s demographic situation is extreme but declining birth rates are now a global trend.

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In Surat’s congested migrant settlements, caste doesn’t disappear — it gets rebuilt. scroll.in/article/107734… Dalit workers face discrimination not just at work, but in where they’re allowed to live, cook, and even draw water. Shreehari Paliath reports

scroll_in's tweet card. The caste identity and hierarchies of migrant workers get replicated in living spaces where Dalits in particular are discriminated against.

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“This crisis is not only economic, it’s ecological as well,” warns Muhammad Moazzam Khan, technical adviser on marine issues at WWF-Pakistan. scroll.in/article/108449… Shabina Faraz & Abdul Rahim write on how the Israel–Iran conflict has crippled Pakistan’s Balochistan fishing…

scroll_in's tweet card. Pakistan has closed its border with Iran, disrupting the inflow of fuel and the export of fish, dealing a double blow to fishing communities.

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Replug | Episodic pollution worsens the situation. Take for instance, the Prayagraj Kumbh in 2019, which had over 122,000 eco-toilets, as per a paper by Delhi Technical University, published in April 2020. scroll.in/article/103155… Jigyasa Mishra writes Via IndiaSpend

scroll_in's tweet card. Without adequate waste management infrastructure, mass gatherings can end up polluting water, land and the air.

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Hindutva supporters in India today makes no bones about their intentions to destroy critical thinking in education, but the decline of academic freedom in India has been a slow burn. scroll.in/article/108158… Raheel Dhattiwala writes.

scroll_in's tweet card. As a scholar who has researched violent conflict, the Trump administration’s bullying tactics resonate with my experience in India and abroad.

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"The narrator meanders, though this wandering is deliberate as if to prompt curiosity and shape the readers’ expectations. Love is not a universally rooted emotion, and the narrator talks about the differences," writes Sonakshi Srivastava. Read full review here:…

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Taking stock of the Party’s influence over the last century, it is worth noting that various welfare measures once introduced by communist administrations at local levels in India are no longer novel. scroll.in/article/108011… Ranabir Samaddar writes

scroll_in's tweet card. Though the Party is in decline, communism lives on tenaciously in spirit.

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Indians lost ₹22,845 crore to cyber fraud in 2024. scroll.in/article/107863… Ayush Tiwari met some of the people behind these #scamcalls — not hardened criminals, but jobless Indians trafficked and forced into “scam compounds” after being promised lucrative jobs.

scroll_in's tweet card. Promised high-paying jobs, they were imprisoned in high-rises, forced to take on fake identities and dupe their victims.

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Discover six riveting fiction books that explore our past and future—from bourgeois satire and Madrid’s underbelly to a Nigerian-American family saga, an eco-parable, a spectral tale, and a sharp study of grief and vanity. Check the full list here: scroll.in/article/108438……

scroll_in's tweet card. A satire on the bourgeoisie, a close view of Madrid’s underbelly, a family saga from Nigeria to the US and more.

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16-year-olds might soon be able to vote in the UK. It could change politics and democracy scroll.in/article/108476…

scroll_in's tweet card. It is the first step in a more concerted effort to improve political literacy and democratic engagement as young people grow up.

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#Excerpt | "Few people get to build even a single institution in their early years in public life. Tilak got to build four in his first decade, from 1880 to 1890 – a school, two powerful newspapers, and a college." scroll.in/article/107006… Vaibhav Purandare

scroll_in's tweet card. An excerpt from ‘Tilak: The Empire’s Biggest Enemy’, by Vaibhav Purandare.

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Replug | "The Hindu vote is not for free." scroll.in/article/107016… The influence of Hindutva organisations has allowed them to lobby politicians for policies, from moving motions against “Hinduphobia” in British society to blocking national anti-caste legislation. Shoaib…

scroll_in's tweet card. Though most UK Indians do not endorse Hindutva, its supporters have successfully represented it as the sentiment of the Hindu community to policy makers.

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There is, in general, an alarming increase in criminalisation of pro-Palestinian protests. Denmark has proposed to grant new powers to the police to combat “antisemitic crimes”. scroll.in/article/108454… Israel’s colonial war in Palestine has found the most willing defenders in…

scroll_in's tweet image. There is, in general, an alarming increase in criminalisation of pro-Palestinian protests. Denmark has proposed to grant new powers to the police to combat “antisemitic crimes”.

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Israel’s colonial war in Palestine has found the most willing defenders in…

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Denying Rohingya children admission to school violates human rights. scroll.in/article/107978… India is bound by its Constitution and international law to protect the rights of persecuted minorities — including access to education. Shreehari Paliath reports

scroll_in's tweet card. India is obligated to protect the rights of the persecuted ethnic minority under the Constitution and human rights declarations.

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“It’s suffocating to know I’m the victim — and yet I feel ashamed to talk about it.” scroll.in/article/107848… While reporting on digital arrest scams, @Urban_Inquilabi discovered that his own father had fallen prey to one.

scroll_in's tweet card. Experts say that tracing the money becomes difficult if the crime is not reported within 24 hours.

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The Election Commission, under Article 324 of the Constitution, is required to conduct the vice-presidential election. These elections are governed by the 1974 Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Rules. Read more: scroll.in/latest/1084824… #JagdeepDhankharResignation

scroll_in's tweet image. The Election Commission, under Article 324 of the Constitution, is required to conduct the vice-presidential election. These elections are governed by the 1974 Presidential and Vice-Presidential Elections Rules.

Read more: scroll.in/latest/1084824…

#JagdeepDhankharResignation

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