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“Regime change is one of the most fundamental aspects of a democracy,” says #NehaBora. On #ScrollAdda with @ShoaibDaniyal, @neha_aisa explains why they consider the BJP India’s most dangerous political party, and more. Watch the full video here: youtube.com/watch?v=-2SJAepi…

Replug | Swami Pranavanda, an Indian ascetic-explorer, published a book that drew on his “first-hand knowledge” of Mount Kailash and Lake Manasarovar to render a “minute” account of these places. scroll.in/magazine/1048872/a… By Ajay Kamalakaran

Replug | Perhaps the path forward is not to reject technology, but to occasionally consciously misplace it. To leave the phone behind and step into the crowd and embrace the terrifying, beautiful possibility of the space in between. scroll.in/article/1088990/th… Zakir Kibria ✍️

Replug | For India to thrive, not just economically but emotionally, we must rebuild structures, spaces and cultures that allow everyone to feel seen, heard and valued. scroll.in/article/1084332/lo… Anasuya Das & Chapal Mehra write

Set in the late 21st century, the novel is about a lethal contagion spread by human conflict that sweeps the world and seemingly leaves one sole human survivor. scroll.in/article/1096016/le… Eileen Hunt writes Via The Conversation

Bimalendu Mukherjee mined ore by day and taught sitar by night, turning Bhilai into a legendary stopover for masters like Amir Khan. scroll.in/magazine/1093575/h… ✍️Malini Nair

Replug | Enforcing the right to health in India is a matter of life and death. It requires investment in infrastructure, transparency and accountability, so that no patient must choose between medical care and financial ruin. scroll.in/article/1086371/in… Rishiraj Bhagawati writes

When an ‘untouchable’ man was convicted for praying at a temple 101 years ago scroll.in/article/1096335/ A century later, Murugesan’s battle to enter a temple is one small but relevant incident in India’s legal history. Rajaji’s defence strategy used the secular language of law to challenge social exclusions instead of finding a legal loophole. Nikhil Sanjay-Rekha Adsule ✍️

Replug | Generalised rage against corruption, institutional arrogance, democratic erosion or economic injustice may create broad emotional sympathy but political establishments rarely respond to abstract dissatisfaction alone. scroll.in/article/1093143/co… Ashok Swain ✍️

The fact that the midterms are over also means that #DonaldTrump no longer has to be so careful about the political consequences of his actions. Now, with political constraints lifted, he could become more erratic and unpredictable. scroll.in/article/1096867/us… ✍️Andrew Gawthorpe Via @_TCglobal

SC tells government to follow the law on protests – but it still hasn’t asked what the law permits scroll.in/article/1096330/ The matter returns to the Supreme Court on Tuesday, when the weekend is over. Contempt can punish a missed deadline. It cannot restore a protest that the state did not allow to take place.

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Replug | Workers are disillusioned even with MGNREGA, but say the problems run too deep to be fixed just by introducing a new programme. scroll.in/article/1092996/ Nolina Minj reports on why workers in Jharkhand are wary of VB-G RAM G: See less

In his order, Justice V Srishananda held that continuing the criminal proceedings against the petitioner would be unnecessary and amount to an abuse of the process of law. Read more: scroll.in/latest/1096884/kar…

Hum Dekhenge is not a meme, but for generations its musical assurance and playfulness has done the same job: stripping the cloak off powerful narcissists, writes TM Krishna, a leading vocalist in the Karnatik tradition and an author. Read Here: scroll.in/article/1096312/

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The centering of these salt waters in A Sacred Place allows us to reflect methodologically on how to have non-extractive relationships with stones, water, and knowledge. scroll.in/article/1096354/in… Because all too often in our present moment, rocks, minerals, and water are reduced to commodities, Kalzang Dorjee Bhutia writes.

Following Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, British diplomats, businessmen and civilians were arrested and interned. scroll.in/magazine/1096801/h… The much smaller Indian community, however, was viewed as a potential ally and was allowed to remain free. @AjayKamalakaran writes

This is ultimately a question of privilege and inequality, but also of how patent law, public health policy and the state’s obligation to protect the right to health can work together to make cancer care genuinely accessible. scroll.in/article/1096267/ Sarojini Nadimpally ✍️

Delhi government’s counsel, Amol Sinha, said Ratna Singh’s remarks questioned the judge’s independence and could undermine public confidence in the judicial system. He said Singh had not backed her claims with facts. Read more: scroll.in/latest/1096883/del…

The Congress-led UPA, which was in power at the Centre from 2004 till 2014, had come undone partly because of the role played by the judiciary. The grand old party, now in its thirteenth year out of power, is looking to recreate similar conditions for the Modi government. scroll.in/article/1096499/ Anant Gupta reports