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5 days ago | scroll.in | Shivansh Srivastava

On the evening of May 31, a pride march was flagged off from the gates of The Lalit Hotel in Delhi. For many who participants, it was more than a celebration – it was about claiming space, sometimes for the first time. “I was scared to come here,” said Nawang, 30, who travelled alone from Darjeeling after seeing an event flyer on Instagram. “I didn’t know if I’d fit in. But when I saw others walking too, it gave me courage.”For some, it was their first time being out in public.

6 days ago | scroll.in | Sayari Debnath

“Believing that we can right one small wrong, even if we can’t change the world – that’s the kind of coup I’m talking about. A moral coup.”In South Korean writer Won-Pyung Sohn’s 2025 novel Counterattacks at Thirty, translated by Sean Lin Halbert, a group of four “office allies” manages to get the boss fired. The boss, in addition to being mean to his juniors, freely passes air and picks his teeth in the middle of conversations.

6 days ago | scroll.in | Ramachandra Guha

Growing up in the India of the 1970s, I had ambivalent feelings towards America. I admired some of their writers (Ernest Hemingway was a particular favourite) and adored the music of Bob Dylan and Mississippi John Hurt. On the other hand, I was just about old enough to remember – and never forget – how Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger had so energetically supported Pakistan against India (and Bangladesh) in the war of 1971.

1 week ago | scroll.in | Anant Gupta

Seven delegations comprising retired Indian diplomats and MPs from all major political parties are travelling around the world to deliver India’s message of zero tolerance for cross-border terrorism emanating from Pakistan. According to the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, the reason for picking members from parties across the political spectrum was to “project India’s national consensus and resolute approach to combating terrorism” on the world stage.

1 week ago | scroll.in | Nandini Ramnath

Michael Okeke (Samuel Abiola Robinson) left Nigeria six years ago to make a home for himself in Delhi, but it hasn’t been easy. He still has to spell out his name – “It’s not OK OK. It’s Okeke”. That’s the least of his problems. Racial slurs come his way from adults and children alike. He is even accused of cannibalism. Although he wants to be a marketing manager, he sells drugs to pay his bills – thereby fulfilling one of the stereotypes about his community.