Dear Reader,

Every weekend, Scroll curates a feast for the curious reader – essays, reviews and reporting that stay with you long after you have finished reading. It’s news, culture and ideas, woven together in a way that only Scroll can.

This weekend edition alone shows why we stand apart. Historian Ramachandra Guha writes about three remarkable Bengalureans who truly embody the spirit of the city. We review Booker winner Kiran Desai’s new novel The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny, which explores how love, loss and migration shape modern lives. Another review examines Sugata Srinivasaraju’s The Conscience Network, a piercing study of defiance during the Emergency.

Our culture coverage travels further: a feature on filmmaker Anoop Lokkur’s debut Kannada film Don’t Tell Mother explores its tender portrayal of childhood, while another article traces how Hindustani vocalist Narayanrao Vyas rose to become a record-breaking superstar in early 20th-century India.

Scroll’s weekend edition is as eclectic and engaging as the country itself – a space for readers who crave depth over noise, insight over speed. If you believe in this kind of essential, varied, journalism, please support us. Become a Scroll Member today and be part of the conversation that matters.

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Team Scroll