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Divine Dividend
Arun Govil, who played Lord Ram in the popular television series, Ramayan, flips the conventions of devotion on the campaign trail
6 min |
May 01, 2024
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Next Gen Bahujan
Nagina Lok Sabha constituency in Bijnor district has emerged as a key battleground for the future of Dalit politics in Uttar Pradesh
6 min |
May 01, 2024
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Remains of a Riot
Can the 2024 Lok Sabha elections reverse the symbolic invisibilisation of Muslims from UP's socio-political arena?
10 min |
May 01, 2024
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The Elephant Can Remember
The Bahujan Samaj Party remains an enigma, but it has come up with a very smart game plan for the Lok Sabha elections
5 min |
May 01, 2024
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Deep Moats of the Dravidian Citadel
Will the BJP's desperate efforts to splinter the people along caste, religious, regional and linguistic fault lines bear fruit in Tamil Nadu's western districts?
9 min |
May 01, 2024
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The Propaganda Files
A recent spate of Hindi films distorts facts and creates imaginary villains. Century-old propaganda cinema has always relied on this tactic
10+ min |
April 21, 2024
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Will Hindutva Survive After 2024?
The idealogy of Hindutva faces a challenge in staying relevant
7 min |
April 21, 2024
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A Terrific Tragicomedy
Paul Murray's The Bee Sting is a tender and extravagant sketch of apocalypse
4 min |
April 21, 2024
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Trapped in a Template
In the upcoming election, more than the Congress, the future of the Gandhi family is at stake
8 min |
April 21, 2024
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IDEOLOGY
Public opinion will never be devoid of ideology: but we shall destroy ourselves without philosophical courage
7 min |
April 21, 2024
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The Many Kerala Stories
How Kerala responded to the propaganda film The Kerala Story
6 min |
April 21, 2024
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Movies and a Mirage
Previously portrayed as a peaceful paradise, post-1990s Kashmir in Bollywood has become politicised
4 min |
April 21, 2024
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Lights, Cinema, Politics
FOR eight months before the 1983 state elections in undivided Andhra Pradesh, a modified green Chevrolet van would travel non-stop, except for the occasional pit stops and food breaks, across the state.
6 min |
April 21, 2024
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Cut, Copy, Paste
Representation of Muslim characters in Indian cinema has been limited—they are either terrorists or glorified individuals who have no substance other than fixed ideas of patriotism
5 min |
April 21, 2024
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The Spectre of Eisenstein
Cinema’s real potency to harness the power of enchantment might want to militate against its use as a servile, conformist propaganda vehicle
5 min |
April 21, 2024
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The Thalaiva Factor
At atime when Bollywood Is churning out propagandist narratives, south cinema, too, has Stories to tell
6 min |
April 21, 2024
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Just Not Understood
There have been concerted attempts to portray JNU In a certain way. The film JNU: Jahangir National University is just another product of the same propaganda machinery
7 min |
April 21, 2024
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Trapped!
It is time for Arvind Kejriwal to do some soul-searching
9 min |
April 11, 2024
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Hop, Skip, Slip
ON 12 February 1994, streets of Patna were jam-packed with people from the countryside.
7 min |
April 11, 2024
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Empowering Future Leaders, Igniting Change and Creating Positive Impact
Nooraine Fazal pioneering education reform and empowering youth
2 min |
April 11, 2024
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Keeping Father Alive
Trying to make sense of the permanent void, attempting to find answers to the many unanswered questions, and striving hard to keep his memories breathing—how am dealing with my father’s death
6 min |
April 11, 2024
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Shades of Appeasement
The Samajwadi Party founded by socialist leader Mulayam Singh Yadav assumed many shapes in several alliances, all aimed at furthering the interests of the backward classes
5 min |
April 11, 2024
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Ideological Backtrack
Mehbooba Mufti is yet to respond to the logic behind the PDP’s 2015 alliance with the BJP
5 min |
April 11, 2024
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The Political Aroma of Wazwan
At a rare feast organised for local journalists at the NC headquarters, Omar Abdullah was optimistic about the resurgence of political discourse in Jammu and Kashmir
5 min |
April 11, 2024
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The Burden of Legacy
Jagan Mohan Reddy promised to take his father YSR’s legacy forward. Has he managed to keep his word?
5 min |
April 11, 2024
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The Aadhar of Nation-building
The Co-founder of India’s pioneering IT services giant, architect and champion of transformative social initiatives, author, philanthropist and avid golfer - Nandan Nilekani is all this and more.
2 min |
April 11, 2024
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Hyderabad Blues
He may have won Telangana twice for fighting for its creation, but K Chandrashekar Rao's changing persona has cost him dearly
6 min |
April 11, 2024
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Southern Samrat
Stalin is reinventing Dravidian politics for the DMK
6 min |
April 11, 2024
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Maverick Politician
Lalu Prasad Yadav has infused much-needed wit and charm into Indian politics. It is, however, his political acumen that has helped the RJD emerge as a big political player
7 min |
April 11, 2024
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Sena Versus Sena
Amid the battle between Sena factions headed by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Uddhav Bal Thackeray, will the real Shiv Sena stand up please?
10 min |