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Missing in the Margins
The Katkari community in Raigad district has been facing issues like cyclic migration, no rights over forest land, and a dearth of basic facilities. But these concerns don’t find mention in the high-pitched political debates
8 min |
May 11, 2024
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A Vote for Water
Parched farmers will decide who will win in the Mysuru and Mandya regions of Karnataka
8 min |
May 11, 2024
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Raag Darbari in Dharwad
Karnataka’s Hubballi has been the BJP’s ‘gateway to the south’ and remains a hotbed for communal polarisation, as the twin cities of Hubballi-Dharwad head to Lok Sabha polls on May 7
8 min |
May 11, 2024
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Gangsta Rap
Did an independent candidacy elevate Pappu Yadav's stature? Voices from the ground say so
5 min |
May 11, 2024
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Try The Fish, Sam!
THE entire nation knows Arvind Kejriwal’s blood sugar levels.
3 min |
May 11, 2024
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DharmasthalaMantra of Development
Heggade's Path of Development towards Athmanirbharata Traced, How Temples can Transform Life, Economically and Socially
2 min |
May 01, 2024
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Forking Paths of Sanatana and Dravidian Thought
The evolution from devotional egalitarianism to social justice
7 min |
May 01, 2024
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Left, Hand Drive
Whether the Congress' Rahul Gandhi or CPI's Annie Raja wins, Wayanad has widened the chasm in the INDIA bloc
5 min |
May 01, 2024
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Coastal Turbulence
Udupi, Dakshina Kannada and Uttara Kannada-districts in coastal Karnataka, which witnessed increased instances of polarisation in the last few years-have been the BJP's stronghold
6 min |
May 01, 2024
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A Return to the Ballot?
Separatist politics may not influence the general elections in Kashmir this time
6 min |
May 01, 2024
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Miya, Axomia and Tea
The BJP hopes to sweep Assam in the Lok Sabha polls riding on PM Modi and CM Himanta Biswa Sarma's development and Hindutva agenda. The Opposition has constituency-specific strategies
8 min |
May 01, 2024
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The Stained Floodplains
In the calm foothills of the Eastern Himalayas, there is a storm brewing between the BJP and the TMC. The voters are divided
8 min |
May 01, 2024
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Minimum Support Life
Politicians visiting Madhya Pradesh are making big promises to the people, but for the Adivasis, it's still about Jal, Jungle, Jameen
10+ min |
May 01, 2024
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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 |