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The Lipsticks We Hide Under Our Burkhas
After a long day of lectures, my friends and I excitedly packed our bags and raced to the nearest cinema hall that was screening “Lipstick Under My Burkha”. Extremely enthusiastic about the film that...
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Ghotis and Bangals: Decoding a Very Bengali Rivalry
By Chandan Nandy Nearly nine decades after Hindu Bengali intra-community distinctions – exemplified by the intensely layered rivalry between ghotis and bangals – burst on Calcutta, the opening lines of...
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बॉलीवुड की ज़्यादातर फिल्में दर्शकों से अपना दिमाग सिनेमा हॉल से बाहर छोड़ देने की मांग करती हैं लेकिन “लिपस्टिक अंडर माय बुर्का” साल भर में रिलीज़ हुई उन चुनिन्दा फिल्मों में से हैं जोआपसे मनोरंजन के...
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Reviving The Bol Of Storytelling Through Dastangoi
By Raghavendra Madhu We are living in a time when the world is reeling under violence and unstable socio-political scenarios raising questions on humanity. Artists and storytellers need to take the...
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12 Powerful Comics About What It’s Like To Be A Woman In A Man’s World
My first encounter with Mari Andrew’s comics came on a slow Sunday night, scrolling through my Instagram feed. Amid the constant stream of high-resolution photos of mountains and toes in running water,...
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The Irony of Watching “Dunkirk” in Bengal
Spoiler Alert Two films, two iconic directors, in two different corners of the world. One spectacular event, 44 years in between. Christopher Nolan’s “Dunkirk” and Satyajit Ray’s “Ashani Sanket” are...
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युद्ध में ज़िंदा रह जाने का ‘जश्न’ है डनकर्क
युद्ध पर बनी फिल्में या तो जीत के जश्न की कहानी कहती हैं या हार के बाद की त्रासदी का वृतान्त होती हैं या फिर कई बार दोनों ही स्थितियों को एक साथ दिखाती हैं। युद्ध पर बनी विश्व की कई कालजयी फिल्मों का...
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If You Want To Watch Better Indian Cinema, This Is Where You Should Be Looking
I always thought that the eternal debate about the greatness of books over movies in conveyance and detailing had already been won, till I realized that there could be films which read like novels. I...
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Why ‘Indu Sarkar’ Is Well-Timed
I have always been against censorship – be it in the press, films, books or anything else. I believe a mature society can decide for itself and censorship takes away not only our freedom to decide for...
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‘Stop Online Mobs’: Fighting Internet Hate, Trolling And Patriarchy
In almost all conversations that run on the internet today, troll culture manifests in the passing snide remark, the absolutely unnecessary profanity, the family shaming and the slut shaming remarks....
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Critics Aren’t Loving ‘Jab Harry Met Sejal’ But SRK Fans Don’t Give A Shit
What happens when the King of romance and the director who’s known for romantic movies like “Love Aaj Kal” and “Jab We Met” collaborate? Shah Rukh Khan and Imtiaz Ali came together for the first time...
View ArticleHow The Media Makes You Perform Your Gender And Identity Every Day
“Once we give up on the idea that only heterosexuality is normal and that all human bodies are clearly either male or female, more and more kinds of bodies and desires will come into view. Perhaps...
View ArticleWatch: What ‘India’s Most Seditious’ Have To Say About Patriotism And The Media
Comedian Kunal Kamra seems to be on something of a roll since his stand-up act on Indian patriotism went viral. Since then, the straight-spoken comedian has gone on to launch a podcast series, where...
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पूजा मलिक: आज के दौर में गायब होती भाषाओं ओर परम्पराओं के बदलते स्वरूप का विकास, हिंदुस्तान के सामाजिक संगठन व समृद्ध संस्कृति के विकास का प्रतिबिंब माना गया है। जिसमें भाषा और समाज का संबंध प्रतिबिंब...
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मेरे दौर का हर बच्चा जैसे प्राण के कॉमिक्स का ही किरदार है
कार्टूनिस्ट प्राण गुज़रें और उनको गुज़रे अब तीन साल पूरे हो गये हैं। वैसे इस दौर में लोगों के गुजरने के बाद शायद ही उन्हें खोने का एहसास हमें सालता है, लेकिन ऐसे समय में भी प्राण हमकों याद रह जाते हैं...
View Article‘Man Up, They Told Me. Man Up, Young Boy.’
Patriarchy is insidious; it affects everyone in the most understated ways and then builds up to a horrifying crescendo. While women have to bear the brunt of patriarchal repression, patriarchy’s...
View ArticleThe Frightening Consequences Of Living A Life You Can’t Afford
One morning, Nargis Chokshi, a 27-year-old client servicing manager at an advertising agency from Mumbai looked pretty dishevelled. The reason? She wasn’t able to iron her clothes. When her boss asked...
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How An Indian Ghost Village Became The World’s First ‘Village Of Life Lessons’
Migration from rural Uttarakhand to urban areas has become one of the biggest challenges in the state. Out of Uttarakhand’s 16,793 villages, 1,053 have no inhabitants and have been labelled as ghost...
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How India’s Beedi Rollers Risk Their Lives To Fuel A ₹7,500 Crore Cruel Industry
By Hitesh Sharma and Aniket Singh: Beedis are the poor people’s alternative to smoking cigarettes – and rolling them provides employment to millions in rural India. While the job is a source of income...
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Why Regional Languages Deserve The Same Respect As Hindi
Language can be termed as one of the most extraordinary innovations of mankind. No one actually knows the first language that was spoken. Though the origin of script in India can be traced back roughly...
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