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POLITICS: A WINTER OF DESPAIR WRITES SURANYA AIYAR

Humra Quraishi explains what it means to be a member of the minority community in these times and reproduces a part of what Su...

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POWERFUL PEOPLE: H-POP & AUTHOR KUNAL PUROHIT

I’m introducing the brilliant mind behind the thought-provoking book "H-Pop," Kunal Purohit, a young explorer of alternative perspectives...

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FESTIVALS: A DAY OF DREAMS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Whistling Woods International (WWI), the torchbearer of excellence in media and creative arts education, commemorated its 16th Convocation...

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FESTIVALS: KASHISH CHALCHITRA UTSAV CELEBRATES PRIDE MONTH

Chalchitra Utsav is being held in the city to celebrate pride month. It’s a 2-day Indian language LGBTQ+ film festival on January 27th &a...

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POLITICS: JUST KEEP ON LIVING, SAY NOTHING!

Humra Quraishi looks at the events taking place in recent weeks, political and religious, and comments on the systematic silen...

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BOLLYWOOD: THE ENIGMATIC CINEMA OF THE 1980s

It’s easy that calling the 1980s the worst decade for films and music might be a conveniently casual remark for those who do not want to ...

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POLITICS: FLASHBACK TO THE TIMES OF HINDUTVA

The influence of Hindutva politics on democratic and academic institutions in India has raised concerns about the erosion of secularism, threat...

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ART HOUSE: THINKING ABOUT JAANE BHI DO YAARO

Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro (Just Let It Go, Friends) is a 1983 black comedy directed by Kundan Shah and produced by the NFDC. It is a satire on bureauc...

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HYPOCRISY AND DOUBLE STANDARDS ARE DESTRUCTIVE

Humra Quraishi elaborates on the double standards of the right-wing government in India, and warns that what is taught in scho...

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TRENDING: MASCULINITY AND MANIPULATIONS DOMINATE

Films were never meant to be a medium to express hate against women, religion, community, or dissenting voices. Lately, however, Indian films a...

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