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Gender

INDIA’S IDENTITY DEBATE MEETS CULTURE

When Identity Is Policed and Culture Is Celebrated: India’s Strange Inflection Point. As India debates identity through new legislation, ...

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Thought Factory

WAR AND PEACE IN CONFLICT

In an age of shifting power, contested truths, and invisible wars, this reflective essay by Vinta Nanda explores the meanings of war and peace,...

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Festivals

FESTIVALS: CINEMA ENDURES BECAUSE ARTISTS PERSIST

A powerful three-day gathering in New Delhi explored cinema’s endurance against censorship, showcasing suppressed films, bold conversatio...

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Alternative Entertainment

ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: WHEN PHANTOM INDIA WAS GHOSTED

Khalid Mohamed assesses the now accessible 1969 documentary, Phantom India, helmed by the French auteur Malle, which had been ...

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Festivals

FESTIVALS: INDEPENDENT VOICES RISE IN VERSOVA

Waterfront Indie Film Festival Mumbai 2025 celebrated the spirit of independent storytelling with over 100 films, insightful panels, and master...

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Thought Factory

THOUGHT FACTORY: CENSORSHIP, CINEMA, AND THE COST OF CONSCIENCE

A searing conversation between filmmaker Vinta Nanda and journalist Anna MM Vetticad on censorship, complicity, and conscience...

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Business and Politics

BUSINESS: CHALLENGING CREDIBILITY OR INFLUENCING SALE?

From Leela Chitnis to today’s stars, celebrity advertising in India has evolved dramatically—entertaining, controversial, and often...

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Thought Factory

THOUGHT FACTORY: THE DEATH OF THE STORYTELLER

As censorship tightens and expression is choked, storytellers face an existential crisis. With creativity shackled by morality and control, is ...

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Festivals

FESTIVALS: CELEBRATING EXCELLENCE AT MAMI 2024

The 2024 MAMI Mumbai Film Festival showcased a dynamic mix of cinema, recognizing boundary-pushing filmmakers, influential short films, and the...

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Business and Politics

POLITICS: HOW FAR WILL THEY GO WITH HATE?

Humra Quraishi condemns the targeted communal attacks on Muslims taking place repeatedly, and also introduces Sahar Zaman&rsqu...

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