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Khayyam – ‘A Storehouse of Feelings, Emotions and Music’
20 Aug 2019
Mohammed Zahur Hashmi, popularly known as Khayyam, was born in 1927 in Rahon in the undivided Punjab state. He passed away at the age of 92 0n Monday, leaving behind a bouquet of mesmerizing songs.
Bharathy Singaravel
Kashmir, A Garrison
12 Aug 2019
Films like Hamid offer writers and the cultural resistance, a way into the conversation alongside civil liberties activists, human rights groups and a small number of political figures.
Abdul Alim Jafri
Batla House Movie Release: Why Are Residents Scared in This UP Village?
05 Aug 2019
Sanjarpur had come under the spotlight after 3 Muslim youth from the village were arrested for their alleged role in terror activities, following the Batla House encounter case in 2008.
Prabir Purkayastha
Hacking Elections: Tales From Far and Near
02 Aug 2019
The Netflix film, The Great Hack, focuses on Cambridge Analytica and the Trump elections, and also registers the role of a global right-wing network in influencing elections using big money and their…
Ajaz Ashraf
The Whataboutery of Kangana Ranaut and Company
29 Jul 2019
For a group taking such a lethal swipe against 49 artistes and intellectuals, it is incredible it should falter pathetically over facts of cited 12 instances, which have been either concocted, or…
Sreedeep
Why Kabir isn’t Cool
26 Jul 2019
He is not the Angry Young Man of ‘70s celluloid, who framed his rage against a harsh and ineffective state. Kabir’s superficial rage has no wider meaning except blatant sexism and harsh impositions.
Ronak Chhabra
This Time, in Shadow of a Bullet Train
16 Jul 2019
About two decades after the Narmada Bachao movement, villagers in Gujarat await the end of the world again, this time however, in the shadow of a bullet train.
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Article 15: An Attempt in the Right Direction?
05 Jul 2019
Warning: Spoilers Ahead. Director of Article 15 Anubhav Sinha and writer Gaurav Solanki deserve an applause for their effort to make a film on the subject, which has been mostly ignored by the Hindi…
Bharathy Singaravel
Maadathy: Let the Gods Tell Their Own Stories
29 Jun 2019
Director and writer Leena Manimekalai’s upcoming film, Maadathy – An Unfairy Tale tells the story of a mother goddess of the same name.
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Remembering Girish Karnad: Keeping Alive the Spirit of Resistance
25 Jun 2019
Renowned playwright, actor and activist Girish Karnad passed away on June 10 at the age of 81. Five organisations came together to pay a tribute to him on June 17.