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Namrata Joshi
Burden of Inheritance: Mothers and Daughters in Shakuntala Devi
08 Aug 2020
The film dwells on Shakuntala Devi’s imperfect marriage and family life, mentioning her accomplishments only in passing.
Aban Raza
Celebrate, Illuminate, Defend the Indian Constitution at 70
06 Aug 2020
The idea of India was formalised in this text and it was meant to be a work-in-progress. A document extraordinaire that was unimaginatively attacked had to be defended by one and all, for each one of…
Basharat Shameem
Tariq Ali’s The Stone Woman as an Allegory of Turkey
04 Aug 2020
Orthodoxy battles longing for modernity in this novel, which is as much about the present as the past.
Vaibhav Raghunandan
A Larger Design: Ten Step History of Art at the Summer Olympics
03 Aug 2020
Tokyo 2020, The Olympic Fortnight (Series): To notice art one needs to take a step outside the moment. The Olympic podium is always about the moment. So, the medal — a symbol of achievement and glory…
Prachi Kalra
Lynching Finds Its Way Into Fictional Narratives
14 Jul 2020
We risk losing the language of democracy if writers are policed by the state into uttering only approved feelings, images and ideas.
ICF Team
Upcoming Malayalam Film on Mappila Rebellion Runs Into Controversies
10 Jul 2020
An upcoming Malayalam film on the Malabar Rebellion has invited widespread attention and controversy following the release of its poster last month.
RUCHIRA GUPTA, BABURAO BAGUL
Woman of the Street
04 Jul 2020
The term ‘sex-worker’ cannot erase the trauma of body-invasion.
Neelambaran A
Lakhs of Cine Workers in Distress as Kollywood Remains Shut Since March
02 Jul 2020
Daily wagers are the worst hit as the Tamil film industry, the second largest in the country, has never witnessed such a crisis in almost a century of its existence.
ICF Team
Resisting Annexation with Solidarity and Art
01 Jul 2020
Democratic figures in politics, civil society, and individuals of conscience are challenging Netanyahu's move in many different ways.
Karthick Ram Manoharan
Spike Lee’s Anti-Racist Film is Racist to the Vietnamese
01 Jul 2020
Lee’s film is rare for recognising Vietnam won the war, but he does not allow them another win in his movie.