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Missing in the Margins

The Katkari community in Raigad district has been facing issues like cyclic migration, no rights over forest land, and a dearth of basic facilities. But these concerns don’t find mention in the high-pitched political debates

A Vote for Water

Parched farmers will decide who will win in the Mysuru and Mandya regions of Karnataka

Raag Darbari in Dharwad

Karnataka’s Hubballi has been the BJP’s ‘gateway to the south’ and remains a hotbed for communal polarisation, as the twin cities of Hubballi-Dharwad head to Lok Sabha polls on May 7

Gangsta Rap

Did an independent candidacy elevate Pappu Yadav's stature? Voices from the ground say so

Try The Fish, Sam!

THE entire nation knows Arvind Kejriwal’s blood sugar levels.

DharmasthalaMantra of Development

Heggade's Path of Development towards Athmanirbharata Traced, How Temples can Transform Life, Economically and Socially

Forking Paths of Sanatana and Dravidian Thought

The evolution from devotional egalitarianism to social justice

Left, Hand Drive

Whether the Congress' Rahul Gandhi or CPI's Annie Raja wins, Wayanad has widened the chasm in the INDIA bloc

Coastal Turbulence

Udupi, Dakshina Kannada and Uttara Kannada-districts in coastal Karnataka, which witnessed increased instances of polarisation in the last few years-have been the BJP's stronghold

A Return to the Ballot?

Separatist politics may not influence the general elections in Kashmir this time

Miya, Axomia and Tea

The BJP hopes to sweep Assam in the Lok Sabha polls riding on PM Modi and CM Himanta Biswa Sarma's development and Hindutva agenda. The Opposition has constituency-specific strategies

The Stained Floodplains

In the calm foothills of the Eastern Himalayas, there is a storm brewing between the BJP and the TMC. The voters are divided

Minimum Support Life

Politicians visiting Madhya Pradesh are making big promises to the people, but for the Adivasis, it's still about Jal, Jungle, Jameen

Divine Dividend

Arun Govil, who played Lord Ram in the popular television series, Ramayan, flips the conventions of devotion on the campaign trail

Next Gen Bahujan

Nagina Lok Sabha constituency in Bijnor district has emerged as a key battleground for the future of Dalit politics in Uttar Pradesh

Remains of a Riot

Can the 2024 Lok Sabha elections reverse the symbolic invisibilisation of Muslims from UP's socio-political arena?

The Elephant Can Remember

The Bahujan Samaj Party remains an enigma, but it has come up with a very smart game plan for the Lok Sabha elections

Deep Moats of the Dravidian Citadel

Will the BJP's desperate efforts to splinter the people along caste, religious, regional and linguistic fault lines bear fruit in Tamil Nadu's western districts?

The Propaganda Files

A recent spate of Hindi films distorts facts and creates imaginary villains. Century-old propaganda cinema has always relied on this tactic

Will Hindutva Survive After 2024?

The idealogy of Hindutva faces a challenge in staying relevant

A Terrific Tragicomedy

Paul Murray's The Bee Sting is a tender and extravagant sketch of apocalypse

Trapped in a Template

In the upcoming election, more than the Congress, the future of the Gandhi family is at stake

IDEOLOGY

Public opinion will never be devoid of ideology: but we shall destroy ourselves without philosophical courage

The Many Kerala Stories

How Kerala responded to the propaganda film The Kerala Story

Movies and a Mirage

Previously portrayed as a peaceful paradise, post-1990s Kashmir in Bollywood has become politicised

Lights, Cinema, Politics

FOR eight months before the 1983 state elections in undivided Andhra Pradesh, a modified green Chevrolet van would travel non-stop, except for the occasional pit stops and food breaks, across the state.

Cut, Copy, Paste

Representation of Muslim characters in Indian cinema has been limited—they are either terrorists or glorified individuals who have no substance other than fixed ideas of patriotism

The Spectre of Eisenstein

Cinema’s real potency to harness the power of enchantment might want to militate against its use as a servile, conformist propaganda vehicle

The Thalaiva Factor

At atime when Bollywood Is churning out propagandist narratives, south cinema, too, has Stories to tell

Just Not Understood

There have been concerted attempts to portray JNU In a certain way. The film JNU: Jahangir National University is just another product of the same propaganda machinery