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The Fraught Relationship Between Reality and Spectacle in Telugu Cinema
18 October 2026
The Fraught Relationship Between Reality and Spectacle in Telugu Cinema
18 October 2026

The problematic representation of women in many recent Telugu blockbusters like Peddi and the Pushpa films have stoked controversy. When mainstream commercial cinema consistently turns the sexualisation of women into entertainment, who should be responsible for the world these images help create? By Sumithra Prasanna

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18 October 2026
The Gravedigger’s Soliloquy
15 October 2026
The Gravedigger’s Soliloquy
15 October 2026

Poem by Anju Devadas R D: ‘someone once said / the soul is lighter than breath / but the soil keeps secrets / the sky cannot hold.’

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15 October 2026
Guts
12 October 2026
Guts
12 October 2026

Personal Essay by Prachi Sharma: ‘My father pauses in every retelling of this tale. He wants me to see it. A man in the uniform of an Indian working for the English, in a village courtyard in the late 1920s, his face turning to one side from the force of an open palm. The villagers watching. The Daroga’s hand going to his cheek. A pigeon somewhere on the roof, taking off.’

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12 October 2026
Barsana Bhog: The legendary Holi celebrations of Braj
Creativity, Photography The Chakkar 09/03/20 Creativity, Photography The Chakkar 09/03/20

Barsana Bhog: The legendary Holi celebrations of Braj

In the iconic town of Barsana, a legendary celebration of Holi continues to bring vibrant colours into the 21st century. Idris Ahmed shares some of his best photos of the ‘Barsana Bhog’ in recent years.

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Northeast Delhi Riots and the charred smell of Fear
Photography The Chakkar 01/03/20 Photography The Chakkar 01/03/20

Northeast Delhi Riots and the charred smell of Fear

‘If fear had a smell, it’s the air in the riot-torn areas in Northeast Delhi’ - Photos from the remnants of violence, by Sanjay Basak

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Pardesi Pahadi: Kedar Tal - Finding magic in the Himalaya
Sports/Outdoor, Creativity, Photography The Chakkar 27/02/20 Sports/Outdoor, Creativity, Photography The Chakkar 27/02/20

Pardesi Pahadi: Kedar Tal - Finding magic in the Himalaya

‘That night I knew that there was magic left in this world’ – On a trek to Kedar Tal, Zachary Conrad faced danger, awe, and unmatched beauty.

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Pardesi Pahadi: The frozen, lost paths to Bali Pass
Sports/Outdoor, Creativity, Photography The Chakkar 11/02/20 Sports/Outdoor, Creativity, Photography The Chakkar 11/02/20

Pardesi Pahadi: The frozen, lost paths to Bali Pass

‘It was late October, too late for shepherds, and we had the mountains to ourselves.’ Read Zachary Conrad’s vivid narrative of another perilous and rewarding hike in the Himalaya.

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Achieving Zero: The loud silences of art from the 2020 India Art Fair
Art, Photography The Chakkar 05/02/20 Art, Photography The Chakkar 05/02/20

Achieving Zero: The loud silences of art from the 2020 India Art Fair

In a country where the loud, brash voices are exceedingly muting dissent, the best of the 2020 Indian Art Fair presented art’s response for peace, sustainability, and inclusiveness - by Karan Madhok

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Pardesi Pahadi: Nanda Devi - A glimpse of the Himalayan Goddess
Sports/Outdoor, Creativity, Photography The Chakkar 03/01/20 Sports/Outdoor, Creativity, Photography The Chakkar 03/01/20

Pardesi Pahadi: Nanda Devi - A glimpse of the Himalayan Goddess

“I feel a lot of things in the mountains, but gratitude is what I feel the most.” In his first ‘Pardesi Pahadi’ column, Zachary Conrad writes about an unforgettable hike for a glimpse of the majestic Nanda Devi

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The Forgotten Town of Opulent Seths
Creativity, Photography The Chakkar 19/12/19 Creativity, Photography The Chakkar 19/12/19

The Forgotten Town of Opulent Seths

Sanjay Basak visited a Churu, a sleepy and historic town in Rajasthan, to explore havelis, art, and remnants of history tucked in modern times.

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This Is Goa
Creativity, Photography The Chakkar 08/11/19 Creativity, Photography The Chakkar 08/11/19

This Is Goa

For a fund-raising project, photographer Angad Bir Singh Sodhi tells an internal story through lush external colours of Goa in the monsoon season

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