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‘The Feel of Being Forgotten’: Two Poems by Gopi Kottoor
Feb 19, 2026
‘The Feel of Being Forgotten’: Two Poems by Gopi Kottoor
Feb 19, 2026
Feb 19, 2026
Could AI usher in the advent of Universal Basic Income for India?
Feb 16, 2026
Could AI usher in the advent of Universal Basic Income for India?
Feb 16, 2026
Feb 16, 2026
The Village of Sewn Mouths
Feb 12, 2026
The Village of Sewn Mouths
Feb 12, 2026
Feb 12, 2026
Scandal, Sex, and Skeletons: Aashram </em>and the predictable villainy of on-screen godmen
Film/TV The Chakkar 10/10/20 Film/TV The Chakkar 10/10/20

Scandal, Sex, and Skeletons: Aashram and the predictable villainy of on-screen godmen

The MX Player web-series Aashram (2020) follows a similar blueprint in tackling India’s fascination with seductive, flawed godmen—mysticism, sex, violence, and masala—without daring to truly examine the deeper roots of society’s discontents. - by Harshita Murarka.

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