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This Audacious Dust
6 July 2026
This Audacious Dust
6 July 2026
6 July 2026
Gajar Halwa
3 July 2026
Gajar Halwa
3 July 2026
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In Class with Nature
27 June 2026
In Class with Nature
27 June 2026
27 June 2026
A ‘Janus-like’ Being: The Long Shadow of “Vande Mataram”
Literature, Misc. The Chakkar 18/06/26 Literature, Misc. The Chakkar 18/06/26

A ‘Janus-like’ Being: The Long Shadow of “Vande Mataram”

From ancient Hindu traditions of retributive violence as well as history of aid and inspiration from abroad, Abhimanyu Kumar explores the complicated associations of our national song with India’s revolutionary movement.

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The Past Superimposed upon the Present: Shoojit Sircar’s SARDAR UDHAM
Film/TV The Chakkar 26/11/21 Film/TV The Chakkar 26/11/21

The Past Superimposed upon the Present: Shoojit Sircar’s SARDAR UDHAM

It’s impossible to watch the biopic Sardar Udham without identifying how the past still haunts India’s present, how old imperialism continues in the form of the new state. By Karan Madhok

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‘We Shall Not Live Half-Asleep’: Glimpses of Revolution from the Farmers’ Protests
Misc., Photography The Chakkar 24/01/21 Misc., Photography The Chakkar 24/01/21

‘We Shall Not Live Half-Asleep’: Glimpses of Revolution from the Farmers’ Protests

In a continuing large-scale protest, farmers have taken their stands in multiple borders around the New Delhi, prepared to force the government to blink first. Abhimanyu Kumar visited the Singhu border to find a spirit of resilience and revolution.

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"Theatre has given me the right attitude and the ability to know and understand the other person"
Theatre The Chakkar 16/11/19 Theatre The Chakkar 16/11/19

"Theatre has given me the right attitude and the ability to know and understand the other person"

A meditation on the power of Indian theatre — and the need to keep it free of government influences. - Faraz Khan

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