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A Uniting Ritual for the Republic
Mar 19, 2026
A Uniting Ritual for the Republic
Mar 19, 2026
Mar 19, 2026
For Many Kashmiri Craftsmen, “Skill isn’t alone to survive”
Mar 16, 2026
For Many Kashmiri Craftsmen, “Skill isn’t alone to survive”
Mar 16, 2026
Mar 16, 2026
Three Poems on Guwahati and Beyond by Ayaan Halder
Mar 12, 2026
Three Poems on Guwahati and Beyond by Ayaan Halder
Mar 12, 2026
Mar 12, 2026
The Revolution Will Be Commodified: Gyan Chaturvedi’s THE MADHOUSE
Literature The Chakkar 03/05/25 Literature The Chakkar 03/05/25

The Revolution Will Be Commodified: Gyan Chaturvedi’s THE MADHOUSE

In a world filled with abstractions, the greatest clarity in Gyan Chaturvedi’s The Madhouse (Pagalkhana) comes from the protagonist’s never-ending pursuit for escape: an escape from the Bazaar, from the dependence on commodification, from being commodified themselves. By Karan Madhok

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