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
Poem by Anju Devadas R D: ‘someone once said / the soul is lighter than breath / but the soil keeps secrets / the sky cannot hold.’
What’s The Chakkar? Episode 23: We’re reading books by Jayanth Kaikini and Ernest Cline; watching the film Darlings; and listening to music by Parekh & Singh. Featuring Shaista Vaishnav, Prateek Santram, and Anurag Tagat. Hosted by Karan Madhok.
Bena Sareen, winner of the Oxford Bookstore Book Cover Prize, speaks about her latest honour and the “huge responsibility” of designing a memorable literary cover. By Chittajit Mitra