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Photo-Essay: The Frequencies of History
Apr 22, 2026
Photo-Essay: The Frequencies of History
Apr 22, 2026
Apr 22, 2026
The Sacred and the Starved
Apr 19, 2026
The Sacred and the Starved
Apr 19, 2026
Apr 19, 2026
‘The Heart Remembers’: Two Poems by Neera Kashyap
Apr 16, 2026
‘The Heart Remembers’: Two Poems by Neera Kashyap
Apr 16, 2026
Apr 16, 2026
Existence Is Resistance: How AXONE breaks barriers for Northeast representation in Bollywood
Film/TV The Chakkar 25/06/20 Film/TV The Chakkar 25/06/20

Existence Is Resistance: How AXONE breaks barriers for Northeast representation in Bollywood

In a film industry filled with mainstream Indian stereotypes—Hindi speaking, upper-class, ‘mainland’ Indians, that eat Butter Chicken—the pungent-smelling entrance of Axone about a community of Northeasteners in New Delhi feels like a true act of resistance - Review by Shayoni Mehta.

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