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The Unsettling Politics of Violence and Music in ‘Dhurandhar’
4 August 2026
The Unsettling Politics of Violence and Music in ‘Dhurandhar’
4 August 2026

With brutal carnage presented with celebratory beats, Dhurandhar: The Revenge pushes viewers towards a stony insensitivity, creating a sense of heightened tempo and exhilaration without moral recoil. By Abin Chakraborty

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4 August 2026
“Until the Last Light” – Three Poems by Sindhuri Rao
30 July 2026
“Until the Last Light” – Three Poems by Sindhuri Rao
30 July 2026

Poetry by Sindhuri Rao: ‘Keep everything you bought here— / your eager dreams, / hanging garments, / obedient smiles, / unpressed rages, too. / “Be our guest.”’

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30 July 2026
Diagrams of the Soul: A conversation with Karan Mahajan
27 July 2026
Diagrams of the Soul: A conversation with Karan Mahajan
27 July 2026

In a detailed interview, Karan Mahajan spoke about exploring the uneven spaces between love and lust in the characters of The Complex, the prism-like perspectives of an extended Indian family, and how Delhi inspires his literary work. By Karan Madhok

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27 July 2026
Nothing Impure: Why misogynist taboos around menstruation continue to plague India
Film/TV, Misc. The Chakkar 03/11/25 Film/TV, Misc. The Chakkar 03/11/25

Nothing Impure: Why misogynist taboos around menstruation continue to plague India

In religion, politics, and mainstream pop culture, there is inexplicable hypocrisy and stinging prejudice surrounding the subject of menstruation in India. It begs for more proactive activism around the same. By Nivedita Dey

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