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Economic Perspectives
ED raid on loan apps reveals strong Chinese presence in crypto crimes
Crypto exchanges were transferring overseas the money these apps extracted from borrowers.
C.P. Chandrasekhar
India@75
Editor’s Note
A rare moment when one can pause, look back, and take stock.
Vaishna Roy
Counter Culture
Behemoth studios in the era of pan-Indian films
Yash Raj Films used to set trends, not follow them. Can it turn the tide?
Prathyush Parasuraman
India, This Side
The tale of two villages
Sleemanabad in Madhya Pradesh and Akarbad in West Bengal share an unlikely link.
Ganesh Devy
Counter Culture
What explains the asphyxiating glut of biopics in Indian cinema?
Film-makers attempt to stun spectators into worship as opposed to crafting a complicated portrait.
Prathyush Parasuraman
Economic Perspectives
The jobs crisis is real
Three severe shocks to the economy in quick succession damaged the “informal” sector.
C.P. Chandrasekhar
India, This Side
Pilgrimage to Pandharpur: The pit stop at Chinchani
A rural art installation emerges as a critique of nationalism with its embracing of pluralism.
Ganesh Devy
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Why the fall of the rupee should have us all worried
The factors causing it are likely to persist even as the import bill continues to climb.
C.P. Chandrasekhar
The Great Indian Family is in transition
The family in pop culture is morphing into an unsteady and fragile site of introspection.
Prathyush Parasuraman
Droupadi’s moment: Can the presidential candidate push the envelope?
Droupadi Murmu’s nomination has been audacious and imaginative. Will she grasp its possibilities?
Peter Ronald deSouza
Has COVID truly exposed the broken global order?
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic being a severe and truly global crisis, developed countries continue to act in the interests of Big Pharma instead of fo
C.P. Chandrasekhar
Are Hindi films problematising history?
After Padmaavat, the Hindu historical tasted blood and sharpened its fangs, but the recent Samrat Prithviraj is a weak offspring of the genre, neither
Prathyush Parasuraman
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