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A look at the stream of election-eve films and why they don’t have to be box-office hits to succeed as propaganda.
In this issue
03-05-2024
35 STORIES
The king who dared to apologise
In Olivelle’s book, Mauryan king Asoka stands out as an icon whose legacy must be upheld at a time when violence and aggression seem to be the norm.
R. Mahalakshmi
The handlers of death
In Fire on the Ganges, Radhika Iyengar unveils the lives and struggles of Varanasi’s Dom community.
Karan Madhok
Rise of ‘Hindutva’ cinema
Indian cinema hardly yields space to Dalit, Adivasi, or Bahujan protagonists. It continues to be an elitist, casteist project.
Harish S. Wankhede
Respectability and irreverence: the two sides of attention
Both want to achieve the same thing—the dignity of attention, either by bending to the system, or bending the system.
Prathyush Parasuraman
Silent SOS
Wetland and mangrove birds now forage among plastic waste in urban areas because their natural habitats are all but gone.
Prasoon Kiran
Is India losing the goodwill of its neighbours?
The rise in anti-India sentiments may have even left the field open for China to take advantage of the situation.
Pranay Sharma
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