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The Qutub Minar complex in Delhi.

Story of the Qutub

A new documentary film presents a view of the Qutub Minar that goes beyond the Muslim invader-Hindu victim binary.

Prannv Dhawan ,Gandhar S. Ashwinikumar

From the movie: Ayaan Mani (played by Nawazuddin Siddiqui) and his son Adi (played by Aakshath Das).

Movie Review: ‘Serious Men’ and the myth of merit

Serious Men attempts to address the contentious issue of “merit” that is bandied about as a counter to affirmative action but fails to go the full dis

Prannv Dhawan ,Surbhi Karwa

National Law School of India University (NLSIU), Bengaluru.

A question of equitable access to legal education

As legal education becomes increasingly expensive, government intervention to support NLUs, increase scholarship grants and roll back fees is the need

Prannv Dhawan ,Devansh Kaushik

The poster of “Mee Raqsam”.

Mee Raqsam review: Dancing together, separately

The fault lines of India’s “shared culture” are at the core of Mee Raqsam, a film that promises to ignite a dialogue about fraternity through its port

Prannv Dhawan ,Surbhi Karwa

A scene from 'Padmaavat'.

Bollywood: ‘Othering’ the Muslim on screen

Bollywood must work on its own conscious and unconscious biases while representing Indian Muslims and move beyond the image of the “Muslim other” as t

Pranav Kohli ,Prannv Dhawan

‘Netaji would not like the Right to appropriate him’: Kabir Khan, film-maker

Interview with Kabir Khan, film-maker.

Remembering Partition

The Urdu satirist Fikr Taunsvi’s account of Partition, written between August and November 1947, brings to life one of the most tragic episodes in the

Mark Tully: Censorship more covert, structural now

Interview with Sir Mark Tully, veteran journalist.

A still from the movie ‘Batla House’.

Batla House: Through a filter

The film Batla House endorses uncritically any police action to ensure the nation’s safety and discredits civil society’s demands for institutional ac

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