Haider as a film projecting the reality of Kashmir, has coalesced multiple narratives into a simplistic choice between vengeance and peace. Deepa Bhasthi elaborates the shades of grey which often permeate into the everyday lives of Kashmiris …. Horatio: They
The critical and mainstream reception of Haider was overwhelmingly positive barring some questions on the politico-theoretical aspect of the film. Thomas Crowley interrogates the position of Bhardwaj as a filmmaker who represents a dissenting voice. Is he leftist or a
The serious issue of water scarcity has often been side-lined owing to massive industrialisation and “corporate greed”. While we destroy the apparently “indestructible” water resources, Koli Mitra wonders about the future of such an endeavour … Maybe someday humans will
This month Paramita Banerjee muddles some notions around sex work. Read on! With the annual festivities of the Durga pujas striking Bengal, I have been thinking about Hindu mythology and the concept of Apsaras – divine courtesans who are gifted
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.” – Martin Luther King. In a land divided and torn by racial tension, love still manages to find a way
The crows shouted for they knew not how to spend the leisure; the nightingales adorned their nests, the hay became stacks. The nightingales hatched, their breaths were visible. One flight — and the world knew the newborn. Suddenly all shouting
Why and how should men be engaged in the dialogue for stemming gender violence? Sayan Bhattacharya writes a report on one such dialogue. The HeforShe campaign which claims to be a “solidarity movement for gender equality that brings together one
The water imagery in Assam has often signified blood in the accounts of mainstream media. Rini Barman brings to you another side of the story … “Dikhowr bukute seuji majuli Rodot misikiyaai haahe- O’Senai o” At the heart of Dikhow,
Kashmir was caught in the deathly throes of a natural calamity, but the political battle between the Center and the state failed to devise an efficient strategy of countering it. The former’s reluctance to help and the latter’s unpreparedness, the
When it comes to bad films, there has to be a distinction between a ‘failure’ and a ‘fiasco’. Thomas Crowley trains his lens on the Salman Khan starrer ‘Kick’ and Luc Bresson’s ‘Lucy’ and shows us why they fall in