At 2 a.m. , 17th September, following the orders of the acting VC of Jadavpur University, protesting students were lathi-charged and brutally uprooted from outside his office. Several were arrested and some had to rushed to the hospital. Outsiders (read
The inefficient applicability of Section 498A has given rise to the well-orchestrated illusion that most of the cases filed under it are false. The Qafeteer interrogates a recent judgment of the Supreme Court and reveals the working fissures between the
The subversion of Brahiminical systems of thought and representation will bring about a cultural revolution which will ultimately ‘Dalitise’ the spaces of engagement. Drishadwati Bargi explores … Urban spaces are continuously subject to movement of people from rural, semi-urban spaces,
September 11 as a significant date has diverse amount of connotations. Some of them are social. Some cultural, and most others socio-political. Mukherjee. P explores… …BECAUSE THIS IS NOT A 9/11 POEM ….Because this is not a 9/11 poem This
The Bengali film industry has suffered a major setback in recent times. Whether it is the shortage of funds or the poor quality of films or both is a question worth exploring. G.Singh reports … Kolkata, 30 August: It is
While the floods in Kashmir wreak havoc in the state, citizen groups and Kashmiri origin students from across the country take over the rescue duties from the army and government, reports Basharat Ali. Kashmir is witnessing the worst floods in
The arrest of Shweta Basu Prasad for her alleged involvement in a sex racket has proved troublesome for mass media because it has obscured the identity of the businessman who was arrested along with her. Soumabrata Chatterjee explores the media
‘Mardaani’ has projected itself to be the ‘new crusader on the block’ which talks about the trade of child sex trafficking. Soumabrata Chatterjee explores the role of mass media in propagating awareness regarding sexual violence and the politics of ‘recognition’
Queering the ‘queer’ verdicts of the Supreme Court (11 December, 2013 and 15 April 2014), Paramita Banerjee re(views) the judgments in her new edition of the ‘Qafe and the Qafeteer’. In a patriotic play (Chandragupta, 1931) by the renowned Bengali
Haider not only takes up the cause of Kashmir but also speaks of the social anomalies that have become a part of everyday Kashmiris’ lives. But will it actually brave out and capture the real stories, probes Sheikh Saaliq… In