Aakrosh and Article 15: Four decades apart yet similar flaws in addressing Caste-based Violence
Preview: Two Hindi films, Aakrosh (1980) and Article 15 (2019), almost four decades apart addressed violence perpetrated by savarna caste
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Analyses
Gatiman Express struggles for full occupancy as tourists remain spoilt for choices
Gatiman Express, the first semi high-speed train of the country, launched amidst much fanfare on April 6, 2016 from Delhi
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The Violence and Horror Strewn Modern Mythological Novels
The relationship of religion and literature has undergone a transformation lately, because of which novels based on mythological stories have
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NMA grants NOC for Agra Metro despite threats to monuments; has a worrisome track record
The National Monuments Authority (NMA) has granted the NOC to the Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation (LMRC) for the construction of
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A Polar-Centric Approach to Understanding the Arctic Climate Crisis vis-à-vis Global Politics and Commerce
Much of the prevalent discourse on environment, resource economy, climate change etc. has been focused on the polar regions to
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Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro- An alternate imagination of Mumbai and the “big city”
Preview: The trope of the ‘big city’ has always been a cornerstone of Hindi cinema right from its early days.
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Changing contours of age old tradition of Saavan Melas (Monsoon Fairs) of Agra
On an unusually hot monsoon Monday with the scorching sun shining brightly, almost three kilometres’ long stretch of Shamshabad road
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