Ram Manohar Lohia’s politics, in thought and practice- a brief assessment
Ram Manohar Lohia born in 1910 in Akbarpur in Uttar Pradesh was one of the rare politicians who strived to
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Essays
Early Indian television’s actual foray into mythology
A centuries’ old collection of mythical and magical tales popular from Middle Eastern to Southern Asia and beyond, a Seljuq
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Mirza Ghalib (1988) by Gulzar: Reality, realism and allegorical liberty.
Indian television has not always been this melodramatic, lavishly decked up chimera of the life and times of the
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Rangey Raghav’s ‘Tufanon ke beech’- an authentic yet sensitive reportage on Bengal famine
The Bengal famine of 1942-44 was one of the worst human-made disasters of the modern history because of which 2.1
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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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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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The Deep Creases of Caste in Indian Cricket
The announcement of a ‘Brahmins Only’ Cricket Tournament which was held at Hyderabad’s BSR Cricket Grounds on December 25 and
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