India – Opinion Tandoor

Art, Literature and Culture Cinema

20 Years of Dil Se: Addressing Trauma By Subverting Melodrama

August 29, 2018 Sumit Chaturvedi 0 Comments AFSPA, Cinema, democracy, Dil Se, dissent, India, Mani Ratnam, melodrama, north east, state, trauma

Last week on 21st August one of Mani Ratnam’s most important films, Dil Se (from the hear) starring Manisha Koirala

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Politics, Policy and Governance

Reading 'Imagined Communities' in Times of Ever Spreading Nationalism

February 7, 2017 Opinion तंदूर 0 Comments Benedict Anderson, Book Review, books, Imagined Communities, India, Nationalism, Patriotism

Book Review: A review of a book like ‘Imagined Communities’, written by Benedict Anderson, may seem unnecessary, since it has

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Politics, Policy and Governance

UN Convention Against Corruption as Litmus Test for Indian Political Establishment

November 28, 2016 Opinion तंदूर 0 Comments BJP, Bureaucracy, Corruption, CPIM, Demonetisation, India, Party Funding, Political Parties, Public, United Nations

As corruption has taken centre stage in Indian political discourse like never before of late (mainstream and otherwise), a lot

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Travel, Sports and Leisure

Taj Mahotsav: Building a legacy over 25 years

February 29, 2016 Opinion तंदूर 0 Comments Agra, Culture, India, Shilpgram, Taj Mahotsav, Trade, tradition

Taj Mahotsav: Taking account of the legacy of Taj Mahotsav built over 25 years of its existence. In a

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