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Maachis- A tale of the aftermath of 1984 anti-Sikh riots

December 19, 2018December 20, 2018 Sumit Chaturvedi 0 Comments 1984, Anti-Sikh riots, Gulzar, Maachis, Punjab, Riots, trauma, violence

Based on the Sikh riots of 1984 that followed Indira Gandhi’s assassination by her own Sikh bodyguards, Maachis was

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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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