The film “Animal” (2023), directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga, tells the story of a young man’s transformation as he seeks vengeance for the perceived wrongs done to him and his family. While the film might appear as a typical revenge narrative, a closer examination reveals how it perpetuates harmful stereotypes…
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Unveiling Munawar Faruqui’s masks and why he chose to feature in the reality show ‘Lock Upp’?
“He wears a mask, and his face grows to fit it.” – George Orwell in Shooting an Elephant, always made me wonder about how real it stands in our lives. Humans always trying to wear a mask, becoming a brand and an image fed out into the world. A lie.…
Tip Tip barsa paani: the secret of Akshay’s timeless youth and Raveena’s old age…
Recently released film Sooryavanshi has remade the very famous ‘Tip Tip Barsa Paani’, a song which has not only become iconic but is considered one of the biggest hit songs of the actors featuring it: Akshay Kumar and Raveena Tandon. It will not be wrong to say that the song…
Understanding ‘Gender and Politics’
The study of politics has traditionally been ‘gender-blind’. In a discipline that focused primarily on states and inter-state relations, sexual politics and gender relations appeared to be of little or no relevance. Gender refers, most basically, to the social construction of sexual difference. As such, ‘gender’ is clearly distinct from…
The series of civilian killings in Jammu and Kashmir and the fear of militancy
In the month of October, Jammu and Kashmir reported 44 killings in total which included 19 militants, 13 civilians and 12 armed forces personnel. The past month has been a difficult time for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The innocent civilians have increasingly lost their lives, as violence…