The Asurs in Jharkhand, who hold Raavan and Mahishasur in high regard, have been protesting against burning their effigies
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In Sri Lanka, there is no mythological version of the Ramayana. Raavan’s world was more than that
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Those who have come on stage to enact the king who abducted Sita perhaps know that the legacy of Raavan extends more than what a stage or a performance can hold
In Outlook’s next magazine issue, we take a look at the many representations of Raavan in India and beyond.
In some strands of Gond folk history, Raven is an administrative post similar to MLAs and MPs of modern-age democracy
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This year, the quintessential Durga Puja vibe in Kolkata also embraces the ongoing protest seeking justice for 'Tilottoma'. To further spread the word of protest, the agitating junior doctors have decided to distribute leaflets outlining their demands for justice at various Durga Puja pandals across the city.
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The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2024 is about proteins. David Baker has succeeded with the almost impossible feat of building entirely new kinds of proteins, as per a press release, which added that Demis Hassabis and John Jumper have developed an AI model to solve a 50-year-old problem: predicting proteins’ complex structures.
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In this Naya Kashmir, you can still find the scattered remains of the older one
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New players and a new leadership has emerged in Jammu and Kashmir and the pressing question now is whether statehood of J&K, its demographics and land will be preserved
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Beyond regional dignity and autonomy, development has become central in both national and regional party manifestos in Kashmir
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The more profound truth is that knowingly or unknowingly, the people are turning to the ballot not just as a form of protest, but also as a means to seek answers to their everyday problems
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In Kashmir, people have used walls as a medium to express themselves in the form of graffiti. Most of the graffiti now have been defaced or removed, especially in and around Srinagar. These photographs reflect the juxtaposition between these defaced graffiti messages and the changing political climate.
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For many Kashmiris, the prison system is not a distant institution. Everyone knows someone who has been detained, and emotions tied to the suffering of detainees have become part of the campaign
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If the independent candidates backed by the Jamaat can be kingmakers in case of a close verdict, it may signal the politico-religious outfit’s return to democratic politics in a positive way
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Abdullah is struggling to stay relevant in Kashmiri politics, having lost major elections to ‘nobodies’ over the years
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The Hurriyat Conference that he leads has traditionally advocated boycotting of elections in Jammu and Kashmir. This time the Mirwaiz has not explicitly called for a boycott elections, but has maintained that elections cannot be a replacement for conflict resolution in Kashmir
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Mehbooba Mufti and her daughter Iltija are attracting large crowds. But will it translate into votes?
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Usman Majeed’s rise in Kashmir politics is intriguing considering he was once an active militant fighting for Kashmir’s azadi and then a part of Ikhwan (counter-insurgency) in 1995.
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Ashok Kumar Raina, Awami Ittehad Party's candidate in Chhamb constituency in Jammu, insists the party is not a proxy for the BJP
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Words such as Agent/Agency/Proxy/B-team are dominating the whispers in Kashmir Valley these days as people anxiously wait for the election results on October 8
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Problems and prospects of women waging battles of the ballot in the Valley
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The kind of peace that there is now is not the peace we want to see because Kashmiris have gone quiet, says A S Dulat
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Walking around Naya Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370
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Vishal Bhardwaj’s film Haider, released ten years ago, remains as relevant now as it was then because it shows nothing is ‘normal’ in Kashmir
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While Bollywood capitalises on Kashmir, the regional film industry struggles to find financial support
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The bi-annual shift of government offices between Jammu and Srinagar lasted from 1872 until 2021, when it was abolished by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha due to the pandemic.
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The Agnipath Yojana, farmers' distress and employment have emerged as some of the biggest issues in this Haryana Assembly election.
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The word ‘dignity’ came up in the National Conference manifesto five times, and on each occasion, they made it clear that nothing is more important for the party than the question of Kashmiri identity, which they think was taken away by the BJP on August 5, 2019.
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India women defeated Sri Lanka women by 82 runs to boost their net run rate in their crucial Group A encounter of the Women's T20 World Cup played in Dubai on Wednesday, October 9
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The Ananya Panday-starrer is by turns riveting and dated in commentary
The once-enchanting show feels too manicured to charm
Kunal Kamra, an erstwhile shitposting guru, traces his journey of being an active citizen and the importance of the legal route while challenging the Indian government.
Vishal Bhardwaj’s film Haider, released ten years ago, remains as relevant now as it was then because it shows nothing is ‘normal’ in Kashmir
The once-enchanting show feels too manicured to charm
Kunal Kamra, an erstwhile shitposting guru, traces his journey of being an active citizen and the importance of the legal route while challenging the Indian government.
Vishal Bhardwaj’s film Haider, released ten years ago, remains as relevant now as it was then because it shows nothing is ‘normal’ in Kashmir
While Bollywood capitalises on Kashmir, the regional film industry struggles to find financial support
The 1970s killings are turned into a needlessly measured series
The Todd Phillips musical aims for bold gambles but ends up unprovocative and listless
The 70th National Film Festival was held on Tuesday at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi. Aattam- The Play won the Best Film award, and Nithya Menen and Manasi Parekh shared the Best Actress award for their work in Thiruchitrambalam and Kutch Express.
In an interview with author, journalist and activist Revti Laul, artist Shubhra Chaturvedi discusses the process of creating her art
Fatima Juned’s photo exhibition Taaro’n Ke Darmeyan is an ode to the disappearing art of Muqaish and its invisible women artisans.
Not Today explores suicide prevention and mental health with care and empathy
The hat-wearing photo of Bhagat Singh, born this week over a century ago, is how we remember him visually. Punjabi writer Amarjit Chandan traced its history and the memory it evokes in an essay published in the Preetlari magazine in March 1988
At the outset, the top court asked senior advocate Vrinda Grover, appearing for the victim, about the reason for the delay in registering the complaint against the actor.
Actor-politician Mithun Chakraborty will receive the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award, India's highest film honour.
Director Lalit Vachani—whose latest documentary, Prisoner No. 626710 is Present, chronicles Umar Khalid’s journey from the 2016 JNU protests to his arrest in 2020—speaks about his intentions, motivations, and difficulties in making the film
Dame Maggie Smith, known for her roles in Harry Potter and Downton Abbey, breathed her last at the age of 89.
This absorbing probe into the State-Maoist guerrilla yoke loses its edge in a lumbering wind-up
As per reports, the censor board has suggested a total of 13 changes to Ranaut's directorial including 6 insertions, 4 exclusions, and 3 modifications.
Payal Kapadia’s film locates the many fault lines underpinning womanhood and intimacy in contemporary India
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The Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC) has launched Daava Soochak, an online tool for depositors to track the status of their claims
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Operalia came to South Asia for the first time in their history, giving opera lovers in India a glimpse of how Rolex has been a patron of arts for more than half a century
