Even as women outvote men and shape mandates, patriarchal power structures keep them out of meaningful political authority.
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The outcome of the Bihar elections reminds one of the French sayings—the more things change, the more they stay the same
With the NDA back in power in Bihar, and Nitish Kumar, again, in the chief chair, it is clearly Bihar remains fearful of Jungle Raj and Lalu-era politics, however, upper caste hegemony of Pre-Karpoori Thakur times appears to be upending caste equations and resetting power balances in Bihar’s political landscape.
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The Left parties, which champion women’s representation and empowerment, fielded only one woman among their 33 candidates in the Bihar election
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Stories about Bihar’s migrant labour will continue to be told only during elections, but with silence on the question of class
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Despite persistent reports of declining health and speculation that his political run was ending, Nitish Kumar is set to be sworn in for an unprecedented 10th term as CM of Bihar today.
Nitish Kumar won because he appeared more credible, while Tejashwi Yadav’s promises seemed too far-fetched
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The controversy erupted amid the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections.
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Anti-caste films are not simply stories of oppression anymore but of ambition, desire, dignity, and joy. If the mainstream is “waking up,” it is only because independent and parallel cinema has carried the baton for decades.
Though director Anup Singh never met his mentor Ritwik Ghatak, his cinema has had a massive impact on Singh's cinematic oeuvre.
Haq, the new film inspired by this landmark case, captures the intimate struggle of a woman seeking dignity within a system stacked against her, even as it stops short of exploring the political tremors that reshaped India for decades to come.
Anti-caste films are not simply stories of oppression anymore but of ambition, desire, dignity, and joy. If the mainstream is “waking up,” it is only because independent and parallel cinema has carried the baton for decades.
Though director Anup Singh never met his mentor Ritwik Ghatak, his cinema has had a massive impact on Singh's cinematic oeuvre.
Haq, the new film inspired by this landmark case, captures the intimate struggle of a woman seeking dignity within a system stacked against her, even as it stops short of exploring the political tremors that reshaped India for decades to come.
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Happyend (2024) turns protest into an immediate and tangible thing rather than a grand idea.
As DIFF (Dharamshala International Film Festival) enters its 15th year, its co-founders reflect on a journey that began as a community experiment and grew into one of India’s most respected spaces for independent cinema.
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The Chinese visionary erects astounding sequences that raze themselves into memory but the saga can exhaust in equal measure.
From a light-hearted angle, the film clicks because it playfully nails something far more telling: the psychological mould fathers of daughters grow out of, and straight back into.
Watching Ershadi, you understood what Kiarostami meant when he said that cinema was about looking, not showing.
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The four days of Chhath- Nahay Khay, Kharna, Sandhya Arghya (offering the setting sun), and Usha Arghya (offering to the rising sun) are also a post-anthropocentric celebration of the blurring of spatial and species distinctions.
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