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How have the Dravidian movement, the Dalit movement led by Ambedkar and his successors, the Communist movement, and the Hindutva movement articulated by the RSS and the BJP each engaged with caste?
The Dravidian Movement used novels, plays, films and even politics to spread its ideology
Although the state of Tamil Nadu has been long rooted in the politics of self-respect, caste boundaries still shape social relations
Dravidianism developed as a challenge against the Aryan-supremacist and Hindu nationalist trends of India’s early nationalist movement. It continues to challenge Hindutva’s Vedic supremacist concepts
How Periyar and the Self-Respect Movement took shape in Tamil Nadu and why the state has done better than the rest of the country on many social, civil and public parameters
As Hindutva ideology reshapes political narratives across much of India, Tamil Nadu is emerging as a key battleground
When Nehru wanted Periyar to be kept in a mental health facility for his vitriolic views on Brahmins
After a hundred years, what has happened to the idea of self-respect in contemporary Tamil society?
Self-respect marriage remains a force of socio-political change even a century later
The Dravidian movement waged an ideological war against the devadasi system. As former devadasis lead a new wave of resistance, the practice is quietly sustained by caste, poverty, superstition and inherited ritual
Hope Bihar can once again be that impossibly noisy village in Phanishwar Nath Renu’s Parti Parikatha—divided, yes, but still capable of insisting that rights are not favours and development is more than a slogan shouted from a stage
A senior law officer argued in the Supreme Court that “intellectuals” could be more dangerous than “ground-level terrorists”
The war on drugs continues to be a war on the poor.
Dharmendra’s tenderness revealed itself without any threats to his masculinity. He adapted himself throughout his 65-year-long career as both a product and creature of the times he lived through.
From a small village in Tiruvannamalai district to the bustling city of Chennai, her journey is the story of a young woman shaped by Periyar’s radical ideals of equality, rationalism, and social justice.
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In an environment hostile to critical accounts of the Indian state, some filmmakers in Bombay cinema are turning to the legacy of popular film conventions and infusing them with sharp political commentary.
Tagore’s career spanning Ray’s artistry, commercial stardom, political responsibility, and late-life reinvention demonstrates that longevity in cinema is never a matter of survival alone. It is shaped by curiosity, self-respect, and an ability to adapt without contorting oneself.
Haynes’ first collaboration with Julianne Moore birthed uncanny dimensions of illness without cause or cure.
If masculinity and femininity are two sides of a coin, then Mammootty’s Stanley exists on the edges of that coin. His heavy, dominant body towers on the margins of the screen as he tenderly twins with a devouring femininity that facilitates the rhythmic and cool procession of killing.
Tagore’s career spanning Ray’s artistry, commercial stardom, political responsibility, and late-life reinvention demonstrates that longevity in cinema is never a matter of survival alone. It is shaped by curiosity, self-respect, and an ability to adapt without contorting oneself.
Haynes’ first collaboration with Julianne Moore birthed uncanny dimensions of illness without cause or cure.
If masculinity and femininity are two sides of a coin, then Mammootty’s Stanley exists on the edges of that coin. His heavy, dominant body towers on the margins of the screen as he tenderly twins with a devouring femininity that facilitates the rhythmic and cool procession of killing.
In a politically volatile environment that strips women of authority over both their interior and exterior worlds, films on girlhood focus on steadily turning the gaze inward to reclaim their selfhood.
How much of the drama and masala portrayed in Hindi cinemas courtrooms is actually authentic and have things gotten better?
Dhurandhar (2025) ultimately unfolds as an expansive, intense, yet uninventive Pakistan-fixated thriller that bites off more than it can chew but is tailor-made to (unfortunately) certainly sway the masses.
George Clooney sleepwalks through a strangely anemic treatise on fame and family ties
In the latest thrillers emerging from Bollywood on OTT platforms, the Northeast region is not invisible anymore, but it is visible on terms that keep it under watch.
On his death anniversary, Shashi Kapoor is remembered for being a truly consummate storyteller, who chose to spotlight others over self—other actors, narratives, stories.
The Godard that matters now, in this wreckage-strewn age of algorithmic filmmaking, is the one who dragged politics into the movie theatre like a live grenade.
Dhanush’s stardom has expanded into direction, playback singing, writing, production, and global collaborations without turning into an empire narrative. He remains an actor first, even when he is everything else.
Sir Tom Stoppard, one of the UK’s best-known playwrights, died on November 29, 2025, aged 88. Alpana Chowdhury took a look at his play 'Every Good Boy Deserves Favour' which was staged in Mumbai in 2022 and 2023.
International Film Festival Of India 2025: Unexpected Images From The World’s Least Expected Corners
IFFI itself still resembles a severely scratched Super 8 reel: bloated in places, uneven and a structurally flawed “hot, wet mess”. Yet, it has enduring value as a space of sometimes insane cultural and geographical diversity in one of the best possible settings.
As the celebrated Iranian director returns home, armed with more international recognition than ever before, here is looking at the extraordinary journey he has undertaken from prison sentences to Palme d'Or.
Directors Sara Khaki and Mohammadreza Eyni explore the life of Sara Shahverdi as they capture her teaching girls to ride motorcycles, challenge patriarchal norms, and navigate societal backlash, while highlighting the cost and reward of rebellion.
The one-month-long festival opened with the French classic The Red Balloon
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