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The global rise of the Right has made the Left not irrelevant but indispensable
The future of the Left in India will be decided by the ability of the movement to rebuild and deepen its links with the working people.
Dalit thinkers argue that caste as a dimension of social oppression was sidelined in communist practice. Intellectuals within the communist fold acknowledge that this neglect may be central to the crisis the Left faces today
The Left needs to shrug its Left-Brahmin configuration to emerge with newer forms of solidarity.
The Maoist doctrine of agrarian armed struggle influenced sections of India’s Left since the 1940s and posed a major security threat to the State, only to crumble rather rapidly in 2025
The challenge before communists is to use the lessons gleaned from historical hindsight to advance the movement today
Despite the more secular stance of especially the most important of the Left-wing parties, the CPI(M), there has been a Muslim problem the Left has always struggled with
To secure the next century, the Left must fully embrace the idea that the fight for gender equality is not a secondary struggle; it must be the revolution itself
Factors like ideological rigidity, failure to adapt to a changing socio-political landscape, the rise of identity politics and Hindu nationalism and organisational weaknesses have led to the Left’s gradual decline in the country. Cramped rooms, high ceiling fans, dusty tables, plastic chairs and piles of files... the party’s offices across different cities now resemble spaces that are stuck in a time warp
The Indian Left needs a fresh discourse on ways to solve caste and communal conflicts and not to fall prey to identity politics
The Modi-Putin summit may not have produced dramatic outcomes, but it has reaffirmed the durability of a relationship that has weathered geopolitical storms
India’s federation endured not because its design guaranteed balance, but because earlier governments exercised restraint
The vision Indian People’s Theatre Association offered to Indian cinema continues to remain timeless—a commitment to art that invigorates citizens towards social betterment.
It is not the lack of civic sense, but caste pride that is responsible for the Indian cleavage
This Booker Prize-shortlisted novel walks a tight-rope between identity—real and imagined
This memoir is a beautifully crafted ode to the Himalaya as well as a cry from the heart about its continuing destruction
Social media caricatures and campus crackdowns often distort the idea of a “Comrade”. Here’s what the word truly means in lived political struggle
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Meitei groups protest at Jantar Mantar, submitted a memorandum to the Prime Minister demanding urgent action on ethnic violence, displacement, and alleged state-backed armed groups in Manipur
As the long-awaited release of Jeffrey Epstein’s investigation files nears, we revisit the rise, reach, and ruin of the financier whose access to power masked decades of sexual abuse.
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If there was an award for the nicest, least terrifying serial killer, then Mrs Deshpande would win it hands down and this is sincerely meant in a derogatory sense.
The film delivers a searing meditation on the cost exacted by unbridled power and entitlement, drawn with uncanny precision from the textures of real life. Trehan once again asserts that his storytelling demands attention, refusing to dilute his politics into a neat, palatable “Netflix formula.”
The challenge before Hindi cinema is no longer commercial viability but imaginative courage. Spy films that once relied on complex narratives, moral ambiguity, and high stakes are now using those same tools to increasingly pander to specific demographics, often pitting them against one another.
From Adolescence to Andor, the year’s greatest television took the zeitgeist heads-on.
The film delivers a searing meditation on the cost exacted by unbridled power and entitlement, drawn with uncanny precision from the textures of real life. Trehan once again asserts that his storytelling demands attention, refusing to dilute his politics into a neat, palatable “Netflix formula.”
The challenge before Hindi cinema is no longer commercial viability but imaginative courage. Spy films that once relied on complex narratives, moral ambiguity, and high stakes are now using those same tools to increasingly pander to specific demographics, often pitting them against one another.
From Adolescence to Andor, the year’s greatest television took the zeitgeist heads-on.
Artists across India are reclaiming visual culture as a political force as the communist movement marks one hundred years.
This eight-episode series on Sony Liv straddles supposedly incompatible thoughts—Kashmir as part of India and Kashmir as a land belonging to its own people—with an understated poise.
The Korean master’s latest recognizes fears and anxieties in today’s economy but increasingly grows wayward
“Enjoy it on surface level first and then go deeper,” is the philosophy Chaar Diwaari carries about his music and it’s this unpretentious charm that has led his work to garner a global appeal.
The vision Indian People’s Theatre Association offered to Indian cinema continues to remain timeless—a commitment to art that invigorates citizens towards social betterment.
At a time when the country is choking on polluted air, unsafe water, a cost-of-living crisis, gendered violence, caste discrimination, and countless unresolved failures, it is stunning how the parameter of “love for the nation” is rerouted towards conveniently manufactured communal provocations.
But can their humble endeavours counter the narrative that the multi-crore Bollywood productions and the 24-hour news channels churn out?
Kerala Actor Assault Case: The survivor spoke after Dileep's acquittal in the 2017 case. She said not every citizen in this country is treated equally before the law.
Shailendra's lyrics exhibit the ability to stretch from the reflective to the hopeful, from the touching to the rallying, all in the width of the same song.
The director talks about cinema as a nourishing expression, ahead of the film’s screening at the 30th IFFK.
Parameswaran's comments are bizarrely ignorant of IFFK's strong history
The rebel Iranian filmmaker recasts the need for revenge through a darkly comic lens in his Palme d’Or-winning latest.
Five countries have already withdrawn from the 2026 edition in protest at Israel's inclusion.
As films confront caste with new clarity, the real test lies not in representation but in whether society is willing to face what the screen reveals.
Saali Mohabbat walks boldly into the feminist-crime space, with a quiet fury, even if its ideas don’t always cut as deep as its intentions. And while Chopra’s debut hits and misses some punches, it carries an emotional undercurrent that lingers.
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