Apeksha is a Senior Assistant Editor and writes on cinema, politics, art, gender and social justice. She has a Ph.D in Cinema Studies from the School of Arts and Aesthetics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
My father suffered from a combine of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder for more than four decades. In all this time, our family battled social ostracisation, structural stigma and the healthcare system’s inability to deal with mental illnesses effectively.
The prevalence of conversion therapy stems from the ingrained stigma around queerness in the society, leading to the pathologisation of sexual orientation as a mental illness.
Are Indian universities turning into suffocating spaces where constant censorship and surveillance is leaving no room for protests or dissenting voices?
The continuing imprisonment of some of the country's brightest minds will persist as an indelible taint on the history of a nation state that prides itself as a democracy.
The allure of Umrao Jaan is not just in its characters’ recitals; the film embodies poetry in its form. It is no wonder then, that its digitally restored re-release in the theatres has brought so much delight to audiences old and young.
Bollywood has been capitalising on cricket frenzy for years but with its current crisis of uninspired content, it will do well to reinvent itself like the sport.
Writing poetry across the lines of class, caste and gender, Mahi doesn’t skip a beat with her succinct articulation. Without mincing words, she uses rap to take on social issues with a refreshing swagger.
From dwelling on the impact of mass violence on children, to their integration into the infrastructure of war, filmmakers across the world have created works that see conflict through the eyes of a child.
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.
Douard's directorial debut moves beyond the premise of mere ‘acceptance’ of difference in a monolithic society and makes a firm demand for a re-imagination of language that can articulate states of being that transcend normativity.
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