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What used to be a peaceful religious celebration has taken a sharp political turn with ominous communal contours
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Ahead of Ram Navami celebrations, West Bengal has been placed on high alert to avert any communal tensions across the state. Over in Ayodhya, the newly-built Ram Mandir marks its first Ram Navami with grand celebrations.
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In Uttar Pradesh, Rahul Gandhi has "predicted" that the ruling party BJP will not win more than 150 seats. With just two days to go for the Lok Sabha Elections, the Congress leader also discussed the Amethi question.
A former employee of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has claimed that the United Nations has been covering up "dangerous favours" it carried out for China. The evidence submitted by Emma Reilly ranges from illegal detentions to a COVID-19 cover up.
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This issue of Outlook looks at the genre of nationalist and propaganda cinema in the Indian context, and also continues with the exploration of the ideology question when it comes to national parties
There have been concerted attempts to portray JNU in a certain way. The film JNU: Jahangir National University is just another product of the same propaganda machinery
A recent spate of Hindi films distorts facts and creates imaginary villains. Century-old propaganda cinema has always relied on this tactic
At a time when Bollywood is churning out propagandist narratives, south cinema, too, has stories to tell
Cinema’s real potency to harness the power of enchantment might want to militate against its use as a servile, conformist propaganda vehicle
Representation of Muslim characters in Indian cinema has been limited—they are either terrorists or glorified individuals who have no substance other than fixed ideas of patriotism
In south India, films have always been a vehicle to ride into politics
Previously portrayed as a peaceful paradise, post-1990s Kashmir in Bollywood has become politicised
While the trailer of 'The Kerala Story' claimed that 32,000 women from Kerala had undergone conversion and joined the IS, Nazeer Hussain’s offer was open-ended
Public opinion will never be devoid of ideology; but we shall destroy ourselves without philosophical courage
In the upcoming election, more than the Congress, the future of the Gandhi family is at stake
The idealogy of Hindutva faces a challenge in staying relevant
A seemingly harmless decision in 1979 ended up reshaping Indian politics. The biggest beneficiary was the BJP
Amar Singh Chamkila may be celebrated, but many of his songs are blatantly sexist
Hindutva pop stars are employing hyperbole and dog-whistling to ensure Modi gets a third term
Paul Murray’s The Bee Sting is a tender and extravagant sketch of apocalypse
Singing revolutionary songs was nothing new for us. However, going viral was definitely something new.
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