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Beyond the Hero’s Shadow: Do Women Still Have Agency in Indian Cinema?

When the first look of Buchi Babu Sana’s Peddi (2026) was released, much of the conversation revolved around its scale, star power, and the anticipation surrounding Ram Charan’s transformation. Amid all of this, Janhvi Kapoor’s role appeared to occupy a familiar space within the narrative. Remember Param Sundari (2025) and Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari […]

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The Kirpan Murder Case: When One Crime Becomes a Community’s Burden

In May 2026, 23-year-old Vickrum Digwa was convicted of murdering Henry Nowak, an 18year old university student, following an altercation in Southampton, England. During thetrial, Digwa claimed he had acted in self-defence after being racially abused and attacked.The jury rejected that account and found him guilty of murder. Yet the case did not end withthe […]

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The Carry-Men of India: The Gig Economy’s Newest Symptom

Indian’s love to shop. On any given day, at any given market, you’ll find countless Indians mulling about, browsing, and bargaining for the best price. Delhi’s Lajpat Nagar is just one such place. It is an open hawker market for the most part, meaning shoppers usually have to brave the heat, the often uneven and […]

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From Parasite to Political Front: India’s Youth Did Not Take the Insult Lying Down

There is a particular kind of miscalculation that only the truly powerful can make, the kind where you look out at a generation of frustrated, unemployed, politically aware young people and decide that the best thing to do, from the bench of the Supreme Court of India no less, is to call them “cockroaches”. I […]

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The Devil Wears Prada 2 and the Death of Art

When I walked into the theatre to watch The Devil Wears Prada 2, I expected a nostalgic return to the early 2000s, with a romantic New York backdrop and perfect skylines. Instead, I found myself leaving the theatre with a gnawing uncertainty: Is art redundant in today’s age? This film has done a great job […]

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Certified Chapri: The Privilege of Niche

The masses are not excluded by accident; they are excluded by design. Every aspect of our lives has been affected by social media, right from political campaigns to celebrity endorsements; we have seen it all. May it be the meme wars between rival parties in India, Zohran Mamdani recreating famous Hindi dialogues with the signature […]

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The Booth and the Ballot: “India Doesn’t Vote For. It Votes Against.”

It’s that time of the year again, the same fervour in the air- all people gathered around the town, all celebrating a sense of achievement, a 75-year-old man who promises to bring gifts, the naughty and the nice list, excluding people from voting. Well, you guessed it: it’s the customary ‘chunav ka mausam’ for several […]

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Why Independent News Media Fails to Appeal to the Masses

Indian journalism is in shambles. At least that is what public opinion has increasingly become in recent years. Trust in the news being provided to us is at an all-time low. Government control over what can be published has increased, and advertisement revenue is now being weaponized to publish articles that further the advertisers’ agendas. […]

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You Didn’t Learn Politics, You Watched It: The Illusion of Political Awareness on Instagram

Open Instagram for five minutes and you will inevitably run into politics, not in the form of something you consciously chose to engage with, but as something that slips into your feed already shaped into an opinion. A creator speaks with confidence, crisp captions (in Helvetica Neutral and Yellow is a must) the edits are […]

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A Perfect Cast, An Invisible Craft: The Oscars Finally Notice

Before a film is made, it undergoes months of pre-production and planning, during which scripts are rewritten, budgets are negotiated, and locations are scouted. However, the most important part of any film, without a doubt, is its casting. Long before a trailer drops or a teaser goes viral online, a first question enters the audience’s […]

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