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~Movies like Kalki and Brahmastra are attempting to create a cinematic universe by drawing inspiration from Hindu mythol...
28/09/2025

~Movies like Kalki and Brahmastra are attempting to create a cinematic universe by drawing inspiration from Hindu mythology and epics. And it is in this context that the cinematic universe of Lokah appears to be entirely different. Lokah is actually reimagining the subcultural icons and myths of the regional communities in Kerala and presenting them to a larger audience. The characters, such as Chathan and Kalliyankattu Neeli, in the movie are often otherised subaltern cultural icons in the public sphere of Kerala. These characters hold cultural significance among the diverse subcultural identities, local narratives, and belief systems of the various marginalised communities within Kerala. ~ Srutheesh Kannadi

Srutheesh Kannadi The recently released Malayalam movie Lokah Chapter 1 Chandra, which claims to be the first female-led superhero movie in India, has sparked a discussion among a larger audience due to its content, visual experience, and innovative treatment. However, this is not a review of the mo...

~The ECI notification says, ‘no eligible citizen is left out while no ineligible person is included in the Electoral Rol...
27/09/2025

~The ECI notification says, ‘no eligible citizen is left out while no ineligible person is included in the Electoral Roll’. The limited timeframe, lack of awareness, arbitrary management, misinformation, hatred, and weak infrastructure risk disenfranchising lakhs of marginalised people, including migrants and denying them their democratic rights. For ECI, it is a challenging task to conduct SIR while maintaining its institutional credibility in Bihar without leaving ‘eligible citizens’ on Bhagwan Bharose (God’s mercy). Thus, ECI should closely monitor the situation at the grassroots and be responsible for the raised questions so that elected representatives represent people, and not an oligarchy.~ Anand Raj

Anand Raj Article 19 (Clause 1) of the Indian Constitution grants the freedom of movement of its citizens throughout the territory of India, including for work. Due to unequal development, people migrate to other states for work. People from eastern Indian states such as Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, an...

~To elaborate further on this performativism, I would like to mention a few additional points. Savarna upper-caste and u...
26/09/2025

~To elaborate further on this performativism, I would like to mention a few additional points. Savarna upper-caste and upper-class students will academically use the Adivasi, Dalits, and other oppressed caste people and their experiences to be marked as progressive. They will even post at length about caste issues on their Instagram stories, but would fail to engage in anti-caste and Adivasi festivities, readings, and discussions. They will give a side-eye and take themselves out of these political gatherings, which give Adivasi, Dalit, and oppressed caste students a safe space and are grounded in lived experiences, approaching their issues in a multidimensional way. Their justification for not attending these gatherings is that they just prefer not to be in some social settings. Such preferences are often used to hide their socially exclusive tendencies. Usually, only the Savarna upper-caste, upper-class, and a performatively a/political bunch can make it to such social circles. ~ Kaushik Tadvi (Kohak)

Kaushik Tadvi (Kohak) One prevalent theme I have noticed in the classrooms when it comes to Tribal, Adivasi, and oppressed caste studies is that marginalized students engage with these topics differently than students from upper-caste and upper-class backgrounds. Most of the former engage with these...

~Mayasabha, marketed as a bold political web series on caste and power in Andhra Pradesh, arrives with grand claims: an ...
25/09/2025

~Mayasabha, marketed as a bold political web series on caste and power in Andhra Pradesh, arrives with grand claims: an exposé on the rise of political titans, a fearless portrayal of caste politics, and a fictional retelling of modern Andhra history.

Yet behind the grand sets and powerful performances lies a dangerous narrative. Instead of amplifying the voices of the oppressed, Mayasabha normalizes upper-caste domination, caricatures Dalit leadership, and desecrates the spirit of Ambedkar by twisting his imagery into one of fear, blood, and futility. This is not simply a cinematic misstep—it is a political statement disguised as entertainment.~ Amar K Babu

Amar K Babu What Mayasabha presents as drama is in fact propaganda. It is not a fearless portrayal of caste politics, but a calculated narrative that silences the oppressed and sanctifies upper-caste power. Mayasabha, marketed as a bold political web series on caste and power in Andhra Pradesh, arri...

~In doing so, while also translating essential parts of the original film, what the creators do is to situate Launda Naa...
21/09/2025

~In doing so, while also translating essential parts of the original film, what the creators do is to situate Launda Naach, a folk performance from Bihar, in the cultural and political context of Madhya Pradesh, as an assertion of ‘choice’ employed gender subversion, rather than a simultaneous absence of material conditions for ‘choice’ and embedded precarity – an unavoidable blunder. Essentially, the film falters in establishing a clear backdrop, context, or even timeline.~ Snehashish Das, Ananya Das

Snehashish Das, Ananya Das We have cracked it. Dharma Productions is set to release many more Dhadaks—films unrelated in their plots, but united in their focus on caste, love, and violence. By the time Dhadak 10 arrives, perhaps Karan Johar will rechristen his company to Dhamma Productions, after ...

~Social debates and emotional investments essentially center on Dalit men and their inter-caste stories. When the discou...
17/09/2025

~Social debates and emotional investments essentially center on Dalit men and their inter-caste stories. When the discourse on inter-caste marriage narrows itself to the pairing of Dalit men and upper-caste women, the lives of Dalit women disappear from view. They remain absent in discussions on caste annihilation and are sidelined in social reform narratives. Upper caste families never take their struggles seriously. Dalit men often reduce caste resistance to their own inter-caste unions, and patriarchy compounds this neglect by dismissing Dalit women’s lived realities as secondary.~Sangeeta Kumari Nag

Sangeeta Kumari Nag Inter-caste love in Indian society has always been a source of discomfort and resistance. It is never merely personal, but it is social, political, and deeply unequal. Such love challenges the very foundation of the caste system and asserts the demand for equality. Dhadak-2 portr...

~Asaduddin Owaisi has significantly reshaped Muslim political attitude following the Pahalgam terror attack. Owaisi’s sw...
16/09/2025

~Asaduddin Owaisi has significantly reshaped Muslim political attitude following the Pahalgam terror attack. Owaisi’s swift and unequivocal response to the Pahalgam attack—positioning himself as a staunch nationalist who prioritises India’s unity and security—elevated his national image and redefined his role in Indian Muslim politics. His severe condemnation of Pakistan as a “failed state, terror state, official beggar state, unreliable and illogical state” was recorded by national and international media. By framing the attack as an assault on India’s unity and integrity, Owaisi established an alternative narrative, diverting it to turn into a Hindu-Muslim issue that otherwise could have intensified already hyperactive communal tensions. His rhetoric, such as calling Pakistan-backed terrorists “worse than Khawarij” and “ISIS successors, Lashkar-e-Shaitan and Jaish-e-Shaitan” (Bose, 2025, May 18) (Das, 2025), attracted a broad audience, including a huge number of his harsh critics, earning him unexpected support and sympathy on social media.~ Zahid Kamal

Zahid Kamal Abstract: This article analyses the trajectory of Muslim political engagement in India after the Pahalgam terror attack in April 2025. The argument flows as the traditional paradigm of Muslim politics—predominantly reactionary and identity-centred—is set to enter a new phase marked b...

~Another striking symbolism is the buffalo versus cow dichotomy. The cow is worshiped in Hinduism as sacred, yet the buf...
14/09/2025

~Another striking symbolism is the buffalo versus cow dichotomy. The cow is worshiped in Hinduism as sacred, yet the buffalo—more useful to many agrarian communities—is vilified in myth. This reflects a deeper caste and cultural divide.

Buffaloes are central to farming and rural livelihoods, particularly for OBC and Dalit communities. Yet, because of their association with Mahishasura, buffaloes are cast as symbols of demonic forces. This represents how cultural memory can be manipulated to reinforce caste superiority, even though the animals we choose to worship or scorn.~ Shilpa

Shilpa Dasra and Navratri are widely celebrated across India as a festival of devotion, divine femininity, and the victory of Goddess Durga over the demon king Mahishasura. However, beneath this widely accepted narrative lies a complex history that reveals layers of caste, culture, and identity poli...

~They do not engage with caste oppression or islamophobia to dismantle it, but to expand their own intellectual palettes...
12/09/2025

~They do not engage with caste oppression or islamophobia to dismantle it, but to expand their own intellectual palettes. They sample Dalit-Bahujans’ suffering as raw fodder for their thesis papers and letters of recommendation. Their solidarity is not a matter of survival; it is merely a fancy souvenir-collecting step, something they can cite on their resumes. “The Other” is not consumed for nourishment, but for novelty. The Savarna scholar similarly treats the marginalised’s experience. Using them as content to be mined and not as a call to redistribute power. At the end, the difference between an oppressor and a ‘progressive’ oppressor, after all, is just aesthetics. The teeth remain the same.~Grasim Soni

Grasim Soni I was in the admin office when I first saw it. There it was in all its glory, a letter of recommendation. Printed on crisp university letterhead, carefully worded and full of praise for her commitment to social justice issues and her work around caste and religion in South Asia. The cand...

~Dr. B. R. Ambedkar once said, “Turn in any direction you like, caste is the monster that crosses your path.” For me, th...
08/09/2025

~Dr. B. R. Ambedkar once said, “Turn in any direction you like, caste is the monster that crosses your path.” For me, that monster arrived in a school classroom. From then on, silence became my refuge. I ate alone when others ate in groups. I lowered my eyes instead of raising my voice. The shame of telling my caste became a burden heavier than any schoolbag. Another time, during an NCC drill I had joined with excitement, a group of boys hurled a caste slur at me— “Dhedh”, a word used in to degrade the Scheduled Castes. That word clung to me like a stone I carried in my pocket—cold, heavy, and impossible to throw away. Some days, it burned against my skin. Other days, it sat inside me like a co**se, reminding me that caste was not just a word—it was a wound. And so, I ask: if a child cannot drink water freely, cannot march proudly, cannot eat without shame—what kind of education system are we building? How many dreams must die quietly in classrooms before we admit that caste is not history but our present poison?~Divyanshu R. Mangariya

Divyanshu R. Mangariya “Caste is not a thing of the past. It is a living, breathing structure that denies millions their humanity.” - Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd I was a curious boy, mischievous at times, eager to explore new things and adventures. I believed childhood was just about friendship and p...

~My mind as a child grappled with the stigma associated with my father’s mental health in various ways. It was there in ...
07/09/2025

~My mind as a child grappled with the stigma associated with my father’s mental health in various ways. It was there in my mother’s constant vigilance of my father’s behaviour and trying to regulate him in social events. I remember that my grandparents, uncle, and aunt would initially not invite us to any social gathering, as my father would be a source of stigma for the whole family. The psychiatrist only prescribed a heavy dosage of medicines and never looked at the biography and the experiences of the person. Therapy was a remote concept, and even the psychiatrists were ignorant in the metropolitan city of Kolkata during the 1990s. ~Ankita Chatterjee

Ankita Chatterjee My father has a mental health issue that I could never pronounce at my young age. I saw my mother’s tensed face as she was running from one psychiatrist to another to make sense of what was happening to him. My mother, who had completed her graduation, was married off with the ho...

~Across the ghettos of Brazil and Ethiopia’s rugged plains,I sense the same life, the same soul-an ancient flame that re...
05/09/2025

~Across the ghettos of Brazil and Ethiopia’s rugged plains,

I sense the same life, the same soul-an ancient flame that remains.

In the chaos and the beauty, I find your sacred grace,

Nagaland, your humanism, your love, radiates in every space.

From Delhi’s vibrant streets to the Arab’s silent sands,

Your spirit travels freely, unbound by distant lands.~ Dr. Suryaraju Mattimalla

Dr. Suryaraju Mattimalla   In distant streets of Europe, I walk- Through France’s gentle breeze, through Germany’s silent dawn, Belgium’s timeless whispers, the Netherlands’ vibrant hue, And in Australia’s sprawling skies, I see your face, Nagaland, shining through. Your spirit echoes in ...

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