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The Carnatic vocalist and public intellectual argues that India must defend its founding symbols and also reimagine their meaning for a changing time.
Marx’s concept of alienation is a crucial idea that bridges his early philosophical work with his mature critique of political economy. The development of this concept emerged, for Marx, as a necessary way to think about the limitations of purely political and religious movements for freedom.
Few revolutionary tracts match in importance Tom Paine’s Common Sense. Published for the first time on January 9, 1776, 250 years ago this month, the pamphlet, a frontal assault on the entire aristocratic world, is widely credited with clearing the way for the Declaration of Independence, which was ratified just six months later.
Singing and chanting can have profound benefits to physical, mental and social health, with both immediate and long-term effects.
‘Ritwik Ghatak: Reaching Out to a Lonely Rebel’: This year marks the birth centenary of the famous film director Ritwik Ghatak. It is a daunting effort – trying to fathom the depths of Ritwik Ghatak’s tortured soul and the times in which he lived, which alone can explain his films. Also: ‘Ritwik Ghatak: Shunned in His Lifetime, Proven Right at the End of it All’.
The battle has always been about “purifying” Hindi, stripping it of foreignness, limiting its vernacular inclusions.
‘“Absolutely Wrong to See Mughals as a Foreign Empire”: Historian Richard Eaton’: Calling the Mughals a foreign empire is like calling America a foreign empire. The author also points out that it is impossible to rid India today of their influence. Also: ‘Erasing the Mughals: NCERT’s Assault on Truth and Memory’.
Historian Nayanjot Lahiri and the musician discuss their collaboration to reimagine Ashoka’s words through a contemporary prism.
‘Gorakhnath’s “Stolen” Legacy: Lalu’s Cultural Counter to Hindutva Ahead of Bihar Election’: Lalu’s revelation that Gorakhnath stood for inclusivity, coexistence, love and a harmonious synthesis of Hindu and Muslim faiths has the potential to challenge the Hindutva narrative. Also: ‘An Introduction to Saint Gorakhnath and His Inclusive Legacy’.
‘Banu Mushtaq: The Rebel Writer’: Banu Mushtaq’s Heart Lamp brings Kannada protest literature and Muslim women’s voices to the 2025 International Booker stage. Also: ‘Banu Mushtaq Writes Women as They are: Tired, Resilient, and Rarely Thanked’.
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