Muslim Stereotyping in Hindi Films: ‘We Cannot Allow Ourselves to Forget What Constitutes Us’
The representation of Muslims in cinema is complex: it involves both surrender and pushback, says renowned film scholar Ira Bhaskar.
The New Cold War on China
Just as the USA declared a Cold War against the Soviet Union and China in the 1940s-50s, as part of a grand strategy to secure its global hegemony in the immediate post-Second World War era, today it is declaring a New Cold War on China in the interest of maintaining that same imperial hegemony.
Parleying with the Infinite: India in Beethoven’s Imagination
There are many surprising ways in which Western classical music, and more particularly the music of Beethoven, has relations with India. The name of Beethoven is also inextricably linked up with the name of someone who is inescapably present in nearly every conversation—Gandhi.
President Thomas Sankara: A Tribute
In death, Thomas Sankara continues to inspire Africans on what the continent can become if the people of Africa choose selflessness, commitment and passion for the continent and her people as the driving force behind their actions.
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Minnesota Massacre and Minority Rights Protection in Criminal Justice System: The Indian Story
Crisis of governance over the violation of norms of minority rights in the Indian criminal justice system has existed for long.
How Modi Turned Covid-19 into a Cash Machine
For the Indian premier, the virus is a deus ex machina.
Survive and Revolt
Paul Street, March 20, 2020 “I Don’t Take Responsibility at All” Millions of U.S. -Americans are no doubt aghast over the Supremely Dangerous Asshole (SDA) Donald Trump’s statement about the coronavirus crisis in the country: “Yeah, no, I don’t take responsibility at all…” None. Zero. Nada. No accountability. At all. Remember Harry Truman’s little much…
The Long Search for Killers of 1984 Sikh Massacre
The Long Search for Killers of 1984 Sikh Massacre For last 34 years, on every anniversary of 1984 massacre of Sikhs, this author has been reminding the Nation how Indian State and judiciary did not bother to punish the perpetrators of this horrendous mass killing of the innocents of the second largest religious minority of…