Why Bengali writer Manoranjan Byapari’s rise to a life of letters and literature is an anti-caste manifesto of suffering and grit. On a cold January evening last year, when the shadows were lengthening over the penultimate day of Jaipur’s big-ticket […]
Girish Karnad acted in several plays and movies that have received critical acclamation. Karnad, a recipient of Jnanpith Award, was also conferred the Padma Shri in 1974 and the Padma Bhushan in 1992. Bengaluru: “Eternal vigilance is the price of […]
Has anyone heard about “Article 15” of the constitution? I think it was only known to those who studied law or those who read the Constitution of India. But, now, thanks to the trailer of ‘Article 15’ Indians must be […]
Vulnerable characters from his past films deeming him less suitable for cop act by Article 15 director Anubhav Sinha, Ayushmann Khurrana on winning him over with his knowledge on Dalit literature Soon after watching Mulk, Ayushmann Khurrana approached director Anubhav […]
In a writer’s life, images often matter more than words. I vividly remember my first encounter with words manifesting through images, colours, and lines on paper. In 2010, a friend of mine had taken me to his college of fine […]
Lucknow, June 5 . Anubhav Sinha’s much awaited thriller “Article 15” that is reportedly inspired from the Badaun rape and murder case, seems to be heading for trouble. The film, slated for a June 28 release, has earned the ire […]
The movie ignores the fact that caste has changed its location and now resides in top universities and power corridors of the country. DILIP MANDAL Within just a day of its release Thursday evening, the trailer of Bollywood movie Article […]
Through his evidence based documentation of Buddhism, Iyodhee Thass was among the first to provide an alternative history of the Dalits. Tamil Nadu holds a special place in Indian Dalit political history. Since the end of 19th century, various intellectuals […]
The following is Deep Halder’s interview with author-activist Manoranjan Byapari in the former’s book ‘Blood Island: An Oral History of the Marichjhapi Massacre’, and has been excerpted with permission from the author and the publisher, Harper Collins India. Manoranjan Byapari […]
The Pandavas were many things — great brothers, great sons, great warriors — but what they were not were great dads. In two separate instances, one or the other of the Pandavas impregnates a woman and wanders off, leaving the […]
