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Hear the Subaltern Speak
Read more: Hear the Subaltern Speak— Nandhiga Ramani B MOVIE – Karnan Directed by Mari Selvaraj, Karnan is a portrayal of the struggle of a village of lower castes against caste discrimination and exploitation by the upper castes folks of the neighboring village and the local police officials. A simple storyline, what makes this movie truly stand out is the…
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naked
Read more: naked– Garima Sane and there I layon the ground, barenowhere to hidenaked masquerade:for all to seethus none to know and there she stoodcovered in glitterall shiny and prettyvivacious upturned lipsher nudity, onlyfor my knowing eyes. her painted nails:scratches on skinmy biting words:covering her giggles.her hand in mine:soft and firm;my hand in hers:soft and firm. Design…
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‘Putin’s War: An Overview of the Russia-Ukraine War
Read more: ‘Putin’s War: An Overview of the Russia-Ukraine War– Juanita Rose Thomas What is happening to Ukraine? On February 24, 2022, after months of military build-up on the border with Ukraine, the Russian forces invaded eastern Ukraine in what Putin acknowledged as ‘special military operations’. This was two days after his recognition of the independence of two separatist regions in eastern Ukraine- Donetsk…
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Review | Arnyakam (Woodlands) (1988)
Read more: Review | Arnyakam (Woodlands) (1988)– Navaneeth MS Arnyakam is a Malayalam movie from the late 80s, that is sure to leave a deep mark on any cinema lover. The script is powered by the famed author M T Vasudevan Nair and supplemented by the directorial brilliance of Hariharan. It’s a movie of startling contradictions – on one side it’s…
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Combating climate change – Our dystopian future
Read more: Combating climate change – Our dystopian future— Sharanya Kannan Tick, tock, tick, we just lost a tree. Statistics says that we lose an area of primary forest equivalent to a football pitch every six seconds. The spectre of climate change haunts us today and deciphering this environmental catastrophe is unthinkable considering the amount of cooperation and coordination that is required. In…
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Ripe Vinyl #16 | The Stable Song by Gregory Alan Isakov
Read more: Ripe Vinyl #16 | The Stable Song by Gregory Alan Isakov— Yatin Satish It’s a simple life. Gregory Alan Isakov is a farmer, and he’s got a nice little patch of land – about three-quarters of an acre – in beautiful Boulder County, Colorado, where he sows his produce. The man is extremely satisfied with everything he grows – Turnips; Carrots; Beets. Mostly quick-turning crops.…
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Colours of the Mind
Read more: Colours of the Mind–Aishwarya VS It’s shivering cold, and I wrap a blanket around my little shoulders to walk into the kitchen. I can see the misty mountains through the four-part wooden door to my side. Achayi (Dad) is sitting on the creaky bench, writing something. No, drawing. As I drowsily peek over his shoulder, I see a …
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How to brush your teeth with a HS degree
Read more: How to brush your teeth with a HS degree—Swaminathan S You feel your eyelids getting heavy, it’s an 8 am class, and the prof hasn’t worked out how to admit people into the meet. You haven’t slept, but it’s the first class of the semester and it’s supposed to be an interesting course, and all your seniors say it made them learn something.…
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PhD Scholar Speak #2 | Gokul KS
Read more: PhD Scholar Speak #2 | Gokul KS— Juanita Rose Thomas Gokul KS is a third-year PhD student in the HSS Department of IIT Madras, conducting research, under Dr Sonika Gupta, on the politics of contemporary Tibetan cinema and film-making. Gokul co-curates ‘Tibetscapes’ and is a contributing author to ‘Global South Colloquy’ Three years into your studies at IIT Madras, can you…
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A Cold Night in Insti
Read more: A Cold Night in Insti— Navaneeth CV It was a cold February night in Chennai. The day was long and tiresome, and I found myself too exhausted to socialise. In deep need of some time to rest and heal, I shut myself in my small hostel room and switched on the yellow light. I laid my body on the…
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