Tag: Yatin Satish
Articles by Yatin Satish, correspondent 2021-22.
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Article 19 Reports on ‘Enchanting the Archive: A Symposium’
‘Enchanting the Archive: A Symposium’ organised by The Archive of IIT Madras on the 22nd of January 2025, brought together academics to discuss archival methodology, experience, and perspectives. This report aims to present the various ideas discussed by the Panelists at the Symposium, and communicate the air of enthusiasm and academic collaboration that pervaded it. Read More
22–33 minutes
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Hood Violence, Christianity and Black Cultural Politics in Kendrick Lamar’s GNX
Kendrick Lamar’s latest album ‘GNX’ features a cover with the artist posing on a ‘black Grand National’. In this article, Akhil, our guest correspondent, discusses how this album serves as a powerful celebration of black culture, hood politics, faith, and the complexities of modern rap. Read More
11–16 minutes
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Unmasking Orthodoxy – TM Krishna’s Sangita Kalanidhi and the clash of Tradition and Reform
The Madras Music Academy, an institution etched into the cultural tapestry of this art flourishing city has for long been a bastion of tradition. Yet, within our current socio-political landscape- where culture too often serves as a code for rigid artistic orthodoxy and heritage is weaponized- the Academy has taken a surprising turn, or perhaps… Read More
3–5 minutes
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Review | Words of Power – Babel, or the Necessity of Violence, by R. F. Kuang
Kuang masterfully navigates these questions while proposing another viewpoint – when all you have known is the grace of the colonizer protecting you from death, when what he has given you is security and peace, how do you still choose the world over your safety? By weaving a thought-provoking narrative, Kuang pitches to us what… Read More
3–4 minutes
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Growing Up Different
‘My child, when you have the knowledge and the ability to apply that knowledge, how is there anything that can stop you? If people tell you your goals are too unrealistic, it’s because they see it from the other side. You see it from your side. Anyone who tells you that you can’t do this… Read More
18–27 minutes
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A Night With the Harmonies of the Indian Choral Ensemble
Acapella requires tremendous effort and coordination to deliver a piece of arrangement and doing it live in a beautiful auditorium for an audience of 500 is nothing short of a wonder. This was made possible by the Indian Choral Ensemble, an acapella troop of 40 led by Kalyani Nair and Karthick Manickavasakam at the Museum… Read More
5–7 minutes
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Prem Ranjan Memorial Tournament | 2024
The 2024 Prem Ranjan Memorial Tournament has officially etched itself into the annals of our institution’s history. The tournament, in every sense, represented the spirit and grit of the man after whom it was named, as each and every player went to the cricket pitch as soldiers go to the battlefield. When the dust settled… Read More
7–10 minutes
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HSSpeak #15 | Risk Society
The study of “Risk Society” is not as risky as we think, but the word “risk” needs to be evaluated a little carefully. Risk generally denotes the possibility of something bad happening as a consequence of a certain action, and the term risk society is no different. It is just a mere extension of this… Read More
3–5 minutes
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Review | Viduthalai Part 1 (2023)
Last week, the first look of “Viduthalai Part 2” was released. As a devoted fan of Vetrimaaran and this cinematic masterpiece, I couldn’t resist the perfect opportunity to write a review for “Viduthalai” Part 1. My goals for this review are twofold: to introduce and celebrate this work of art, and to get everyone as… Read More
3–4 minutes
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Ripe Vinyl #19 | Casual by Chappell Roan
Do you ever have this moment – where you hear a song for the first time, and you’re not even thirty seconds in, but it’s already struck a chord in you? I’ve had a rare handful of them, because music usually endears itself to me over time and repeated listens. But this April, I heard… Read More
5–7 minutes
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