Although women lawyers make up about 15 per cent of the lawyers in India, they hold less than two per cent of the official bar posts. A petition before the Supreme Court seeks proportionate representation to address this shortfall.
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Ten years after the lynching of Mohammad Akhlaq, Bisada has re-emerged as a case study in how caste power, political patronage, and state complicity can reshape both justice and memory. The village that once made national headlines now stands transformed by infrastructure, attention, and a narrative in which the accused — not the victim — are seen as the wronged.
Demolition of the house of a journalist and others in Jammu and Kashmir has triggered a political row, with the PDP blaming the government for rejecting its bill that sought to grant ownership rights to the government land occupied by people.
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Jharkhand’s political landscape is in flux, driven by rumours that Hemant Soren is exploring alternatives to the Congress amid alliance tensions, legal pressures, and shifting electoral arithmetic. Speculation ranges from a Congress-minus government to a third-front formula—yet any move toward the BJP risks deep political and social backlash for JMM.
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How have the Dravidian movement, the Dalit movement led by Ambedkar and his successors, the Communist movement, and the Hindutva movement articulated by the RSS and the BJP each engaged with caste?
The Dravidian Movement used novels, plays, films and even politics to spread its ideology
Although the state of Tamil Nadu has been long rooted in the politics of self-respect, caste boundaries still shape social relations
How Periyar and the Self-Respect Movement took shape in Tamil Nadu and why the state has done better than the rest of the country on many social, civil and public parameters
When Nehru wanted Periyar to be kept in a mental health facility for his vitriolic views on Brahmins
The Dravidian movement waged an ideological war against the devadasi system. As former devadasis lead a new wave of resistance, the practice is quietly sustained by caste, poverty, superstition and inherited ritual
Hope Bihar can once again be that impossibly noisy village in Phanishwar Nath Renu’s Parti Parikatha—divided, yes, but still capable of insisting that rights are not favours and development is more than a slogan shouted from a stage
A senior law officer argued in the Supreme Court that “intellectuals” could be more dangerous than “ground-level terrorists”
Dharmendra’s tenderness revealed itself without any threats to his masculinity. He adapted himself throughout his 65-year-long career as both a product and creature of the times he lived through.
From a small village in Tiruvannamalai district to the bustling city of Chennai, her journey is the story of a young woman shaped by Periyar’s radical ideals of equality, rationalism, and social justice.
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The Rajasthan government has withdrawn a controversial order directing schools to observe December 6, the anniversary of the Babri Masjid demolition, as Shaurya Diwas, following intense criticism from the opposition and
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Sir Tom Stoppard, one of the UK’s best-known playwrights, died on November 29, 2025. aged 88. Alpana Chowdhury took a look at his play 'Every Good Boy Deserves Favour' which was staged in Mumbai in 2024.
International Film Festival Of India 2025: Unexpected Images From The World’s Least Expected Corners
IFFI itself still resembles a severely scratched Super 8 reel: bloated in places, uneven and a structurally flawed “hot, wet mess”. Yet, it has enduring value as a space of sometimes insane cultural and geographical diversity in one of the best possible settings.
As the celebrated Iranian director returns home, armed with more international recognition than ever before, here is looking at the extraordinary journey he has undertaken from prison sentences to Palme d'Or.
Directors Sara Khaki and Mohammadreza Eyni explore the life of Sara Shahverdi as they capture her teaching girls to ride motorcycles, challenge patriarchal norms, and navigate societal backlash, while highlighting the cost and reward of rebellion.
International Film Festival Of India 2025: Unexpected Images From The World’s Least Expected Corners
IFFI itself still resembles a severely scratched Super 8 reel: bloated in places, uneven and a structurally flawed “hot, wet mess”. Yet, it has enduring value as a space of sometimes insane cultural and geographical diversity in one of the best possible settings.
As the celebrated Iranian director returns home, armed with more international recognition than ever before, here is looking at the extraordinary journey he has undertaken from prison sentences to Palme d'Or.
Directors Sara Khaki and Mohammadreza Eyni explore the life of Sara Shahverdi as they capture her teaching girls to ride motorcycles, challenge patriarchal norms, and navigate societal backlash, while highlighting the cost and reward of rebellion.
The one-month-long festival opened with the French classic The Red Balloon
Throughout his career, the Sirāt director has wrestled with submission to a bigger, transcending power
Dharmendra’s tenderness revealed itself without any threats to his masculinity. He adapted himself throughout his 65-year-long career as both a product and creature of the times he lived through.
Gustaakh Ishq is not positioned as a broad entertainer and makes no effort to masquerade as one, choosing instead a pace that resembles a book unfolding line by line.
Doraiswamy's journey as a teacher is a testament to how an individual can shape institutions for generations of learners
Bollywood has long relied on the tropes of military spectacle and the one-sided lovesick hero, yet Tere Ishk Mein (2025) manages to merge both tropes into a third worse thing.
The sequel has stray spark but largely resembles mechanized fare
Joachim Trier's film never loses sight of itself. It is less interested in resolution than in the gradual realisation that learning to live with one another is an uneven, complex, ever-evolving kind of kindness.
Ten years on, Tamasha still holds strong recall value because it reshapes itself with each viewing. The film meditates on performance as a human condition, tracing how storytelling has shaped identity across centuries.
Rajiv Vijayakar's 2018 biography, published by Rupa Publications, is an exhaustive account of the stalwart's life that looks even at those aspects of his career that remained underplayed in the public eye.
Here’s looking at how Bollywood’s youngest stars have long paid a huge price for fame and why the industry is finally being pushed to protect them.
From romantic hero to cultural icon, Dharmendra shaped Bollywood, masculinity, and linguistic pride.
Sraiyanti’s short documentary drills into equations between women and public space
Salil Chowdhury managed to smuggle complex ideas of class privilege and political consciousness into children’s music, shaping the childhood of generations—something unprecedented in Indian music.
Dharmendra passed away on November 24, 2025. He was 89-years-old. Author Mukul Kesavan took a look at the actor's career in 2008 in a piece about how despite acting in nearly 250 films and delivering some of Hindi cinema’s most memorable performances, Dharmendra remained one of Bollywood’s most overlooked talents.
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