Cultural Politics
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Why young Muslims in Maharashtra are drawn to the idea of Aurangzeb
Some say it is a reaction to anti-Muslim posts on social media. But there is growing discomfort within the community over the valorisation of the Mughal king.
Tabassum Barnagarwala
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Opinion: To truly democratise Indian art and culture, the ‘classical’ must be declared dead
Much of what is said about classical dance and music today has been constructed on the erasure of aesthetic and cultural practices of local communities.
Brahma Prakash
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Veganism is a political movement, not just a dietary choice
It is about pursuing a variety of strategies to move to a world without routine animal exploitation.
Alasdair Cochrane, The Conversation & Mara-Daria Cojocaru, The Conversation
Trending
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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Is the 2024 Lok Sabha election India’s last chance before the point of no return?
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Husna Bai: The tawaif who made Hindustani music a respectable profession for women artists
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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Iran’s conservative government is using a pop song to steer the youth away from American culture
‘Hello Commander’ is a state-sponsored effort to unify a beautifully diverse culture.
Arshin Adib-Moghaddam, The Conversation
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Japan is trying a new style of cultural diplomacy to boost soft power. Is the message too exclusive?
Japan is targeting an 'upmarket' audience of wealthy business executives, city professionals, millennial foodies and highbrow arts enthusiasts.
Warren Stanislaus, The Conversation
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Row over Hindi songs during Assam’s Bihu festival spurs heated debate on language and culture
Singer Zubeen Garg was stopped mid-performance during a function to mark the state’s biggest festival last week for singing a Hindi number.
Arunabh Saikia
Video
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Watch: This fan-made trailer imagines Henry Cavill and Margot Robbie starring in a James Bond film
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Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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The new Brahmaputra: A river festival in Assam draws criticism for promoting 'RSS brand of Hindutva'
According to some, tribal cultures that have grown around the river were ignored.
Arunabh Saikia
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From the Elgin Marbles to the Kohinoor: Why should cultural artefacts be more rooted than people?
Heritage objects may have assumed more prominence for countries that increasingly cannot be defined by their populations and informal culture.
Robert Seddon, The Conversation
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'Authentic' Vande Mataram Library aims to challenge Sheldon Pollock's 'foreign' one
A sensitive Indian would be in pain reading translations of Sanskrit by non-Indians, says head of a project that hopes to compete with the Murty Classical Library.
Mridula Chari
The Reel
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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As Mumbai police refuse concert permission for Pakistani musicians, India has scored an own goal
When will we learn to separate art and politics, ask the organisers of an event that had to be cancelled because it involved artists from across the border.
Jay Visvadeva and Malini Hariharan
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Why exactly is 'Haider' offending India's Twitter nationalists?
Those asking for a boycott of the film don't realise it actually shows the army in a realistic light.
Shivam Vij
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'Open' shouldn't be embarrassed. Even Sonia has a biography invoking Nazi classic 'Triumph of the Will'
A party member wrote a book about the Congress President with that title in 2007.
Mridula Chari
The Field
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Aman loses in semi-final as Indian men fail to win Paris quotas
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Shooting, Indian Olympic trials: Esha Singh, Bhavesh Shekhawat lead in respective 25m pistol events
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Wrestling, Asian Olympic Qualifiers: Deepak Punia, Sujeet Kalkal fail to make weigh-ins in time
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Chess, Candidates 2024: Gukesh Dommaraju picks up win to become joint-leader with two rounds to go
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Hockey: Salima Tete 2.0 – a speedster who is adding confidence and creativity to her improving game