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Arvind Rajagopal
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From Mandir to Mahamari: Watching ‘Ramayan’ in turbulent times
In 1987, the TV series facilitated the marriage of Hindu politics and new technology. It now serves as the backdrop for a grim social and economic disaster.
Arvind Rajagopal
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What if the Emergency hadn’t happened: would the Jan Sangh still be ‘political untouchables’?
The Emergency is a well known but little examined event. It is for this reason that the BJP claims itself as the winner of the episode in history.
Arvind Rajagopal
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Resurrecting Godse: what Gopal had to say about his brother Nathuram
An excerpt from a dossier, compiled by Teesta Setalvad, of historical and critical documents that aim to contextualise the politics, motivations and circumstances behind the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi.
Arvind Rajagopal
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