Epic Drama
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How William Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’ is a play that speaks to pandemics past and present
The spectre of plague and pandemic hung over much of the playwright’s life.
Elizabeth Schafer, The Conversation
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So many Ramayanas: A sehrabandhi melody now unsung and other scenes from Kumaon’s Ramlilas
A conversation with Himanshu Joshi, who has spent more than a decade working on a film about performances of the epic in the region.
Radhika Bordia
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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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Questions arise when police arrest Mohammed Zubair, but not Nupur Sharma, says retired SC judge
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India’s mass closure of schools is leaving lakhs of students stranded
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‘Media, politicians totally clueless’: Sudhir Chaudhary on Zee News before leaving the channel
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40 lakh Assamese-speaking Muslims recognised as natives by state Cabinet
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How the Modi government has weaponised the ED to go after India’s Opposition
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In Adityanath’s Uttar Pradesh, organisers of daily Ramleela in Ayodhya scramble for funds
The long-running performance stopped in 2015 after state funding dried up. Organisers revived it in May, hoping the new government would offer support.
Faisal Fareed
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There’s a ‘King Arthur’ for every era. Too bad we’re living in Guy Ritchie’s time
The British director’s remake of the Arthur legend fails to establish any kind of coherent narrative.
Sylvie Magerstaedt, The Conversation
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Kunal Kapoor starrer ‘Veeram’ is based on Macbeth but its roots lie closer home: director Jayaraj
William Shakespeare, Kerala folkore and kalaripayittu have been fused together for Jayaraj’s ambitious epic drama.
Akshaya Pillai
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Watch: Car stuck precariously over crevasse near Manali rescued to safety by other travellers
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Watch: Drivers play football on highway as protests against high fuel prices block traffic
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Watch: Fan celebrates cricketer Dinesh Karthik’s captaincy with portrait made of 600 Rubik’s cubes
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Paris: Protestors demonstrate against US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe vs Wade
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Watch: This cable TV channel only dubs Korean shows in Kannada for local audiences