Poetic Dissent
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Adivasi poet Jacinta Kerketta turns down literary prize from India Today Group
She also blamed the mainstream media for not trying to bring the plight of adivasis to light.
Scroll Staff
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‘Lachumamma under the kanigele tree’: Telugu poet Gaddar’s voice in the Kannada landscape
Kotiganahalli Ramaiah, co-founder of the Dalit Sangharsha Samiti in Karnataka and a poet and cultural activist, recounts Gaddar’s impact on revolutionary songs.
Kotiganahalli Ramaiah & Mohit Kaycee, Lakshman KP, Skanda Ghate
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Faiz’s verses have been dropped from Indian textbooks – but the power of his ideas will endure
In today’s times, ideas, especially those of diversity, struggles and non-alignment are dangerous, for young minds.
Chapal Mehra
Trending
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Over 17,400 citizens write to EC seeking action against PM Narendra Modi for hate speech
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Australian journalist leaves country amid visa troubles, says ‘too difficult to do my job in India’
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Ramachandra Guha: Why 2024 is India’s most important election since 1977
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‘The Kerala Story’: Why did Catholics re-release a Hindutva movie days before polling?
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Rights group PUCL seeks disqualification of PM Narendra Modi for hate speech in Rajasthan
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Poet Langston Hughes enjoyed international stardom but never felt at home in America
His poems resonated with those who were betrayed by the promise of the American Dream.
Jason Miller, The Conversation
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Subversive in verse: How Delhi’s Urdu poets once challenged emperors and clerics
At a time when the offence-taking machinery is in overdrive, it is hard to imagine an era when poets wore defiance as a badge of honour.
Malini Nair
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‘Poets are killed. They die. Their words don’t’: An art installation spotlights the power of poetry
A talk by Salil Tripathi in support of Shilpa Gupta’s installation, which is a meditation on the persecution of poets worldwide.
Salil Tripathi
Video
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Eco India: How can India deal with its mounting tyre waste?
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Meet Imran Pratapgarhi, the rockstar poet who draws tens of thousands of fans at Urdu mushairas
The old guard is disapproving of his unrestrained manner but Imran Pratapgarhi uses his poetry to talk about social and political realities.
Wasi Manazir
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Is Keats’s famous ode, ‘To Autumn’, actually a warning about mass surveillance and social sharing?
That would make one of the most famous works of Romantic poetry a transcript of spying.
Richard Marggraf-Turley, The Conversation
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In the verses of Jordan's most popular poet, the hopes and fears of the Arab world
Laden with animals, conspiracy theories and apocalyptic visions, Muhammad Fanatil al-Hajaya's poetry reflects how many Arabs – urban and rural, rich and poor – view the world.
William Tamplin, The Conversation
The Reel
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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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