The Art Of Resistance
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Art and India at 75: An exhibit for and by the people captures resilience and the cracks within
The display titled Hum Sab Sahmat, by the Safdar Hashmi Memorial Trust, blends activism and resistance as it brings together powerful visual and literary work.
Saarthak Singh
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Portraits of resistance: A photo book recalls the courage of the CAA-NRC protests
‘Hum Dekhenge: Protest and Pogrom’ captures shades of the agitation and the violence against Muslims.
Priyali Prakash
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At Elgar Parishad 2021, calls for freedom for the ‘Bhima Koregaon 16’
After the first edition of the anti-caste event in 2018, several people were arrested for allegedly provoking violence in a village near Pune.
Aarefa Johari
Trending
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Supreme Court to hear petition seeking lifetime ban on convicts contesting elections
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‘Laal Singh Chaddha’ review: Faithful ‘Forrest Gump’ remake has its big-hearted moments
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19 workers fled Arunachal border road project. Only 10 survived. Their ordeal tells a larger story
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Manusmriti gives respectable position to Indian women, says Delhi HC judge Prathiba M Singh
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Woman kidnapped and gangraped in Chennai, six men arrested
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Arundhati Roy: Our battle for love must be militantly waged – and beautifully won
The text of Arundhati Roy’s speech at the Elgar Parishad 2021 on January 30.
Arundhati Roy
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What the burqa and the bindi (and the hijab) stand for in our books, and in our current lives
‘Among the fascinating ways in which women have chosen to express cross-community solidarities these last few months is the interlacing of burqas and bindis.’
Trisha Gupta
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The art of resistance: When imagination meets technology at protests from India to Chile
Aided by technology, social media and sophisticated networks of communication, protest art is more spontaneous, democratic and cosmopolitan than ever.
Supriya Roychoudhury
Video
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View from the Mumbai Metro: Massive traffic congestion on the Western Express Highway
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Watch: BJP workers clash with one another during ‘tiranga yatra’ in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
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Watch: Church bells chime tunes from ‘Grease’ as tribute to Olivia Newton-John in the Netherlands
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Watch: Muharram participant sings ‘Mahabharat’ show title song during procession in MP
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‘I took off as Bihar’s industry minister, when I landed I wasn’t’: BJP leader on changes in Patna
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The Art of Resistance: 440 shoes on a public wall highlight the chilling murders of Turkish women
The installation is a reference to the practice of leaving a dead person’s footwear in front of the door.
Yamuna Matheswaran
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The Art of Resistance: ‘In Spite of You’ was written at the height of Brazil’s crackdown on students
With Brazillian president Jair Bolsonaro set to be the chief guest at India’s Republic Day parade, we can find strength in each others’ protest anthems.
Ninguém
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The Art of Resistance: Bringing the sounds of revolution and Ambedkarite politics to the streets
Sambhaji Bhagat’s songs lie at the intersection of art and protest.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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‘House of Hammer’ trailer: Docuseries explores alleged abuse by Armie Hammer and his family legacy
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‘Criminal Justice: Adhura Sach’ trailer: Pankaj Tripathi’s lawyer represents a murder accused
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‘Raksha Bandhan’ review: An outdated ode to brotherly love
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‘Laal Singh Chaddha’ review: Faithful ‘Forrest Gump’ remake has its big-hearted moments
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Watch: Teaser of Kiran Rao’s ‘Laapataa Ladies’ is out
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The Art of Resistance: A Goan folk song pays homage to 17th-century uprisings against the Portuguese
The song makes references to shots being fired in the forest between the Ranes of Sattari and the Portuguese soldiers.
Scroll Staff
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The Art of Resistance: Unsung verses of India’s national anthem shine a light on the idea of India
Tagore wrote about this country’s beauty and plurality, but was also against small-minded nationalist politics.
Moushumi Bhowmik
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The Art of Resistance: In Tamil Nadu, protest kolams embody fiercely regional pride
The kolams refashion time, announcing newness through a ritualistic language embedded in seasonal agricultural activity that everybody understands.
Ananya Jahanara Kabir
The Field
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India tour of Zimbabwe: KL Rahul cleared to play, named captain of ODI squad
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Chess Olympiad: Harika Dronavalli reflects on clinching a historic bronze while nine months pregnant
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Watch: Harry Kane, England and Tottenham star, takes on a six-hitting challenge during The Hundred
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CWG 2022, Athletics: Avinash Sable-led track and field contingent shines in Neeraj Chopra’s absence
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Watch: Serena Williams’ farewell speech at Toronto Masters– ‘I am terrible at goodbyes’