The Art Of Resistance
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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
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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
Trending
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In a first, J&K police goes after Kashmiris living outside India
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Real-life ‘Terminal’: How people manage to live at airports for months and years
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‘Audacious’, ‘A 100 for the ages’: Reactions to Rishabh Pant’s brilliant century in fourth Test
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Julio Ribeiro: By arresting Disha Ravi for sedition, the government is tilting at windmills
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Saba Naqvi: The Narendra Modi cult moves up another level
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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
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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
Video
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‘There’s a lot that’s been lost’: First look at Oprah’s interview with Meghan Markle, Prince Harry
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Watch: Johny Lever’s #DontTouchMe challenge with his children is wildly popular on the internet
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Watch: Farooq Abdullah dances to ‘Aaj Kal Tere Mere Pyar’ with Punjab CM Amarinder Singh
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Watch: Ravish Kumar raises questions about IT raids at Taapsee Pannu, Anurag Kashyap’s properties
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Watch: After man brings out pistol to rob a store, shopkeeper fires his own revolver at him
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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
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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
The Reel
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‘7 Kadam’ trailer: Ronit Roy and Amit Sadh play father and son in football-themed show
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‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ review: Treachery and remorse in drama about the Black Panther Party
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In ‘Notturno’ documentary, vignettes of war and the eerie calm between the storms
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Charles Sobhraj mini-series ‘The Serpent’ heading to Netflix
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‘Thaen’ trailer: In Tamil film, a tribal beekeeping couple tackle apathy and poverty
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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
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The Art of Resistance: Brendan Fernandes’s Mog Asundi is a message of love
It was an acute metaphor and lesson in how we can find space for each other, in some kind of self-respect and harmony.
Vivek Menezes
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The Art of Resistance: ‘Zombie’ by Nigerian musician Fela Kuti questions repressive governments
The Nigerian musician was known for being outspoken about his political views during the military regime.
Vijayta Lalwani
The Field
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Swiss Open Super 300: Srikanth, Sindhu enter SF with straight-games win, Satwik-Chirag fight back
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Tennis: Sumit Nagal’s Argentina Open run ends in QF after three-set thriller against Ramos-Vinolas
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Watch: Rishabh Pant more than ready to fill MS Dhoni’s shoes, says Rohit Sharma
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Boxing: Bronze medal for Mary Kom at Boxam International after defeat in semi-final
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Athletics: India’s middle and long-distance coach Nikolai Snesarev dies at NIS Patiala