The Art Of Resistance
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Ukrainians are organising ‘repair raves’ at destroyed houses to bring joy to the rebuilding effort
Ukraine shows that activism can take surprising and joyful forms, intersecting with cultural events and ways of being together that actually energise people.
Clare M Cooper, The Conversation
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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
Trending
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Explained: Who is Amritpal Singh and why is Punjab Police chasing him?
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A 152-year-old bazaar in Kolkata holds the history of Bengali mishti’s evolution
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‘Human rights violated in India’: Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee chief tells G20 delegates
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World Happiness Report: India ranked at 126th place below Sri Lanka, Pakistan
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View from ‘Dawn’: Pakistan government’s treatment of Imran Khan reeks of desperation
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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
Video
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Watch: Smooth mashup of Grammy winner ‘Unholy’ with hit Hindi songs ‘Ram Chahe Leela’, ‘Ramta Jogi’
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Watch: Cricketer Shikhar Dhawan to play a police officer in TV serial, posts video from the shoot
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Watch: Crowd joins Indian busker on London street singing ‘Maa’ from the movie ‘Taare Zameen Par’
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Watch: Opposition MPs hang banner from first floor of Parliament demanding JPC to investigate Adani
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Watch: Japanese PM Fumio Kishida tries golgappa and other Indian delicacies with PM Modi in Delhi
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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
The Reel
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Watch: The blunder years in ‘School College Ani Life’ starring Tejasswi Prakash, Karan Parab
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‘Ghar Banduk Biryani’ trailer: A chef is caught between security forces and rebels
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Start the week with a film: See the world through a donkey’s eyes in ‘EO’
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‘Rocket Boys’ review: Fuel loss on the way to the Pokhran nuclear test
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‘Underworld Ka Kabzaa’ review: Deafness guaranteed along with a numb brain
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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 Field
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