Rising from the rubble: The Freedom Theatre keeps cultural resistance alive in Palestine

The group has kept going despite fierce attacks from the Israeli forces.

Sudhanva Deshpande

· Aug 13, 2023 · 11:30 am

Is there resistance in invisibility, non-cooperation in silence? Reflections from the Kochi Biennale

‘Tangled Hierarchy’ curated by Jitish Kallat prompted thoughts on a different strategy of revolution.

Arundhati Ghosh

· Apr 05, 2023 · 11:30 am

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

· Nov 16, 2022 · 09:30 pm

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

· Jul 10, 2022 · 11:30 am

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

· Jan 15, 2022 · 05:30 pm

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

· Jan 31, 2021 · 06:30 am

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

· Jan 30, 2021 · 09:11 pm

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

· Mar 28, 2020 · 08:30 am

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

· Mar 14, 2020 · 06:33 pm

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

· Feb 09, 2020 · 03:30 pm

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

· Jan 26, 2020 · 06:30 am

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

· Jan 11, 2020 · 12:30 pm