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  • Claustropolis: 1984

    “Claustropolis: 1984” is excerpted from a forthcoming novel. In Bhopal, I could lie low. In Bhopal, there would be instructions for me. Because I had been told not to take the express, I traveled on a local, in an unreserved bogie. The whiskey was Director’s Special, a parting gift from Gupta’s people. I didn’t even…

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  • To Peck a Gregory…the Exemplary Life of Gregory Peck

    By Andy Geller | June 18, 2023 This article was originally published on 12up.com and has been republished here with permission. Gregory Peck was one of the greatest film stars of Classic Hollywood Cinema. With his deep, clear voice and his large frame, he was the ideal candidate for roles of intimidating and authoritative characters. Nevertheless, he was able to…

  • Supreme beings

    POLITICS AND PLAY | The death of the Indian party system Ramachandra Guha Published 14.01.23, 04:30 AM THE TELEGRAPH – MK Stalin with his son Udhayanidhi Stalin Scholars both Indian and foreign have argued that the health of our democracy has deteriorated in recent years. However, one aspect of India’s democratic decline has perhaps not got…

  • சினிமா கொட்டகை

    ” சினிமா கொட்டகை “. தமிழ்த்திரை சார்ந்த கட்டுரைகள் . சு.தியடோர் பாஸ்கரன் .காலச்சுவடு பதிப்பகம் .முதல் பதிப்பு 2018 . மொத்த பக்கங்கள் 150. விலை ரூபாய் 180. இது ஒரு கட்டுரை புத்தகம் தமிழ் திரை சார்ந்த கட்டுரைகள் அடங்கிய புத்தகம் மொத்தம் கீழ்க்கண்ட தலைப்புகளில் 11 கட்டுரைகள் இடம் பெற்றிருக்கிறது. 1.தேவதாசிப் பாரம்பரியமும் ஆரம்பகாலத் தமிழ் சினிமாவும் 2. அசையும் படத்தின் ஆரம்பங்கள் 3. திரையரங்கும் சினிமாவும் 4. நினைவேக்கம்: தமிழ்ச்சினிமாவின் ஒரு பரிமாணம்…

  • VHP-BJP lies exposed in TN

    In January 2022, after the tragic death of a 17-year-old student in Thanjavur, the Tamil Nadu BJP launched a major campaign alleging rampant religious conversions in the state. It was the first of its kind since former IPS officer Annamalai took over as party president, with misinformation flooding social media.  Journalists sought facts while the…

  • The Anti-Colonial Marxism of Mahdi Amel

    ByHicham Safieddine The Lebanese Marxist thinker Mahdi Amel was assassinated on this day in 1987. Amel developed a version of Marxism that was grounded in the experience of colonized societies, showing how class struggle converges with the fight for national liberation. Shawn Fain With rare exceptions, non-Western theorists of Marxism receive short intellectual shrift. When…

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