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Articles by Shruti Narayanswamy
They called me takli: Reflections of a bald Indian woman
By now, you have probably read a think-piece of two about the slap that was “heard around the world”, but the moment — when Will Smith walked across the stage and slapped Chris Rock at the Academy Oscars — sent shock waves around one community in particular. Since that moment, people with alopecia have had to reckon with this newfound, bittersweet attention.
How Indian Cinema Helped Fight Fascism During World War II
Christopher Nolan’s film Dunkirk raised questions about the erasure of India from the war effort – any portrayal of Indian soldiers or reference to their contribution was noticeably absent. But even in India, the country’s role in the conflict tends to be overshadowed by the major events of the Indian independence movement that coincided with the war years.
Remembering Mrinal Sen: Bengali director who found the human in the radical | Sight & Sound
Twenty minutes into Mrinal Sen’s Interview (1971), we accompany the main protagonist Ranjit Mallick (played by Ranjit Mallick) on a Calcutta tram, on his quest for a Western suit for a job interview. A young woman on the tram reads a film magazine. She stops when she sees Ranjit’s picture, doing double-takes between the image and the passenger beside her. Suddenly, he breaks the fourth wall to address the viewer directly.
How Indian Cinema Played a Messenger and Ally in the Global Fight Against Fascism
Christopher Nolan’s film Dunkirk raised questions recently about the erasure of India from the war effort – any portrayal of Indian soldiers or reference to their contribution was noticeably absent. But even in India, the country’s role in the conflict tends to be overshadowed by the major events of the Indian independence movement that coincided with the war years.
How Indian cinema helped fight fascism during World War II
Christopher Nolan’s film Dunkirk raised questions recently about the erasure of India from the war effort—any portrayal of Indian soldiers or reference to their contribution was noticeably absent. But even in India, the country’s role in the conflict tends to be overshadowed by the major events of the Indian independence movement that coincided with the war years.
How Indian cinema helped fight fascism during World War II
Christopher Nolan’s film Dunkirk raised questions recently about the erasure of India from the war effort—any portrayal of Indian soldiers or reference to their contribution was noticeably absent. But even in India, the country’s role in the conflict tends to be overshadowed by the major events of the Indian independence movement that coincided with the war years.
How Indian cinema helped fight fascism during World War II
Christopher Nolan’s film Dunkirk raised questions recently about the erasure of India from the war effort – any portrayal of Indian soldiers or reference to their contribution was noticeably absent. But even in India, the country’s role in the conflict tends to be overshadowed by the major events of the Indian independence movement that coincided with the war years.
Mithat Alam obituary: Turkey’s greatest cinephile? | Sight & Sound
The name of Mithat Alam, the most devoted cinephile I have met in my life, was trending on Turkish Twitter on one Monday in December. In a politically turbulent country struck by Isis attacks and a coup attempt, seeing the image of this well-mannered, bespectacled, silver-haired gentleman inspiring conversation came as a surprise. It was bad news: after a brief illness the man who had devoted all his time, wealth and energy to disseminating film culture in Turkey had passed.
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