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Movie trailers: The unofficial manifestos of our time

Endlessly shared till its beliefs pass off as the truth, the film trailer mirrors our world: fact and fiction, blurred by repetition.

Lawrence Liang

Propaganda

Editor’s Note: When cinema becomes a tool for propaganda

One always imagines that propaganda and brainwashing are modern inventions that Goebbels—aided by Leni Riefenstahl—perfected. Not true. It has been ar

Vaishna Roy

Propaganda

Rise of ‘Hindutva’ cinema

Indian cinema hardly yields space to Dalit, Adivasi, or Bahujan protagonists. It continues to be an elitist, casteist project.

Harish S. Wankhede

Propaganda

Viral fever: The curious spectacle of campaign films

Potent tools for disseminating political ideologies and pushing stereotypes, these films offer insights into elections as well as everyday realities.

S.V. Srinivas

From the sidelines

Caught in a saffron storm

The BJP might win the three Muslim-dominant seats in Uttar Pradesh, but attributing it solely to Hindutva mobilisation would be a mistake.

Saba Naqvi

Interview

‘BJP is the fountainhead of corruption’: Sitaram Yechury

CPI(M) general secretary says the electoral bonds scheme legalised political corruption and had the potential to destroy democracy.

T.K. Rajalakshmi

Election 2024

Bihar: Navigating change and stagnation

Despite infrastructural advancements and improvements in law and order, fundamental challenges like unemployment and migration persist in the State.

Anand Mishra

Election 2024

‘There is a groundswell of support for the RJD’: Tejashwi Yadav

The RJD leader says this Lok Sabha election is about “reclaiming all that is good and decent in politics and governance”.

Anand Mishra

Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswa

Election 2024

‘NDA is stronger in Bihar now’: Chirag Paswan

The Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) president says his priority is to make Narendra Modi Prime Minister for the third time.

Anand Mishra

Election 2024

It is neck and neck in the first phase of election in Maharashtra

The advantage the BJP held in the Vidarbha region seems to be waning. Issues of inflation and caste conflicts only add to the party’s troubles.

Amey Tirodkar

Election 2024

Trinamool fights back in north Bengal

It is a tough battle for the BJP in north Bengal, where six constituencies vote in the first two phases.

Suhrid Sankar Chattopadhyay

Election 2024

No Modi magic: BJP’s bold claims clash with Kerala’s political realities

Despite BJP’s concerted bid to court the Christian community, a disconnect exists between the party’s outreach efforts and ground-level sentiments.

Anna Mathews

Election 2024

PMK’s alliance with the BJP in Tamil Nadu defies logic

The PMK stands to gain nothing while the BJP gains an edge. What could be the reason for an alliance where the PMK only ends up sacrificing itself?

Ilangovan Rajasekaran

Election 2024

Uttarakhand: High fives may not happen this time

The BJP is going all out to retain its grip on the hill State, but the Congress is countering with a sharp focus on local grievances.

Ismat Ara

Election 2024

Tripura and Sikkim: Alliance shifts, controversial candidates, and a three-cornered battle

In Tripura, the election in the first phase is characterised by regional alliances. In Sikkim, the issue of identity is foremost on the agenda of all

Suhrid Sankar Chattopadhyay

Election 2024

Manipur’s divided election

The year-long violence with no political intervention has left the people more concerned about their future than electoral politics.

Suwa Lal Jangu

Election 2024

An unexpected twist in Arunachal Pradesh

Arunachal Christian Forum’s support for Congress candidates threatens to derail the BJP’s dream run in the north-eastern State.

Sushanta Talukdar

Election 2024

Uphill task for BJP in Udhampur

Rumblings at the grassroots do not corroborate the development narrative that the BJP’s Jitendra Singh is peddling.

Ashutosh Sharma

Controversy

History does not agree with the BJP on Katchatheevu

BJP rakes up Katchatheevu issue but a study of Parliamentary records shows that neither was the island “gifted” to Sri Lanka nor was the DMK a mute sp

R.K. Radhakrishnan

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Economic Perspectives

Thames Water and the collapse of neoliberal privatisation

In the 1980s, the company’s privatisation signified a dramatic turn in economic policy due to neoliberalism.

C.P. Chandrasekhar

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South Asia

Is India losing the goodwill of its neighbours?

The rise in anti-India sentiments may have even left the field open for China to take advantage of the situation.

Pranay Sharma

West Asia

Palestinian Authority’s declining influence portends more trouble for Gaza

This is compounded by US financial cuts and internal challenges of corruption, limited autonomy, and a shattered political structure.

Shubhda Chaudhary

Science Notebook

Cholesterol-chomping gut bacteria can reduce risk of heart attack

The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument experiment has provided the largest and the most precise 3D map of the universe to date.

R. Ramachandran

Philately

Elections on postage: A journey into history

Stamps have played a vital role in building election awareness in India. Now they symbolise the country’s democratic triumphalism.

Vikas Kumar

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Reimagining Vallalar

The saint, the song, and the social revolution

A new music project titled Anbenum Peruveli radically reinterprets the work of the 19th-century Tamil poet-prophet in the year of his bicentenary.

Abhirami Girija Sriram

Photo Essay

Silent SOS

Wetland and mangrove birds now forage among plastic waste in urban areas because their natural habitats are all but gone.

Prasoon Kiran

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Counter Culture

Respectability and irreverence: the two sides of attention

Both want to achieve the same thing—the dignity of attention, either by bending to the system, or bending the system.

Prathyush Parasuraman

Essay

Served raw: How poetry from north-eastern India captures the trauma of everyday violence

In sparse, clinical language, it asks vexed questions of identity and struggle.

Nabina Das

Book Review

The handlers of death

In Fire on the Ganges, Radhika Iyengar unveils the lives and struggles of Varanasi’s Dom community.

Karan Madhok

Book Review

The king who dared to apologise

In Olivelle’s book, Mauryan king Asoka stands out as an icon whose legacy must be upheld at a time when violence and aggression seem to be the norm.

R. Mahalakshmi

Book Review

Tastes of the earth

Disarmingly honest, Food Journeys is very different from the gushing food books that come out every second day.

Anusua Mukherjee

Book Review

Forest of memories

Banana Yoshimoto’s The Premonition is about disturbing secrets at the heart of families and the possibility of negotiating with them to find closure.

Geeta Doctor

Book Review

Sisters under the skin

Manju Kapur’s latest novel is an exploration of the lives of women: their inclinations and desires, and their compromises.

Shuma Raha

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Bookshelf

New books on the shelves

A century’s worth of Bengali stories in translation, a study of a pioneering Indian sculptor, and many more.

White Space

Words on a plate

The menu boasts no dish names but will serve up similes and metaphors, oxymorons and syllogism, with metonymy that might pass for irony.

Kalpish Ratna

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In this issue

Movie trailers: The unofficial manifestos of our time

Editor’s Note: When cinema becomes a tool for propaganda

Rise of ‘Hindutva’ cinema

Viral fever: The curious spectacle of campaign films

Caught in a saffron storm

‘BJP is the fountainhead of corruption’: Sitaram Yechury

Bihar: Navigating change and stagnation

‘There is a groundswell of support for the RJD’: Tejashwi Yadav

‘NDA is stronger in Bihar now’: Chirag Paswan

It is neck and neck in the first phase of election in Maharashtra

Trinamool fights back in north Bengal

No Modi magic: BJP’s bold claims clash with Kerala’s political realities

PMK’s alliance with the BJP in Tamil Nadu defies logic

Uttarakhand: High fives may not happen this time

Tripura and Sikkim: Alliance shifts, controversial candidates, and a three-cornered battle

Manipur’s divided election

An unexpected twist in Arunachal Pradesh

Uphill task for BJP in Udhampur

History does not agree with the BJP on Katchatheevu

Thames Water and the collapse of neoliberal privatisation

Is India losing the goodwill of its neighbours?

Palestinian Authority’s declining influence portends more trouble for Gaza

Cholesterol-chomping gut bacteria can reduce risk of heart attack

Elections on postage: A journey into history

The saint, the song, and the social revolution

Silent SOS

Respectability and irreverence: the two sides of attention

Served raw: How poetry from north-eastern India captures the trauma of everyday violence

The handlers of death

The king who dared to apologise

Tastes of the earth

Forest of memories

Sisters under the skin

New books on the shelves

Words on a plate

‘The Dystopian Times’ by Appupen

Letters

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