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An amendment application has been filed before the Allahabad High Court in a pending Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea (filed last year) against the exhibition of the Prabhas, Saif Ali Khan and...

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Using the NRC-CAA as the backdrop, Nair traces the many ways religious minorities have been disenfranchised across India, Pakistan and Bangladesh

Whose Sentiments are Hurt?

History is a thin excuse for unrelenting majoritarianism in India and its neighbourhood.

Two novels in translation, three novels originally written in the English, and a collection of short stories translated from the Hindi.

Led by Indira Gandhi and Atal Bihari Vajpayee, MPs exchange sharp words during a discussion on communal riots that were engulfing India five decades ago.

The RSS chief's references to the Mahabharata have earned a sharp response from elements in the Hindutva ecosystem who say they are offended by his interpretation. 

From Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro To Tandav, It Is Now Easier To ‘Hurt Sentiments The Mahabharat scene in the older film would have enraged todays touchy Hindutva warriors. A still from the Mahabharat scene in Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro. Photo: Screengrab/Shemaroo The Mahabharata scene at the end Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro is fondly remembered even today, almost 40 years after the film released. It is a long, 12-minute sequence full of farce, slapstick, and some truly witty lines, all done at a breakneck speed, he...