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The Mockery of National Awards: The Fiasco of the 71st National Awards and What it Holds for the Future

The Mockery of National Awards: The Fiasco of the 71st National Awards and What it Holds for the Future

August 3, 2025
Santosh Kumar Mamgain
Kraffts, Senna, and Morbid Beauty of Passion

Kraffts, Senna, and Morbid Beauty of Passion

August 2, 2025
Manav
Go Ah-sung as Park Hyun-seo in Bong Joon-ho's 'The Host' (2006)

Neocolonial Anxieties in Bong Joon-ho’s ‘The Host’ (2006)

August 2, 2025
Shahim Sheikh
Beyond Bloodlines: Reimagining Kinship And Childhood In Hirokazu Kore-edaโ€™s Cinemaย 

Beyond Bloodlines: Reimagining Kinship And Childhood In Hirokazu Kore-edaโ€™s Cinemaย 

July 31, 2025
Anju Devadas
Why do all the Contemporary Villains Sound Like They've Read Camus?ย 

Why do all the Contemporary Villains Sound Like They’ve Read Camus?ย 

July 30, 2025
Bipasha Bhattacharyya
Of Guns and Guilt: The Postmodern Antiheroย  and His Mirrorย 
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Of Guns and Guilt: The Postmodern Antiheroย and His Mirrorย 

Subhashree Paul July 30, 2025July 30, 2025
The Pain of Silent Departures and the Turmoil That Lingers Within: Thoughts on G.Aravindhanโ€™s Pokkuveyil (1982, Twilight)
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The Pain of Silent Departures and the Turmoil That Lingers Within: Thoughts on G.Aravindhanโ€™s Pokkuveyil (1982, Twilight)

Rugmini Dinu July 30, 2025July 30, 2025
Haunting Silences And Moral Reckonings: Gender, Guilt, And Redemption In G. Aravindanโ€™s โ€˜chidambaramโ€™
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Haunting Silences And Moral Reckonings: Gender, Guilt, And Redemption In G. Aravindanโ€™s โ€˜Chidambaramโ€™ (1985)

Anju Devadas July 28, 2025August 3, 2025

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The Mockery of National Awards: The Fiasco of the 71st National Awards and What it Holds for the Future
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The Mockery of National Awards: The Fiasco of the 71st National Awards and What it Holds for the Future

Santosh Kumar Mamgain August 3, 2025August 3, 2025
Kraffts, Senna, and Morbid Beauty of Passion
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Kraffts, Senna, and Morbid Beauty of Passion

Manav August 2, 2025August 3, 2025
Why do all the Contemporary Villains Sound Like They've Read Camus?ย 
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Why do all the Contemporary Villains Sound Like They’ve Read Camus?ย 

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Jerusalem: The virtual pilgrimage to the land of perennially ambiguous identity.
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Jerusalem: The virtual pilgrimage to the land of perennially ambiguous identity.

Mohsin Mistri February 20, 2021

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Here Is Why the Non-Linear Narrative In ‘Dunkirk’ Didn’t Work
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Here Is Why the Non-Linear Narrative In ‘Dunkirk’ Didn’t Work

Suvo Pyne February 20, 2021

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[WATCH] Video Essay Explores How Christopher Nolan Manipulates Time
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[WATCH] Video Essay Explores How Christopher Nolan Manipulates Time

Shikhar Verma February 20, 2021

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In Response to “They Don’t Make ‘Em Like They Used To”: Rom Com Edition
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In Response to “They Don’t Make ‘Em Like They Used To”: Rom Com Edition

Lara Kalenderian February 20, 2021

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Melancholia [2011]: Alien on Earth
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Melancholia [2011]: Alien on Earth

Nivedita Nair February 20, 2021

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Of Love, Grief and Rediscovery: A Love Letter to Clementine
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Of Love, Grief and Rediscovery: A Love Letter to Clementine

Shivansh Mishra May 1, 2021

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Theย Godfather Paradox : Diasporic Dialectics, Gender Trouble and Issues ofย Identity
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Theย Godfather Paradox : Diasporic Dialectics, Gender Trouble and Issues ofย Identity

Debopriyaa Dutta February 20, 2021

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Amadeus [1984]: For the Artist in You
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Amadeus [1984]: For the Artist in You

Asra Mamnoon February 20, 2021

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The Stepford Wives [2004]: Dress-up and Denial
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The Stepford Wives [2004]: Dress-up and Denial

Lara Kalenderian July 15, 2024

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