Year: 2024

Babri masjid demolition by kar sevaks gateway of India on fire

Thank God: Ramjanambhoomi-Babri Masjid & Bombay Riots

January 18, 2024April 21, 2024

Religion met politics in a thunderclap of violence & my city burnt. It was never the same again. I was never the same again. Thank God.

Politics & Feminism | Pop Culture

ANNAPOORANI: What The Film & Right-Wing Got Wrong On Caste

January 13, 2024April 21, 2024

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ANNAPOORANI promised a caste discourse but served up a Brahimin fantasy. Right-wing backlash to the film only furthers saffron politics via Brahmin propaganda.

Mad Men The Suitcase Peggy Olsen Don Draper

Home & Identity | Pop Culture | Relationships | WorkSpace

Mad Men: THE SUITCASE Is Full Of Peggy’s Baggage

January 8, 2024April 25, 2024

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Peggy Olsen contends with her choices of relationships, desire & work in the fan favorite MAD MEN episode ‘The Suitcase’ through three men Mark, Duck & Don.

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