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The Unwritten Realities of Desire & Sexuality – On Representation Of Sexual Imagery In Bollywood
Read more: The Unwritten Realities of Desire & Sexuality – On Representation Of Sexual Imagery In BollywoodBy – Poorvanshi Tyagi Abstract Cinema’s interplay with realities of sexual desire and physical intimacy often overlap with cultural notions and societal perceptions of sexuality. The role of cinema in portraying desire and sexual attitudes remains contested in India due to public perception and discourse on the same. This article explores the portrayal of sexed…
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Tsuda Sanzo : The Man who Struck the Tsar
Read more: Tsuda Sanzo : The Man who Struck the TsarBy — Nandini Pandey Abstract The Meiji Empire restored to Japan in the 19th century had ideas that envisioned their nation as the colonial power of Asia, cultivating feelings of nationalism and Japanese superiority over external forces. A product of this sentiment of loyalty of the population towards their nation was Tsuda Sanzo. Devoted to…
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Who Wins: Law or Lore?
Read more: Who Wins: Law or Lore?By — Hansin Kapoor Abstract India’s police are fighting a battle not only against crime but also against fear, faith and folklore. From the burning of homes in Bihar to daring rescues in Meghalaya, police often find themselves in villages ruled by superstition rather than law. Witch-hunting and black magic killings unveils how belief can…
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The Magical Empowerment : How Organizations Helped Promote the Women of the Occult
Read more: The Magical Empowerment : How Organizations Helped Promote the Women of the OccultBy – Nandini Pandey Abstract An imbalance in occult practices for centuries had resulted in an oppression towards its women practitioners, who were seen as witches, easily possessed, a threat to society. Such long-drawn oppression and imbalance was countered and repealed by two modern occult groups : The Theosophical Society, and the Hermetic Order of the…
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Evanescing Traditions & The Post-Industrial Era : On tea-leaf reading in the modern age
Read more: Evanescing Traditions & The Post-Industrial Era : On tea-leaf reading in the modern ageBy – Poorvanshi Tyagi Abstract Tea-leaf reading or Tasseography is the practice of reading patterns left by ta leaves as a way to provide insights or guidance for the future. This article aims to trace the inter-cultural history of the tradition as well as explore its position in the modern post-industrial age, with respect to…
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Witchcraft in Colonial India: The Politics of the Occult
Read more: Witchcraft in Colonial India: The Politics of the OccultBy – Tanishka Shah Abstract The history of witchcraft in colonial India is not merely a record of superstition and savagery, as British officials often portrayed it. It is a layered history of gendered violence, cultural misunderstanding, and epistemic domination. The figure of the witch was not simply an embodiment of rural superstition but a…
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The Historical Transformation of Supernatural Beliefs
Read more: The Historical Transformation of Supernatural BeliefsBy -Apoorva Lakshmi Kaipa Abstract This article looks into the history of practices labelled as witchcraft or attributed to supernatural forces that we understand scientifically today. Centred on the Salem witch trials and witch hunts in Europe, the article details how epilepsy, mental illness, and possibly ergot poisoning were wrongly interpreted as diabolical possession or…
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Why the Far Left Disagrees with Woke Culture
Read more: Why the Far Left Disagrees with Woke CultureBy – Chandril Ray Chaudhuri Abstract Will the system of oppression persist if social inequalities are solved but not economic disparity? A resounding no is the answer in the far-left school of thought. Whereas an activist can call themselves woke and emphasize identity politics, race, gender, sexuality, and other identifying signs, communists and deep-red theorists…
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Jokes Apart: How Laughter Masks Hierarchy?
Read more: Jokes Apart: How Laughter Masks Hierarchy?By — Hansin Kapoor Abstract In India, comedy often straddles a fine line between critiquing authority and reinforcing social hierarchies. This article examines how comedy deploys abusive and even gory language to target caste, class, gender, and regional minorities. by drawing on Goffman’ s concept of stigma, Durkheim’ s theory of deviance, Foucault’ s discourse-power…
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The Unmasking of an Unbalanced Reality: How Tribal Literature Reveals A Long-Drawn Oppression
Read more: The Unmasking of an Unbalanced Reality: How Tribal Literature Reveals A Long-Drawn OppressionBy — Nandini Pandey Abstract The Adivasi population of India is diverse and consists of various different groups and tribes. Despite their differences in practices and culture, they stand united on the grounding of exclusion and suppression that they have faced from society for generations. This essay examines such oppression through the works of tribal…
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The making of social hegemony through media and culture
Read more: The making of social hegemony through media and cultureBy – Apoorva Lakshmi Kaipa Abstract This article examines the role of media in sustaining social power structures through Gramsci’s concept of cultural hegemony. Media platforms, films, pop culture and advertising reproduce dominant ideologies instead of operating as neutral channels of communication. The article will: explore how social media algorithms shape visibility and reinforce already…
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Trumbo : Revisiting Communist Imagination in post-WWII America
Read more: Trumbo : Revisiting Communist Imagination in post-WWII AmericaBy – Poorvanshi Tyagi Abstract Trumbo (2015) is based on the tumultuous career of Academy Award winning screenwriter Dalton Trumbo. The film examines the life and mind of Trumbo, whose public support for communism in the Cold War era shaped his personal, social and professional life. Through the lens of Trumbo, this article aims to…
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