The Life and Times of Hindutva Cinema—Rayan Chakrabarti

I am an avid user of OTT platforms, utilising the late-night and cheap internet to binge questionable films. As Netflix orients us towards consuming distinct genres, I have been attracted to a peculiar fetish that can only be categorised as Hindutva Cinema. Films praising the Modi government’s policies have multiplied exponentially in the last ten … Continue reading The Life and Times of Hindutva Cinema—Rayan Chakrabarti →

Challenging Reason, Identities, and Nations: Situating Ghatak’s Jukti Takko Aar Goppo—Sujato Datta and Ananyo Chakraborty

Jukti Takko Aar Goppo (1974) “And somewhere under some new moon we shall learn that sleeping is not death.” Remembering Ritwik Ghatak on his 95th birth anniversary warns against deifying him as a cult figure. "Pakami korona" (Don't try to be too smart) would have been the spontaneous retort, if the man had been alive … Continue reading Challenging Reason, Identities, and Nations: Situating Ghatak’s Jukti Takko Aar Goppo—Sujato Datta and Ananyo Chakraborty →