History Omitted — On Mahashweta Devi’s “Draupadi”Delhi University has removed “subversive” texts from its syllabus because they’re “discomforting”. (TW: mention of rape, graphic violence)Aug 30, 2021Aug 30, 2021
‘Succession’ is a Meticulous Joke on the WealthyKendall Roy is a drug addict. Kendall Roy steals a lighter from a store and throws it in the trash. Kendall Roy has had adulterous…May 30, 2021May 30, 2021
All the Waste and the Disgust: “The Great Indian Kitchen” on dismantling PatriarchyWhen a film begins by thanking “Science” and not “God”, you know it’s going to upset a lot of people. Lovely. The very same reason why…Jan 18, 2021Jan 18, 2021
Some not-so-lucid thoughts post- “Paava Kadhaigal”I woke up today morning to read the news of an honor killing here in Kerala. It’s a supposedly educated and progressive society over here…Dec 28, 20201Dec 28, 20201
Am I the Only One Who Hated ‘Ludo’?It takes a very compelling idea to pull someone like me out of a writer’s block. It could be a beautiful Anurag Basu-film like Barfi…Nov 21, 2020Nov 21, 2020
Why ‘The Social Dilemma’ scared the sh*t out of meOn power structures determined by a single click.Sep 24, 2020Sep 24, 2020
On Rhinos and Free SpeechWe had to study French- Romanian playwright Eugene Ionesco’s Rhinoceros (1960) as part of our undergrad course. A widely popular absurdist…Aug 23, 2020Aug 23, 2020
