In Search of No-Nation: Being International

M.S. Sathyus Garam Hawa(Scorching Winds), released in 1973 after months of censorship delays over fears of communal unrest, remains one of Indian cinemas most d...read more

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Mammo: Home, Borders, and Bureaucratic Violence

I watched Mammo again recently, and it left me shaken in a way few films do. Shyam Benegals understated 1994 classic, the first in his Muslim womens trilogy, fe...read more

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Melodrama Masquerading as History

Vivek Agnihotris The Tashkent Files attempts to explore the mysterious death of PM Lal Bahadur Shastri(1966), but ultimately collapses under the weight of its o...read more

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Emergency: Power, Parody, Propaganda

Emergency is not a historical biopicit is a polemical farce masquerading as cinema. Marketed as a hard-hitting account of Indias 197577 Emergency, the film inst...read more

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The Bengal Files: Blood, Bias, and Hindutva

The Bengal Files is the third installment in Vivek Agnihotris much-publicized Files trilogy, and it marks the creative and ethical exhaustion of a formula that ...read more

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A Saffron-Soaked Spectacle of Selective Grief

Overview In Bollywoods increasingly overt courtship with political power, The Kashmir Files, directed by Vivek Agnihotri, stands as a loud and calculated entry ...read more

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Modi's Biopic: A Shameless Propaganda Farce

Overview PM Narendra Modi(2019), directed by Omung Kumar and starring Vivek Oberoi, is not a biopic but a glossy political advert masquerading as cinema. Releas...read more

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SBI: A Bank Growing Bigger but Not Better

On paper, SBI looks impressive₹;48 trillion in advances by Q2 FY26, strong credit growth of 13.49% YoY, and a massive corporate loan book that continues expandi...read more

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LIC: A Public Institution Slowly Hollowed Out

The Life Insurance Corporation of Indiaonce the most trusted financial shelter for ordinary householdshas now become a risk sink for politically connected corpo...read more

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RBI and the Death of Transparency

My experience with the Reserve Bank of India(RBI) regarding RTI replies on the DHFL Committee of Creditors(CoC) has been deeply disappointing and raises serious...read more

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Piramal Empire: A Consumer Safety Warning

As someone who has observed Indias corporate sector for years and has watched lakhs of consumers, DHFL investors, and homebuyers suffer I feel obligated to publ...read more

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DHFL Resolution or Daylight Capture?

Piramal Finances takeover of DHFL remains one of the most controversial resolutions under Indias insolvency system. One of the biggest red flags: the CoC and th...read more

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Expensive Urine, Nothing More!

The supplement Supradyn, marketed by Piramal Pharma, touts itself as a gateway to vitality, yet a deeper dive reveals a hollow promise. Youre essentially paying...read more

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Suppressing Information: LIC the Great!

NOT INFORMING THE REASONS BEHIND NON-DEDUCTIONS OF PREMIUMS The monthly premiums of the policies(494621035 and 494620562) were paid through an auto-debit system...read more

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Negligence Of Axis Bank In LIC Credit Card

Abstract Callous Axis Bank did not follow my standing instructions/mandates on 6 LICI policies, the premiums of which are to be deducted from my LICI Platinum c...read more

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