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Nacer Khemir: The Desert Trilogy
An overwhelming cinematic experience where the aesthetic and the political blend into each other is rare. While the Third Cinema (not to be confused with third world cinema) took upon itself to reject the usual Hollywood ideological propaganda and instead create a realistic counter hegemonic cinema, it remained a difficult task to retain the aesthetic of the cinematic imagination while being overtly political. In this context, cinema of Tunisian director Nacer Khemir escapes the definition … Read entire article »
Filed under: Art
You’re Running Away From Me And I’m From You
So what could be the reason for her melancholy disappearance? Was she psychologically disturbed and thus did not want to meet anyone? Yes, that was one of the thoughts that came to his mind. But he brushed away the idea, also knowing somewhere at the back of his mind, that this could very well be true. Finally after hours of speculation, he decided to go out looking for her. He went … Read entire article »
Filed under: Fiction
Missing | A short story
A tense strain of fright cut across the old man’s thought. The girls had set off for the meadows that lay across the brook just after 5O’clock. Tiny beads of sweat formed on Nabir kak’s brown brow. He had become crinkled in forehead since his wife was diagnosed with cervical cancer, last autumn. Nabir kak shifted his peasant’s cap a bit and looked at the westward sky. It was high summer and the cherry … Read entire article »
Filed under: Fiction
Gautam Navlakha Denied Entry, Deported From Srinagar Airport | Press Note from IPTK
Press Note: For immediate release INTERNATIONAL PEOPLE’S TRIBUNAL ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND JUSTICE IN INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR (IPTK) www.kashmirprocess.org From: Dr. Angana Chatterji, Convener IPTK and Professor, Anthropology, California Institute of Integral Studies; and advocate Parvez Imroz, Convener IPTK and Founder, Jammu and Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society TRIBUNAL CO-CONVENER DENIED ENTRY INTO KASHMIR Srinagar, May 28, 2011: On May 28, 2011, Mr. Gautam Navlakha, Convener, International People’s Tribunal on Human Rights and Justice in Kashmir (IPTK) and Editorial … Read entire article »
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Patriarchal Ideology and Political Culture
As soon as women step beyond the bounds of traditional roles and especially if they enter public life and politics, patriarchal interests feel threatened and deploy their usual repertoire of demeaning tactics and abuses. These tactics seek to brand their women targets as sexually loose; as lacking in ‘feminine’ attributes; as puppets of male mentors; or as displaying stereotypically ‘feminine’ weaknesses such as irrationality, fickleness and so on. Women elected … Read entire article »
Filed under: Politics
Youngest IAS qualifier vows to fight corruption
Gulzar Wani, 23, who is the youngest of the six youth from Jammu and Kashmir to have cracked this year’s Indian Administrative Services (IAS), says corruption has become a ‘big menace in our society’ and that he would not ‘betray the trust’ of the people especially his parents by indulging in corrupt practices. He also wants to be accessible to the public and live up to the expectations of his parents. … Read entire article »
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