as a culture critic, I write at the intersection of popular culture and political thinking. find my muckrack.
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opinion

  • A Year After CAA, India Doubles Down on Dissent, The Juggernaut
  • Kerala’s women are marching so we can run: The corporeal revolution that’s propelling gender equality in India, Firstpost
  • Domestic silence amid nationwide protests an act of extreme privilege: Idea of the Indian family needs rewriting, Firstpost

music

  • Japanese rockers Kikagaku Moyo: ‘Watching people board a train – that’s psychedelic!’, The Guardian
  • Lata Mangeshkar: The Voice of the Nation, In Good Times and Bad, The Juggernaut
  • The Essential Legacy of M.I.A., The Juggernaut
  • The Ska Vengers interview: ‘When Honey Singh wins best independent act award, it’s troubling’, Scroll
  • Two To One, Helter Skelter

cinema

  • ‘Amar Singh Chamkila’: An Ode to a Punjabi Folk Hero, The Juggernaut
  • Why Are We Still Talking About ‘Animal’?, The Juggernaut
  • How ‘Garm Hava’ Reframes the Partition Narrative, The Juggernaut
  • How Mani Ratnam’s Terrorism Trilogy Stoked 1990s Nationalism, The Juggernaut
  • Dissenting Cinema: Why India Censors Films, The Juggernaut
  • Christopher Nolan’s baffling Tenet is the definitive pandemic movie of our time, Firstpost
  • The Complicated Exuberance of Rishi Kapoor, The Juggernaut
  • The Evolution of Home in Bollywood, The Juggernaut
  • What is the Religion of Bollywood? The Juggernaut
  • Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga is a sensitive queer story, but disregards toxic masculinity of Sweety’s brother, Firstpost

television

  • “A Suitable Boy” is Lavish, But Far Too Hasty, The Juggernaut
  • Casteism, Colorism & Culture: Indian Matchmaking Has A Lot Of Explaining To Do, Bustle
  • BoJack Horseman and the women who want to move on: In S6, Diane, Princess Carolyn have a shot at healing, Firstpost
  • Stranger Things 3: How Hopper’s jilted lover act ruins an otherwise entertaining season, Firstpost
  • ‘The Good Place’ Season 3 Finale Got Political, But Not In The Way You Think, Bustle
  • Why Shows Like ‘The Good Place,’ ‘Parks & Recreation’ & ‘The Office’ Make You So Happy, Bustle
  • Why June Is ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Season 3’s Biggest Problem, Bustle
  • ‘Big Little Lies’ Didn’t Need A Season 2, But Here’s Why You’re Obsessed Anyway, Bustle
  • How ‘Game of Thrones’ Betrayed The Books & Viewers Who Fell In Love With Complex Characters, Bustle
  • Daenerys Isn’t The Mad Queen On ‘Game Of Thrones’ — She’s Just (Rightfully) Angry, Bustle
  • Where are the imperfect and relatable urban women on Indian television?, Scroll

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