politics

Campus politics offers lessons on coalitions, realpolitik for Opposition bloc

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Campus politics offers lessons on coalitions, realpolitik for Opposition bloc

[ad_1] In moments of perceived political crisis, the demand for a “united opposition” gains urgency in India’s multiparty electoral system. When confronted with a powerful right-wing party that they view as a systemic threat, such as the Bharatiya Janata Party in contemporary India, many observers and citizens advocate for disparate Left and centre-left, or progressive-secular … Read more

‘I don’t see how you can take the art out of politics or the politics out of art

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‘I don’t see how you can take the art out of politics or the politics out of art

[ad_1] The G5A cultural centre in Mumbai has organised an Anand Patwardhan retrospective between October 2 and 5. The programme – featuring 10 out of his 13 documentaries and two short films – covers the breadth of the 75-year-old filmmaker’s thematic concerns over five decades, including human rights, majoritarianism, hyper-nationalism, casteism, ecological damage and protest … Read more