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There are several enduring images of Raj Kapoor. One image of the greatest showman of Hindi cinema—as he is called—is his ...

Nasreen Munni Kabir reflects on Raj Kapoor’s cinema, his iconic partnership with Khwaja Ahmad Abbas, and how their art shaped ...

Explore how Shailendra’s lyrics and Raj Kapoor’s films gave voice to India’s working class and shaped a lyrical, socialist ...

Hindi cinema in the 1950s was a national cinema addressing a large public, but it was still a middle-class cinema and ...

Awara speaks back to the law by confronting its bias against the urban poor and asserting their dignity—raising powerful ...

In many ways, Raj Kapoor’s career, cinema, and concerns closely shadow India’s own­­. The innocent lover, the tramp a la ...

India’s LGBTQIA+ community battles hate crimes, policy apathy, and legal erasure—11 years after NALSA, justice remains ...

Gopalkrishna Gandhi's "The Undying Light" critiques India's political landscape, emphasising the need for unity against ...

A new book by senior advocate Vijay Hansaria re-examines the illustrated Constitution, arguing that its artwork—long ...

More than 150 Jenu Kurubas re-entered Nagarahole National Park in May 2025, asserting ancestral claims under the Forest ...

A sharp critique of Operation Sindoor, examining gendered nationalism, state control, and the shrinking space for feminist ...