Articles by: Vikash Kumar

Visual Politics of Hindi Cinema and the movie ‘Gangaajal’

Visual Politics of Hindi Cinema and the movie ‘Gangaajal’

  The decade of 1990s has marked by the growth of Mandal and Kamandal politics. It was also the period when global effects of popular culture had spurred the Indian viewership pattern and the transnational flows of goods, information technology, media culture, people, markets, and cinema have created new dimensions of understandings. Diasporas, pop songs and advertisements became significant baseline[Read More…]

by 11/04/2023 Comments are Disabled Annihilate Caste
Caste in Early Indian Cinema and the life and times of the first Dalit actress PK Rosy

Caste in Early Indian Cinema and the life and times of the first Dalit actress PK Rosy

  Today’s Google Doodle features an ode to PK Rosy, a long-forgotten first Malayalam cinema Dalit actress also known as ‘Rajamma’, ‘Rosamma’ and ‘Rajammal’. This is not only a great moment to see that her participation has been honoured; rather it is a moment to feel sorrow for the state of Indian cinema and academia, which has taken decades to at[Read More…]

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Bhojpuri Songs and Branding of Caste Pride

Bhojpuri Songs and Branding of Caste Pride

The popularity of Bhojpuri music has grown to reach a wide audience, both in terms of listeners and watchers. Songs, in a sense, are a means through which cultural identities may be asserted. Bhojpuri songs promote certain prejudiced natures and settings in terms of gender, caste, class, and regions, among other categories. Some of the key aspects that are prevalent[Read More…]

by 14/09/2022 Comments are Disabled Annihilate Caste