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indianewswatch, 7 months ago to RSS

Facing pressure in India, Netflix and Amazon back down on daring films

In the last four years, a chill has swept through the streaming industry in India as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party tightened its grip on the country’s political discourse and the American technology platforms that host it.

#OTT #entertainment #netflix #amazon #PrimeVideo #spotify #RSS #BJP #hindutva #dissent #censorship #AnuragKashyap #fascism #cinema #kollywood #HindiCinema #streaming #BigTech #india

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/11/20/india-netflix-amazon-movies-self-censorship/

indianewswatch, 7 months ago to random

Remembering Maulana Abul Kalam Azad: A Scholar, Patriot and Builder of Modern India

Today, November 11, marks the 135th birth anniversary of India's first education minister. The Maulana played a crucial role in bringing Indian Muslims out of their self-imposed political indifference to cooperate with their Hindu brethren in the task of freeing the country from foreign rule.

#MaulanaAzad #history #histodon #FreedomStruggle #IndianHistory #muslims #IndianMuslims #hindutva #india

https://thewire.in/history/remembering-maulana-abul-kalam-azad-a-scholar-patriot-and-builder-of-modern-india

indianewswatch, 8 months ago to random

Brij Bhushan Singh sexually harassed wrestlers at every opportunity: Cops tell court

In the alleged sexual harassment case lodged against former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the Delhi police said that Singh never missed an opportunity to sexually harass women wrestlers.

https://www.thenewsminute.com/news/brij-bhushan-singh-sexually-harassed-wrestlers-at-every-opportunity-cops-tell-court

#BrijBhushanSingh #BJP #VinodTomar #WFI #SexualHarassment #WrestlersProtest #DelhiPolice #SakshiMalik #VineshPhogat #BajrangPunia #wrestling #sport #ViolenceAgainstWomen #hindutva #india

indianewswatch, 10 months ago to random

Book review: Rahul Ranjan's 'Political Life of Memory: Birsa Munda in Contemporary India'

While we predominantly consume the image of Birsa Munda as an anti-colonial figure and in very etatised and hinduised forms, Rahul Ranjan’s Political Life of Memory: Birsa Munda in Contemporary India forcefully intervenes to bring out the voices of the subaltern. An intervention in ethnohistory and politics of indigenous groups, the book shows how memory is significant in the life and struggles of indigenous groups in the state of Jharkhand.

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https://journals.sagepub.com/eprint/EJMRASCYM3DYFDQRHD6V/full