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

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

Discover how Raj Kapoor, Shailendra, Mukesh, and Shankar-Jaikishan shaped post-Independence Hindi cinema with musical ...

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

In Raj Kapoor’s early films, the hero’s innocence is not that of someone inexperienced but of someone who has emerged ...

An in-depth analysis of how Raj Kapoor’s films reflected shifting national dreams, evolving masculinity, and the changing ...

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

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 ...

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

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