Voices From Prison
The jail—and the treatment meted out to the accused—felt as though it belonged to another age, one in which the rule of law did not exist.
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“The Operative Word in Mainstream Media’s Discourse For Me is No More ‘Anti-National’; it’s ‘Terrorist’”
- Voices From Prison
We became victims of two things—unjust investigation and a media trial that was used as a weapon. The Media Trial was Deeply Painful.
Voices From Prison
I am enormously relieved that the separation from my only daughter, Maaysha, has ended. We can speak to each other every day.
Voices From Prison
Outlook’s February 1 issue, Thou Shalt Not Dissent, shines a light on the lives of political prisoners who were slapped with anti-terrorism charges and continue to face long trials and curbing of rights.
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“The Operative Word in Mainstream Media’s Discourse For Me is No More ‘Anti-National’; it’s ‘Terrorist’”
I am enormously relieved that the separation from my only daughter, Maaysha, has ended. We can speak to each other every day.
We became victims of two things—unjust investigation and a media trial that was used as a weapon. The Media Trial was Deeply Painful.
The jail—and the treatment meted out to the accused—felt as though it belonged to another age, one in which the rule of law did not exist.
The Bhima Koregaon case is not only about those who were imprisoned. It is also about the fate of democracy itself
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Sitarist and vocalist Hidayat Hussain Khan speaks to Outlook at the Mahindra Kabira Festival about the new age of music, collaboration with Western artists, the importance of art and music in today’s times and his upcoming album.
Gregg Araki, Cathy Yan, Sara Dosa bring new films to the latest edition
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Sitarist and vocalist Hidayat Hussain Khan speaks to Outlook at the Mahindra Kabira Festival about the new age of music, collaboration with Western artists, the importance of art and music in today’s times and his upcoming album.
Gregg Araki, Cathy Yan, Sara Dosa bring new films to the latest edition
Through Manto’s lens, Bombay and its creatures went beyond what postcards or myth-making would have us believe. On his death anniversary, here is revisiting Manto’s Bombay of underpaid writers, inflated egos, drunken nights and studios that extracted labour while pretending to nurture art.
At the Kochi Biennale, art becomes a bridge between histories, geographies, and lived experience. Through immersive installations, the Biennale invites viewers to confront shared histories of oppression and resilience, transforming Palestine from a distant geopolitical issue into a tangible, lived concern.
Bengal’s ‘Mahanayika’ Suchitra Sen ruled the box-office on her own terms. Long after leaving films, her fans continued to rhapsodise over her luminous beauty, which shone through even in black-and-white.
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In a sea of testosterone-fuelled, hyper-nationalistic spy films, ‘Happy Patel: Khatarnak Jasoos’ feels like a breath of fresh air. It’s an unapologetic film that commits to its silliness.
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The 9th edition of the Mahindra Kabira Festival held in Varanasi captured Kabir’s spirit through genre-blending performances by Rehmat-e-Nusrat, Rahul Deshpande, Agam, among others, holding Kabir’s idea of spirituality devoid of caste and religious barriers at the centre.
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The crime genre operates as a guilty pleasure but also as a cultural symptom, revealing the conditions that make such stories feel necessary and persistently resonant.
Marking his birth anniversary, here is remembering the poet who carried his care for the nation he had placed his hopes in into his words, writing verses for workers, women, lovers—anyone in need of steadiness against the forces that hemmed them in.
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