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Topic: Kaala

Films, YouTube, Ambedkar — Pa Ranjith is building a new world and it won’t be sidelined

+TFP Revathi Krishnan -
Pa Ranjith is revolutionising the mainstream and he will not just stop at films — he now has YouTube shows on Dalit food, a media platform, library on Ambedkar, and a band with Arivu.

ConQuest defending champions continue their winning streak by acing western region round

ThePrint Team -
Symbiosis Law School, Pune, and Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar seal their place in 28 September final.

How Bimal Roy’s Sujata and Pa Ranjith’s Kaala show changing Dalit politics in 60 years

Amit Upadhyaya -
The long shadow of the Gandhian thought is distinctly recognisable in Sujata, a film about overcoming prejudice.

Kaala tells Bollywood to wake up and smell the caste

Apurva Vishwanath -
Pa. Ranjith’s Kaala drives home its point on Dalit politics very clearly. But it may have a few messages for Bollywood too.

Kaala is a brilliant cultural response to Brahminical ideology: Jignesh Mevani

Jignesh Mevani -
A lot of Dalit activists and progressive forces will watch this film and see a ‘Kaala’ within them too.

Kaala is not just about Rajinikanth. It is about land, fascism, Ramayana & the Dalit gaze

B. Ravichandran -
Kaala is filled with references to Babasaheb Ambedkar, Buddha, Bheem chawl, beef shop, Lenin and Bheemji.

When was the last time a Bollywood superstar played a Dalit on screen?

Vandana Menon -
The existence of films like Rajinikanth’s latest Kaala suggests that the world’s largest film industry could stand to gain from films which talk about caste.

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Opinion

US pilot rescue in Iran must be seen more than war cost. Nation protects its warriors

Ajay Ahlawat -
A live American pilot paraded on Iranian state television would have been an intelligence windfall and a propaganda coup of historic proportions.

Iraq’s long road to FIFA World Cup qualification is a story of survival, defiance

Why nose strips and peel-off masks are an overhyped quick fix for blackheads

Economy

What to expect from China’s new 5-year plan—trade innovation, tensions with partners

WEF Team -
ASEAN is struggling against a flood of 'underpriced Chinese goods', while Brazil has imposed anti-dumping duties on Chinese steel.

Defence

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

Keshav Padmanabhan -
French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

National Interest

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

Shekhar Gupta -
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.

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