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Topic: Manikarnika

Ganga, Dharma, Buddha—Ukrainian poems take from Indian tales. Both nations share lot in common

Keshav Padmanabhan -
The two worlds of India and Ukraine are the same, declared Ukrainian-Swedish poet Eugene Wolynsky while performing at the embassy of Ukraine in New Delhi.

Kangana missed a key lesson in her Manikarnika film. Now she’s lost support of the Jhalkari Bais

ThePrint Team -
A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

Kangana Ranaut can’t become Manikarnika. She lost the support of millions of Jhalkari Bais

Dilip Mandal -
Kangana must only rewatch Manikarnika to know where she went wrong. Especially the five-minute role of one of the Jhansi commanders, Jhalkari Bai.

Kesari sees Akshay Kumar’s rebirth as an action hero as the actor dies

Sharanya Munsi -
We are all well aware of Akshay Kumar’s knack for taking on social themes, but in Kesari he delivers an entire syllabus on social and political justice.

Have a slew of recent Bollywood films changed the way Indians view war?

ThePrint Team -
After the Pulwama terror attacks, many Indians are clamouring for ‘revenge’ and ‘war’ against Pakistan. Recent Bollywood films like Uri: The Surgical Strike, Manikarnika and Padmaavat have glamorised the battlefield.

Kangana Ranaut & Anupam Kher target liberals, but their patriotic act falls flat

Sandip Roy -
The Kangana Ranauts and Anupam Khers of the world, cloaked in an armour of fiery jingoism, are immune from any scrutiny.

Kangana Ranaut is Ms Bharat on the warpath, with cow and contempt in her armour

Kaveree Bamzai -
The 'Queen' is angry at Bollywood's snub of Manikarnika and is out to expose everyone.

Kangana Ranaut’s Manikarnika fails Dalit warrior Jhalkaribai with 5 min role and ‘item’ song

Dilip Mandal -
So fleeting is Jhalkaribai’s mention in Manikarnika that if you are distracted even for a minute, you may miss her.

Kangana Ranaut’s Manikarnika is your guide to becoming a good Bharatiya

Sharanya Munsi -
Kangana Ranaut-starrer Manikarnika is high on nationalism, and low on content.

Kangana Ranaut in Manikarnika is the perfect Bharat Mata for Modi’s India

Sandip Roy -
In Manikarnika, Kangana Ranaut the actor and Kangana Ranaut the patriot have merged.

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Opinion

The debate about spheres of influence reorders India’s position

Harsh V. Pant -
New world reordering tests New Delhi’s strategic autonomy, balancing ties without succumbing to exclusive dominance zones.

Rafale deal, AI summit, Sewa Teerth have something in common. See Verse 13.13 of the Gita

To win over Asia, Canada needs more than nice speeches

Economy

Urban co-op banks doubled loan book in 5 yrs, but stuck at under 2% of credit market—Sahakar Trends

Udit Bubna -
UCBs accounted for 1.8% of total industry credit in September 2025—down from 2.2% five yrs ago—showing that they are losing ground to faster PSU banks.

Defence

US military commander, envoy Sergio Gor visit Indian Army Western Command, Bengaluru next

Snehesh Alex Philip -
At the Western Army Command, the American delegation was briefed on the capabilities of the formation, past operations and the path ahead.

National Interest

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

Shekhar Gupta -
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.

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