Anti-CAA Protests Archives

What Yash Chopra’s Dharmputra Teaches About Calling Out Bigotry

For many anti-CAA protesters, the resistance is also about standing up to the bigotry of family and friends. It’s imperative how Dharmputra, a film made over five decades ago, has an answer for it: call out objectionable views regardless of who holds them.

Pragyan Mohanty June 21, 2016

Fashion

The Dawn of “Protest Fashion”: What India Wore to the Anti-CAA Protests

The anti-CAA/NRC protests that have gripped the country in the last two months, is testament to the fact that fashion and revolution have gone hand in hand. Several images have stood out during the protests – from Chandrashekhar Azad’s blue scarf to the women who’ve worn the hijab as a political statement.

Mavis D'Silva June 16, 2016

Bollywood

When Bollywood Biggies Did Not Hesitate to Speak Out Against the Government

During the Emergency, Kishore Kumar, Manoj Kumar, and Dev Anand emerged as the fiercest voices against the establishment. Even as their songs and films were banned from Doordarshan, they remain undeterred. Why does the current crop of Bollywood A-listers choose to remain “apolitical” even as anti-CAA protests grip the nation?

Omkar Poojari June 14, 2016