Cinema is immensely popular, especially in India and over the years, many films show powerful cops taking the law into their own hands to beat up and torture suspects. While their vigilante actions may seem exciting, it is important to understand how such portrayals affect the

Rishi Sunak has offered his resignation to The King but Keir Starmer has yet to be appointed as Prime Minister, so who's in charge? Me.

This by ⁦Deepanjana⁩ is one of the best essays I’ve read in a long long time. Of Jill Ciment's Consent, Neil Gaiman and Alice Munro deepanjana.substack.com/p/of-jill-cime…

I love my people cos wdym they stormed into Hasina's home and stole FISH from her fridge 😭😭😭 Joy Bangla fr 🇧🇩

Video shows the moment protesters in Bangladesh’s Dhaka climbed atop a large statue of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's father, and hammered the statue's head with an axe.

VIDEO | Protesters set Bangabandhu Memorial Museum in Dhaka on fire. This comes in wake of the Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina resigning in wake of unprecedented anti-government protests in the neighbouring country.

A lot of Indian Right wing accounts are spreading communal propaganda. Here are images of local Muslims stepping in to protect the temples in Bangladesh.

The peak Bengali images of claiming ginormous rui maachh as loot are delightful, but there's also this darker side to yesterday's triumph in Bangladesh.

Roughly: The incidents of lawlessness and violence that have been reported from Bangladesh are an attempt to discredit the students' movement by fascists and their allies. Tho student movement is committed to protecting minorities, restoring peace and building a new Bangladesh.

Me trying to find an official statement by the Indian government on the situation in Bangladesh and Sheikh Hasina's plans to cool her heels in India while waiting for the UK to grant her asylum.

"There are no areas or districts left where communal attacks [on homes and business of Hindus] have not taken place." Alongside the heartwarming images being circulated online of temples in Bangladesh being guarded by Muslims, this is also being reported. thedailystar.net/news/banglades…

The proposal DOESN'T include a lasting ceasefire, an end to the occupation of Gaza, or free movement of Palestinians in the territory... Genuine question: what have they been negotiating?

Harrowing thread about being a woman journalist in India. And it's not exceptional. The men she's talking about are likely to be serial offenders. Crazy that we consider ourselves lucky when we've 'only' had to deal with what a colleague once described as "simple sexism".

CJI: if women are not able to go to work and conditions are not safe, we are denying them equality #RGKarMedicalCollegeHospital #KolkataDoctorCase #SupremeCourt

Loved Deepanjana’s take on ‘Angry Young Men’ and the idea of an access documentary. I was bit wary given that it’s produced by the once (?) angry men’s children but it definitely has its moments thenodmag.com/content/angry-…

#HTWknd | The new Netflix show Kaos uses exquisitely crafted wheels within wheels to tell a story about prophecies and flawed gods - and to offer us a reminder: Ultimately, the best things are human. Read this week's #DeeForDrama, by Deepanjana hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/art-…

We just have 4 more episodes of #NoGainNoLove left to air and it feels TOO LITTLE. Meanwhile, here are some mindful, demure thoughts on the first half of this very restrained, serious drama: New podcast ep! player.captivate.fm/episode/c55403…