A discussion sparked by the Prevention of Insults to National Honour (Amendment) Bill, 2026. Vande Mataram was a prominent slogan of the Indian freedom struggle. Yet, a closer look at its origins paint a starkly different picture. In this video, Ahmed Nadeem presents a short history of this seemingly patriotic song. The history and its continued relevance is situated deep inside the RSS ideology…
This two part episode is an honest discussion about criticisms on Periyar, which comes from all corners like right wing ecosystem, Tamil nationalists, Left wing, Dalit intellectuals and even the common public. Thozhar Tamil Kamarasan gives us perspectives, contexts , biases and reasons for such criticisms in this discussion with Nadeem and Naveen. Part one focuses on the criticisms from the right…
This episode is an honest discussion about criticisms on Periyar, which comes from all corners like right wing ecosystem, Tamil nationalists, Left wing, Dalit intellectuals and even the common public. Thozhar Tamil Kamarasan gives us perspectives, contexts , biases and reasons for such criticisms in this discussion with Nadeem and Naveen. Part one focuses on the criticisms from the right wing and…
In this episode , we discuss how Muslims are depicted in Indian Cinema focusing mainly on Tamil Cinema with our guest Nadeem why the representation is too low and what are the depictions we get of Muslims Why are benevolent Muslim characters superfluous in Tamil Cinema and how it is a problem in itself. How movies like Roja, Bombay changed the narrative about Muslims for worse and how even…
In this episode, we discuss with Mathur Sathya about the following- What is Fascism, and how it is different from Authoritarianism? How Hindutva Fascism came to be? What are the differences between the 20th Century European Fascists and the 21st Century Indian Fascists? How can we combat Fascism? What dilutes the fight against Fascism? Let us know your comments and questions.
