oppression

Nagraj Manjule: The Troubadour of Our Times

Kaveree Bamzai

Nagraj Manjule’s third feature film is yet another sharp critique of upper-caste oppression, establishing him as the truthteller of Marathi cinema and beyond

Brotherhood of Broken Boys

Sanjay Sipahimalani

Colson Whitehead’s The Nickel Boys bears powerful witness to brutality and oppression that are all too real

The Mind of a Self-Immolator

Lhendup G Bhutia

On 22 March, Jamphel Yeshi, a 27-year-old Tibetan, burnt himself to death in protest against Chinese oppression in Tibet. He had decided on it 10 days ago. What happened in between?