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Observations of faith, gender roles and the male gaze in the context of India and Indian cinema.
Representation of faith in film Some of the earlier narrative films were faith-based stories, such as France’s La Passion de Jeanne d’Arc. Even in the era of silent films in India, it seemed a lucrative enterprise to produce films steeped in faith-based stories and storytelling, such as Raja Harishchandra, Keechaka Vadanam, Vigathakumaran, Sant Tukaram, etc.…
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Existentialism in the works of Stanley Kubrick
In his films, Dr Strangelove, 2001: A Space Odyssey, and A Clockwork Orange, what branches of existentialism does Stanley Kubrick explore? The Philosophy of Stanley Kubrick Stanley Kubrick (b. 1928, New York City) had already made a name for himself as a professional photographer for Look magazine before he ventured as a filmmaker. After finding…
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Personal Data Protection
India, with its booming start-up ecosystem, is being ushered into a new age of digitalisation. The country also has the third-highest rate of cyber attacks, with only a fraction of it detected, and only a mere 20-30% of that being addressed through means of manual investigation. This means that cyber-security is imperative to businesses being…
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Sift through the sand
Have you ever looked through a legal document? Like, really read through it? If you have, you have probably had to read and re-read the text several times, or actually have someone explain it to you. Privacy policies of companies online are more often than not very similar. Clauses upon clauses that drone on in…
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What a scam!
Social media in the past decade has permeated society to become a means for staying in touch with friends, family and businesses. It’s safe to say that billions of users have some sort of social media profile, with Facebook, Instagram and Twitter holding the lion’s share, in terms of number of users. Not every user…
Anirudh Harshavardhan 