Issue 19

About the nineteenth issue

Our third anniversary issue!

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Short Story Contest 2020

The World of Apu announces its very first short story contest. What is this all about?

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Oh The Horror!

Konstantinos, whom you might have spotted often in these pages, is now a podcast host!

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The Tamil Villain

Karthick RM thinks it’s time we paid more attention to the villain in Tamil cinema.

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Titillation and perversion: the cis lens of Super Deluxe

Arvind argues that this widely loved Tamil film does a grave disservice to trans people.

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Tawaifs and Hindi Cinema

Nihira discusses the history of tawaifs in India, their relationship with Hindustani music and Hindi cinema.

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India on Film: Fascinating, but half-hearted

Ramakrishnan M. writes about the newly released documentary India on Film, pieced together from archival footage.

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A gun, some blood, and Mysskin

Ramchander writes on Mysskin’s film Onaayum Aattukkuttiyum and translates passages from the filmmaker’s book about the film.

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Dancing with herself

Sthira Bhattacharya thinks about why two dance sequences from Indian cinema of the 90s have stayed with her.

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New Girl

Anusha attempts to write a short story, but it will not be entered in our contest.

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