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Jul 11, 2024
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Asvika (she/her) is a student of Political Science at OP Jindal Global University, and a Copyeditor at Political Pandora. Her research interests lie in anthropology, culture, grassroots politics and the intersection between literature and politics.
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Jun 9, 2025 ∙ 8 min
Bodies in Revolt: Longing, Liberation, and the Politics of Being in Muslim Worlds
One needs to explore how the discourse around “saving” Muslim women, in particular, often comes from a colonial, culturally superior gaze that strips them of their agency. Instead, by using the distinct lens of radical films like Joyland and Seed of the Sacred Fig, we see how gender, sexuality, artistic expression and resistance take shape in very specific cultural and political realities.
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Dec 12, 2024 ∙ 6 min
Shahi Jama Masjid: Another Victim of Communal Violence in India
Tensions amidst the survey of the Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, escalated to violent clashes that led to the death of 4...
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Oct 18, 2024 ∙ 14 min
Exploring the Temporal Construction of the Female Body
At the end of a long auto ride through Delhi, I was asked a rather unexpected and intrusive question. “What do you identify as?” I didn’t kn
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Sep 4, 2024 ∙ 5 min
Israel in the West Bank: Intensifying Raids Against Palestinians
The war on Gaza continues and hostilities in the West Bank have been escalated by the recent launch of an operation to control counter-terro
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