https://www.himalmag.com/politics/tamil-nadu-election-superstar-vijay-tvk-dravidian-parties https://media.assettype.com/himalmag/2026-04-17/nrursl5m/Vijay-TVK-Tamil-Nadu-Assembly-Election-2026.png The Tamil superstar-turned-politician Vijay commands a rare emotional loyalty, but converting fans into cadres while bringing together a diverse electorate remains his central test in the 2026 Tamil Nadu assembly election. https://media.assettype.com/himalmag/2026-04-17/di68688b/Vijay-TVK-Tamil-Nadu-election-2026.jpg Vijay addresses a rally against a backdrop featuring Velu Nachiyar, K Kamaraj, Periyar, B R Ambedkar and Anjalai Ammal. The visual language of Vijay’s politics invokes a long Dravidian tradition of social justice and Tamil assertion, but allusion is not hard proof of belief. himalmag en 2026-04-17T07:05:41.088Z Vijay and the limits of cinema stardom in Tamil Nadu politics tamil nadu, assembly election 2026, Vijay https://www.himalmag.com/newsletters/dhurandhar-himal-virtual-cover-april https://media.assettype.com/himalmag/2026-04-16/ad2s0yn5/Virtual-Cover-April-2026 https://media.assettype.com/himalmag/2026-04-16/g3iz5kam/April-2026-virtual-cover.png himalmag en 2026-04-16T12:04:38.898Z Watching ‘Dhurandhar’ in India and Pakistan – Himal Virtual Cover, April 2026 Dhurandhar, Bollywood, Hindutva https://www.himalmag.com/politics/syeda-hameed-harsh-mander-india-partition-muslims https://media.assettype.com/himalmag/2026-04-16/4597rc70/Syeda-Hameed-HM-interview.jpg himalmag en 2026-04-16T07:13:31.558Z Himal Interviews: The pluralism and poetry of India’s past India, Muslims, Syeda Hameed, Harsh Mander, Partition, Jawaharlal Nehru, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Maulana Azad, Hindutva, Narendra Modi, BJP, RSS