Saadat Hasan Manto
A tool for oppression
On the Digital Security Act curbing political dissent in Bangladesh.
Anupam Debashis Roy | Oct 25, 2022
Anatomy of an obscenity trial
An unearthed file gives new insight into Saadat Hasan Manto and his short story ‘Bu’.
Sarah Waheed | Jul 01, 2013
Bombay talkies: the documentary
For a city known for its flashy sensationalism, Bombay’s everyday stories seem to get regularly swept away. Luckily, some of these are being caught by documentary filmmakers.
Uma Mahadevan Dasgupta | Aug 14, 2006
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