Liked #Chamkila , a tale of resisting oppressive societal constructs using art and words — and most significantly, with a smile on your face. Because joy is also often a sign of protest. Remembering Gauri Lankesh, Narendra Dabholkar, M.M. Kalburgi tonight with Amar Singh Chamkila.

The devastating grace of Jack Gilbert's lines.

Hema ji ko achanak kheto se lagaav hai kya?
Kuchh pata karo kahin chunaav hai kya?

Now playing on MUBI India.

No contraceptive available in this country is better than our schools.

Eidi Ameen

The planet is falling apart. 'Halla Bol: The Death And Life Of Safdar Hashmi' published by @LeftwordBooks is a moving portrait of a life which helps secure some hope in our hearts. He's long gone, but the idea of Safdar lives on. My review for Scroll.in. scroll.in/article/956828…

Hema ji ko achanak kheto se lagaav hai kya?
Kuchh pata karo kahin chunaav hai kya?

A group of crows.

70 years of Safdar.

Misty Darjeeling morning (2013)

Have all these guys shifted to Jamnagar now and only travel outside when they have some work? Genuine question.

like a perfect example of a movie that shouldn't and can't be remade. the whole thing about this movie was that people didn't know if it was real or not, it was a moment in time that can't be recreated, GODDDD

Hannibal Lecter has no evidence that his mouth has eaten a census taker's liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti.

Getting Indians to vote for the sake of social and economic development instead of religion.

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness...

One of the best feel-bad films I've seen. Bloody, messy, gory Argentinian horror that makes your stomach churn. You know it's going to end badly for everyone but it's impossible to look away. #WhenEvilLurks

Misty Darjeeling morning (2013)