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FeminismJanuary 16, 2013
Rape in the ‘New India’
Exploding the myth of the “two Indias,” the brutal attacks on women have shown that there is only one, where social Darwinism reigns.
Lakshmi Chaudhry
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Regions and CountriesJanuary 15, 2009
Slumdog President
Many Indians believe Obama’s victory makes all things possible for people of color–but for all the good will, there is little mention of India’s ever-present racism.
Lakshmi Chaudhry
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PoliticsDecember 3, 2008
Mumbai’s 9/11 Meme
We have much to fear from easy evocations of 9/11, but in India, it is a call to the world to recognize their loss.
Lakshmi Chaudhry
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Election 2008February 7, 2008
California Dreaming
The Golden State’s lesson for Clinton and Obama is that they each need to craft a more daring politics of transcendence.
Lakshmi Chaudhry
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Cultural Criticism and AnalysisDecember 30, 2007
Amnesia at the Multiplex
Two films address US adventures in Afghanistan and Pakistan, with a big dose of historical amnesia, political pandering, moral superiority and outraged innocence.
Lakshmi Chaudhry
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Cultural Criticism and AnalysisNovember 15, 2007
Will the Real Generation Obama Please Stand Up?
The cranky, quirky and sometimes progressive politics practiced by a generation once considered slackers could be a deciding factor in this presidential election.
Lakshmi Chaudhry
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November 14, 2007
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