The latest reports point towards a shocking development of the filmmakers expressing willingness to cut scenes of Empuraan and resubmit for censor certification. The whole episode shows that the Hindu nationalist camp could achieve some success in sparking a nationwide campaign and forcing the producers to surrender, a first in the state’s and Malayalam film industry’s history.
Gig Work, Climate Crisis and Urban Infrastructures: Some Thoughts
The relationship between gig work, extreme climatic events, and urban infrastructures is a compelling realm that needs to be studied carefully in the coming time in a country like India, which has an expanding gig workforce and a growing rate of extreme weather events. The survey report published by Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union and HeatWatch on the gig workers’ experience of extreme heat in Hyderabad is one of the introductory works in this direction, which this essay closely reads. The report provides a ground to push our thinking of gig work in connection with urban infrastructures and reveals the vital role of the state in the matter.
Redbook Catalogue
List of selected catalogues of 24 red books written by authors from across the world. Each of these red books carries forward the spirit of the original red book: the communist manifesto, the spirit of hope and action, of liberation and inspiration.