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Uttaran Das Gupta
Uttaran Das Gupta
Uttaran Das Gupta is a New Delhi-based writer and journalist. He teaches journalism at the OP Jindal Global University in Sonipat. A recipient of the prestigious Robert Bosch Media Fellowship and Chevening South Asia Journalism Fellowship, Das Gupta writes columns for Business Standard and The Wire. He is also the author of two books: 'Visceral Metropolis' (2017) and 'Ritual' (2020).
Uttaran Das Gupta is a New Delhi-based writer and journalist. He teaches journalism at the OP Jindal Global University in Sonipat. A recipient of the prestigious Robert Bosch Media Fellowship and Chevening South Asia Journalism Fellowship, Das Gupta writes columns for Business Standard and The Wire. He is also the author of two books: 'Visceral Metropolis' (2017) and 'Ritual' (2020).
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Munich and the moral limits of revenge
Steven Spielberg's spy drama on Mossad's mission to kill Palestinian militants interrogated the ethics of state-sponsored vengeance
 "Munich and the moral limits of revenge")
A suitable choice
The 30th-anniversary edition of Vikram Seth's landmark novel A Suitable Boy is a timely reminder of India's nascent democratic aspirations
 "A suitable choice")
Frames per second: Exploding heads in the time of Oppenheimer
Western and Japanese artists found inspiration for post-humanist visions in the years following Hiroshima and Nagasaki
 "Frames per second: Exploding heads in the time of Oppenheimer")
Instruments of war: Bandit Queen to Manipur
A gendered perspective on conflict - local or international - is essential because women are often targeted as part of conflict strategy
 "Instruments of war: Bandit Queen to Manipur")
The 'more perilous adventure' of the poor marked out in a movie
The 1974 blockbuster Roti, Kapda aur Makaan tapped into popular emotions sparked by rising inequality
 "The 'more perilous adventure' of the poor marked out in a movie")
The disruptor
What emerges from these interviews are some remarkable stories, some by people who knew him intimately and others who only worked with him
 "The disruptor")
The cry of the wounded in movies reflects real life in India
'Aakrosh' (1981) depicted how India's tribal people, almost 8% of the population, are dehumanised by the state and the law
 "The cry of the wounded in movies reflects real life in India")
The voyage that never ends
Bengali novelist Samaresh Bose's quest for the 'celestial blinkers' that blind millions has contemporary resonance
 "The voyage that never ends")
Netaji, all too human
Remarkable stories about the life and work of Subhas Chandra Bose and India's late-colonial history fill the pages of Krishna Bose's book
 "Netaji, all too human")
Total Recall: Two Indias for midnight's children
While an Indian documentary captured the hopes and fears of young citizens in 1967, a French film depicted the chaos
A new Kangana Ranaut movie revisits the anger and anguish of the Emergency
While her film isn't the first on the issue, it remains to be seen whether it will be a path-breaker of sorts or add to heap of banal celluloid art
 "A new Kangana Ranaut movie revisits the anger and anguish of the Emergency")
Being Gay in Bollywood
This book is important for those interested in Bollywood or in queer activism in India, but also for those who are looking for a life story to inspire them
 "Being Gay in Bollywood")
Frames per Second: The Big Bad Bollywood Wedding
Fans obsess over celebrity weddings such as Ranbir-Alia. But the big fat Indian wedding is inalienable from Bollywood
 "Frames per Second: The Big Bad Bollywood Wedding")
Frames per Second: Bollywood watching Bollywood
Netflix's Hindi adaptation of 'Call My Agent' is disappointing, but the film industry has frequently been deeply introspective
 "Frames per Second: Bollywood watching Bollywood")
Total Recall: Bombay, Gangsters and Satya
Bullets Over Bombay is divided into seven chapters, each of which is a well-considered essay on various aspects of the film
 "Total Recall: Bombay, Gangsters and Satya")
Frames per Second: The spectacle of a massacre
Jallianwala Bagh has been represented in films several times, in different ways, for different purposes
 "Frames per Second: The spectacle of a massacre")
After rape - a search for solutions
Each of the five women profiled in the book have a dedicated chapter
 "After rape - a search for solutions")
Frames per second: Medals for 'New India'
The rising popularity of sports films in India reflects a new phase of nationalism
 "Frames per second: Medals for 'New India'")
Frames per Second: The burden of the river
Raj Kapoor's last film, Ram Teri Ganga Maili, conflated the river's pollution with the corruption of people, and is still a poignant metaphor for our times
 "Frames per Second: The burden of the river")
Frames per second: Lost at the Kumbh
Getting lost at the religious fair was a trope for Hindi popular cinema in the 1960s and 1970s, but this year, India lost something greater.
 "Frames per second: Lost at the Kumbh")