S05E09 - Celebrating Yugabharathi | Vina Podcast

In this episode , we discuss how Muslims are depicted in Indian Cinema focusing mainly on Tamil Cinema with our guest Nadeem

• ​ why the representation is too low and what are the depictions we get of Muslims
• ​Why are benevolent Muslim characters superfluous in Tamil Cinema and how it is a problem in itself.
• ​How movies like Roja, Bombay changed the narrative about Muslims for worse and how even today films draw inspiration from these movies.
• ​What were the political landscape surrounding these films
• ​How has it evolved in the recent years
• ​What is the right depiction we expect and what must be done for this

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The myth of merit analysed in detail in this episode.

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A discussion about a controversial topic - the need to normalise Nudity.

In this episode, we discuss with Mathur Sathya about the following-

What is Fascism, and how it is different from Authoritarianism?

How Hindutva Fascism came to be?

What are the differences between the 20th Century European Fascists and the 21st Century Indian Fascists?

How can we combat Fascism? What dilutes the fight against Fascism?

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An informative and fun filled chat with Vignesh from Dads of Meenakshi. Vignesh shares his knowledge and experience about identifying his sexual orientation, his coming out, his marriage life, legal & social difficulties faced by the lgbtq+ community and most importantly, about Parenting. He shares about his lovely journey with his daughter Meenakshi, the surrogacy process involved in her birth and how parenting can turn your lives beautifully.

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In this episode, we discuss how dressing and fashion have an invisible layer of politics involved, like what kind of decisions and choices does the fashion industry make, and how the society reflects it in practice where various sections of it are being oppressed or discriminated on the basis of how they dress, what they dress and the choices they have in their dressing. Listen to the full episode for a deeper discussion!