MK Raghavendra, The Federal

MK Raghavendra is a film and literary scholar and cultural critic with a deep interest in the politics of culture. An award-winning critic, he has authored 13 books on cinema, literature, and politics.

Opinion

Elements that weaken Indian state also lend stability to her democracy

How ‘Animal’ allegorises New India’s aggressively masculine leadership

How Sweet Kaaram Coffee sacrifices reality for a feel-good experience

India prides its wisdom, but it’s knowledge that helps a country shine

With growing interest, we must delve deep and study India's past

New methods will have to be invented to test students in era of ChatGPT

Why the international moment for Indian culture is yet to arrive

In an era of cancel culture, democracy could be in universal decline

Mother India to RRR, changing texture and political hues of 'patriotic' films

Scepticism towards Hindu religious subjects is passe; Bali art shows the way

How BJP is becoming its own dangerous enemy

How far can dharmic principles sustain India as a Hindu rashtra?

‘Colonial mentality’: A misinterpreted notion that stitched together a nation

Hindu-centric Indian history likely to be non-starter at global level

Politics of food: Practice, not texts, determines Hinduism