Gaurab

[Siddharth @DearthOfSid]

"Environmentalism without class struggle is just gardening" ~ Chico Mendes

#WorldEnvironmentDay

[Gaurab @gsdishere]

#Movierecco
#Mickey17 #BongJoonHo
#AboutEndlessness #RoyAndersson
#AnotherGermanTankStory
#JannisAlexanderKiefer
#Mrs #TimeMachine #AratiKadav
#TheMatchFactoryGirl #AkiKaurismäki #MidAugustLunch #GianniDiGregorio #RamchandPakistani #MehreenJabbar
#Flow #GintsZilbalodis

[Darab Farooqui @darab_farooqui]

For anyone who wonders why it is almost impossible to make a good and truthful Hindi film, what is happening with the Phule film is an excellent example. 

Ananth Mahadevan directed the Hindi biographical film Phule, which focuses on the lives of social reformers Jyotirao Phule and Savitribai Phule. 

The film, which stars Pratik Gandhi and Patralekhaa, is set to be released in April 2025 and will highlight the Phules' fight against caste and gender injustice in nineteenth-century India, as well as their pioneering work in education, such as creating the first school for females in Pune in 1848.

However, as soon as the trailer was out, Brahmin organizations in Maharashtra started raising their voices, claiming that the film defames their community. 

I mean, sincerely, the film is literally about Brahmin atrocities against oppressed castes. 

How they were denied schooling for hundreds of years and persecuted. These are known and accepted facts.  

Specifically, critics contend that the famous scene in which Brahmin children throw garbage at Savitribai Phule is factually false and encourages casteism by portraying Brahmins as uniformly nasty. (And these are all true incidents, accepted by historians).  

To handle the outcry, the filmmakers delayed the release by two weeks from its initial date of April 11, 2025 (Jyotirao Phule's birth anniversary).

To make matters worse, the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has again played it's dictatorial role by omitted several portions illustrating caste-based discrimination, which weakens the film's message about the systemic oppression the Phules battled against. (List of Scenes in the Picture)

I've also attached a list of the censor board members; look at their surnames and castes.

How can anyone tell truthful and sincere stories in India? Seriously, how?

[Gaurab @gsdishere]

#Movierecco
#ARealPain #JesseEisenberg
#DreamScenario #KristofferBorgli
#IWanttoTalk #ShoojitSircar
#IntheCompanyofMen #NeilLaBute
#55kmpsec #AratiKadav
#TheGlassworker #UsmanRiaz #KindHeartsandCoronets #RobertHamer
#LahnMah #PatBoonnitipat
#Mùiđuđủxanh #TrầnAnhHùng

[Gaurab @gsdishere]

#Movierecco
#HisGirlFriday #HowardHawks
#TheWildRobot #ChrisSanders
#DunePartTwo #DenisVilleneuve
#GamakGhra #AchalMishra
#AngreziMedium #HomiAdajania
#AGirlWalksHomeAloneatNight #AnaLilyAmirpour
#AllWeImagineasLight #PayalKapadia
#Zwigato #NanditaDas
#Tuesday #DainaOniunasPusić

[Fermat's Library @fermatslibrary]

2¹³⁶²⁷⁹⁸⁴¹−1, discovered today, is the largest known prime. It's a Mersenne prime (2ᵖ-1), which are easier to find.

It took nearly 6 years for the GIMPS software to find it after the previous largest known prime. It was also the first Mersenne prime found using GPUs.

[Ryan Grim @ryangrim]

Another huge loss to the world if confirmed

[Gaurab @gsdishere]

Movies_10
#Movierecommendations #worldcinema
#Spaceman #JohanRenck
#PorcoRosso #HayaoMiyazaki #Enemy #DenisVilleneuve
#TheLadykillers #AlexanderMackendrick #InsideOut #PeteDocter #TheGreatIndianKitchen #JeoBaby #Crossing #LevanAkın #InsideOut2 #KelseyMann #Cobweb #KimJeeWoon

[Sayema @_sayema]

Give Vinesh Phogat her well earned Silver 🙏🏻
#silverforvinesh

[ESPN India @ESPNIndia]

A year of protest against the federation chief.
Slept on pavements for 40 days.
Was beaten, dragged by the police.
Nearly immersed all her medals in the Ganga.
Underwent knee surgery.
Sealed her Olympic spot after an unforgiving qualification process.
Became the 1st Indian woman wrestler to qualify for three successive Olympics.

And now, she's beaten the unbeatable defending champ, won two more bouts to become the first Indian woman to reach a wrestling Olympic final.

Words fail to appreciate what Vinesh Phogat has just done.

https://t.co/ItdNkkWO1w | #Paris2024

[Dr.Medusa @ms_medusssa]

🚨ATTENTION ALL CREATORS! 🚨

A group of us digital creators are writing to the MIB @AshwiniVaishnaw to show us the draft of the #BroadcastingBill since it is US the Bill wants to regulate and it is US the Bill is being completely hidden from.

If you are a creator with any number of followers, you too will fall in the gambit of the bill. Demand that we be shown the draft, demand that we be taken in the decision making process.

Here's what you need to do:
1. Sign the this letter that we will be sending out.
2. Share it on your own socials.
3. Encourage your creator friends circle to sign (think of it like those chain letters).

It's up to us now. CHARGE!!!

https://t.co/4ElhDq2K7m

[Gaurab @gsdishere]

#SometimesIThinkAboutDying #RachelLambert #Migration #BenjaminRenner #GuyloHomsy #Drama #History #Animation #Adventure #Comedy #Thriller #Romance #Action
#Spain #Uruguay #Japan #US #India #Austria #UK

[Gaurab @gsdishere]

#Movierecommendations #worldcinema
#SocietyoftheSnow #JuanAntonioBayona
#TheBoyandtheHeron #HayaoMiyazaki
#TheHoldovers #AlexanderPayne
#Vaalvi #PareshMokashi #FirstSnowofSummer #ChrisRaiber
#CivilWar #AlexGarland
#ManjummelBoys #Chidambaram

[वरुण 🇮🇳 @varungrover]

हम शहर के हर मोड़ पर ईमान खोजते हैं
जो मिल गया तो हम भले और ना मिला तो सब बुरे।

[Siddharth @DearthOfSid]

Joy in the face of genocide 💔

https://t.co/ygLU8zD0Ia

[Deepa Buty (दीपा बुटी) @deepabuty]

Still relevant!

[P. Sainath @PSainath_org]

1/8. Most Indians see the Big Fat Indian Wedding as a national achievement and are not put off by it, according to TV commentary, including on BBC. Really? Did BBC, anyone, do a poll/survey of most Indians? People hit the streets for what they see as a national achievement – like to greet the returning T20 world cup winning team. Anyone seen Mumbaikars dancing on the streets to celebrate the Ambani wedding? #ambaniwedding #psainath

[Penguin India @PenguinIndia]

Arundhati Roy’s prose is a luminous tapestry weaving truth and beauty into every word, inviting all to explore the profound depths of her writing.

[Mali's @Malicartoonist]

Well paid Qatar

#Fifa

[Gaurab @gsdishere]

O captain! My captain! 🩵

[FIFA World Cup @FIFAWorldCup]

After 19 years of service, farewell, @chetrisunil11. 🇮🇳​❤️

#WCQ | @IndianFootball