Suchitra Vijayan

Founder @project_polis; Teach @NYUgallatin & @columbia | Barrister. Chair, International Human Rights Committee, New York City Bar |

[The Polis Project @project_polis]

How do nationalist movements shape culture to influence the way we see the world?

We present: The case of Hindutva in India.

Based on Brahma Prakash's new book, Spectacle State: How Hindutva Shapes Feeling and Culture.

[The Polis Project @project_polis]

The nationalist political ideology of Hindutva is not simply preached or debated.

It is more about experiencing. It builds cultural influence.

It lies in perceptions, spectacles, actions and excess.

🔗 Read the excerpt of Brahma Prakash's book here:
https://t.co/JVZRwJ6ITH

[The Polis Project @project_polis]

What caught your attention in October? 🤓

3️⃣ These are our three top stories of the month.

Keep scrolling to find out which ones 👇

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In the age of viral solidarity, could the struggle for attention get in the way of real political action?

The case of Sudanese solidarity with Palestine.

An excerpt from "Revolution and Development in Sudan: The Collected Works of Muzan Alneel"

[Muhammad Shehada @muhammadshehad2]

Reminder that Israel is banning mobile shelters, prefabricated homes, or even shipping containers from entering Gaza & is heavily restricting the entry of tents; all for no reason other than inflicting conditions of life calculated to bring about Gazans' physical destruction; i.e. genocide

[Assal Rad @AssalRad]

Save the Children writing better headlines than the news media.

[Huda Ammori @HudaAmmori]

My interview in today's Observer explaining why we will never back down.

Direct action against Elbit is about saving lives, and the 4,000 people arrested for holding signs are not just showing their support for Palestine but are also defying the complete erosion of free speech.

[Huda Ammori @HudaAmmori]

Sarah faces seven terrorism charges and faces years in prisons, over tweets and her support for Palestine.

This is political persecution and she needs all of our support and solidarity.

[Eman Abdelhadi @emanabdelhadi]

Did you know they are blocking the entry of mobile homes or any other equipment to alleviate the disaster they made?

[🌙 @bambaiyya__]

34 years ago, babri masjid was demolished by hindu nationalists. at @syaahi_nama, we have created a small book (28 pages~) of poems and essays that try to understand and articulate hindu fascism. you can pre-order blood-soaked hands here: https://t.co/IWVEGUJYaj

[Zeeshan Husain @DrZeeshanHusain]

Journalist Jyoti Yadav on how Covid pandemic affected rural UP and Bihar. Listening to it I was reminded of the movie Homebound. High time we understand the importance of investing in public healthcare. 😔

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@ghaywan

https://t.co/sxS8MP6FHX

[Brahma Prakash @bprakash2020]

An excerpt from Spectacle State #spectaclestate

[The Polis Project @project_polis]

Argentina President Javier Milei has called himself the "most Zionist president in the world."

His government put its alliance with Israel ahead of its detained citizens, Argentine activists arrested en route to Gaza said

[The Polis Project @project_polis]

The Polis Project’s forthcoming Legal Atlas traces the disappearance of rights across India. Check out our video for a sneak peek of what to expect. And stay tuned for the launch on August 15.

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Legal Atlas is our new open resource tracking legislation in India since 2014.

This Friday, join our free webinar as we walk through our findings and how it can be used by journalists and researchers.

August 14, 7:30pm IST | 10am EST

Register: https://t.co/rR4pLb28nr

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TOMORROW we'll do a live walk through of our new open resource tool, the Legal Atlas. It traces the slow erosion of rights in India since 2014 through legislation all mapped in one place.

Register at the link below and join us at 10am EST/7:30pm IST.
https://t.co/nFA9xNXhA9

[Vaishna Roy @vaishnaroy]

Frontline's latest e-book on anti-caste music. With profiles of some brilliant performers, interviews, and pieces that look at how music becomes a liberation. Put together with passion and care by @ayesha_minhaz
Available on Amazon: https://t.co/svOMbJytAy

[Suchitra Vijayan @suchitrav]

Mapping disappearances of right’s across India

[The Polis Project @project_polis]

The Polis Project’s forthcoming Legal Atlas traces the disappearance of rights across India. Check out our video for a sneak peek of what to expect. And stay tuned for the launch on August 15.

[Suchitra Vijayan @suchitrav]

Join us tomorrow 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾

[The Polis Project @project_polis]

Legal Atlas is our new open resource tracking legislation in India since 2014.

This Friday, join our free webinar as we walk through our findings and how it can be used by journalists and researchers.

August 14, 7:30pm IST | 10am EST

Register: https://t.co/rR4pLb28nr

[Suchitra Vijayan @suchitrav]

@VKrishnaAnanth @AFMadras Sadly no

[Suchitra Vijayan @suchitrav]

Tomorrow, between 4 and 6 pm, I’ll be doing the first walkthrough of Unruly Bodies, the show I curated from the Avtar Foundation’s art collection at Alliance Française, Chennai. @AFMadras

From significant Modern artists like F. N. Souza, drawing a thread downwards to Gulam Mohammed Sheikh and into contemporary practices like that of Shilpa Gupta, Vikrant Bhise, Varunika Saraf alongside young emerging talents like Saviya Lopes, Salik Ansari, Rah Naqvi and Nitheen Ramalingam.

4–6 pm, tomorrow.
Alliance Française, Chennai.

Come by.