Dr Neeraj Thinker । نیرج |

PhD, Caste and/in Cinema. Casteism is Terrorism. Humanitarian, Proud Ambedkarite 💙 Alumni- JNV||KMC,DU||TISS||

[Forward Press @ForwardPressWeb]

To ‘move on’ from caste history in the way the film urges us to remain faithful to Partition memory would mean abandoning a record of harm that still organizes everyday life, write Neeraj Bunkar and Aniruddha Jena
https://t.co/ZP8LvQLvEd

[Dr Neeraj Thinker । نیرج | @ThinkerNeeraj]

Our review of Main Vaapas Aaunga — Imtiaz Ali’s deeply affecting new film — is now out in @ForwardPressWeb⁠. Give it a read.

https://t.co/6aQLZ6LbOl

#FilmStudies
#CinemaStudies
#ImtiazAli
#MainVaapasAaunga
#ForwardPress
#CasteStudies
#PartitionStudies
#IndianCinema

[Dr Neeraj Thinker । نیرج | @ThinkerNeeraj]

Happy to share our latest co-authored article, “Structural Collapse of Nuance in Indian TV News”, published in @newsclickin
We examine how Indian TV news has shifted from ground reporting to studio spectacle, in public discourse.

https://t.co/NtQHioZtmi

[Dr Neeraj Thinker । نیرج | @ThinkerNeeraj]

New article out today in @thewire_in.
Co-written with Dheeraj, we examine how Raakh is far more than a crime thriller.
Read here: https://t.co/KRTQ21egoS
#Raakh
#TheWire
#CasteInCinema
#DalitStudies
#OTT
#IndianCinema

@prosit_roy

[Forward Press @ForwardPressWeb]

‘Matka King’ is a confident, character-first swing by a director in the process of expanding his range. It celebrates the intoxicating dream of upward mobility while unflinchingly tracing its human cost, writes Neeraj Bunkar

https://t.co/XvVWhHXe2L

[Dr Neeraj Thinker । نیرج | @ThinkerNeeraj]

Published in @ForwardPressWeb✍️
My latest article:
“Vijay Varma plays his part in Nagraj Manjule’s realistic portrait of 1960s–70s Bombay”

Read: https://t.co/baFLv5Kuho
#NagrajManjule
#VijayVarma
#IndianCinema
#WebSeries
#FilmReview
#ForwardPress
#Bombay

@Nagrajmanjule

[Delhi University Teachers @D_U_Teachers]

Indian Express, 10/06/2026

[Dr Neeraj Thinker । نیرج | @ThinkerNeeraj]

Delighted to share my latest co-authored piece with Prof. Dheeraj Rayalu Tadi in @IndianExpress

Titled "Peddi tries to be a film about the marginalised. It just gives you the saviour in a new mask."

Read:
https://t.co/8DGAMarR0Q

[Abhijeet Dipke @abhijeet_dipke]

On my way to India…

Leaving my fate in the hands of the Constitution. #JaiBhim

[Dr Neeraj Thinker । نیرج | @ThinkerNeeraj]

New article co-authored with @MaheshUoh123 in @ROUNDTABLEIND — "Cockroach Janta Party: A More Cautious Reading"

On caste, satire, and the questions the viral excitement skips.

🔗https://t.co/TLu555gql1

#Caste
#AntiCaste
#DalitStudies
#CockroachJantaParty
@Cockroachisback

[TheAmbedkarianChronicle @TheAmbedkarian]

In the article ‘From Stardom to Statecraft: How Vijay Crossed the Screen’, Neeraj Bunkar and Kadari Devaraju explore the rise of C. Joseph Vijay from cinema icon to Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.

https://t.co/VJ6STOcCvS

[Dr Neeraj Thinker । نیرج | @ThinkerNeeraj]

My latest co-authored piece with Dr. Devaraju on Vijay’s politics and cinema is out today in @TheAmbedkarian .

https://t.co/vSEKzDUN39

#Vijay
#TamilCinema
#Politics
#Caste
#FilmStudies
#Cinema
#Star

[Forward Press @ForwardPressWeb]

Waghmare himself appears in several of his films, camera in hand, recording events as a participant rather than an observer. He refuses the false neutrality of the invisible documentarian, writes Neeraj Bunkar
https://t.co/M8jptFBxqz

[Somnath Waghmare @Somwaghmare]

Read this beautiful review of Gail and Bharat by cinema scholar Neeraj Bunkar in Forward Press.
https://t.co/5FvEMd5QIW

@ThinkerNeeraj @ForwardPressWeb @PatankarPrachi

[Dr Neeraj Thinker । نیرج | @ThinkerNeeraj]

My new article, published today in @newsclickin, examines how grassroots, educational institutions r shaping and sustaining anti-caste pedagogy in their own distinct ways
https://t.co/uRJJxy6JpY #Education #CriticalPedagogy
@RajuKendree
@Anoopkheri
@Sonpimplerahul
@ShantiBhavan

[Bhanwar Meghwanshi @bhanwarmegh]

दलितों से चंदा चाहिए,कारसेवा चाहिए,भीड़ चाहिए,लेकिन मंदिर का पुजारी दलित हो-यह मनुवाद को स्वीकार नहीं.बराना का संघर्ष केवल मंदिर का नहीं,सामाजिक बराबरी का संघर्ष है.
#DalitLivesMatter #Bahujan #RS

[Bhanwar Meghwanshi @bhanwarmegh]

इस पुस्तक का मुख्य संदेश यही है कि इन दिनों आंबेडकर के लेखन और भाषणों के चुनिंदा हिस्सों का इस्तेमाल कर उन्हें ‘राष्ट्रवादी’ बताया जा रहा है और जाति और ब्राह्मणवाद की उनकी आलोचना को दरकिनार किया जा रहा है। प���़ें, नीरज बुनकर की यह समीक्षा
https://t.co/STAFINXSzu

[Somnath Waghmare @Somwaghmare]

We see massive Ambedkar Jayanti celebrations across India and the diaspora. Mumbai turns blue with hoardings a week in advance, all driven by the community. It often feels bigger than many religious festivals, purely people powered. But where is the response from Bollywood 1/2.

[Dr Neeraj Thinker । نیرج | @ThinkerNeeraj]

My Op-Ed reflecting on the PK Rosy Film Festival is published in today’s @IndianExpress

@beemji

#filmfestival
#PKrosy
#Chennai
#cinema
#Ambedkar
#phule

[Dr Neeraj Thinker । نیرج | @ThinkerNeeraj]

Visited @eklavya_india, Nagpur last Sunday, after many invitations from @RajuKendree Bhai.
Interacting with stdnts frm remote parts of India made one thing clear: institutions tht go bynd textbooks still matter.
Gr8 to c strg participation of girls from across states
#education