Meme-ing Resistance: Digital Satire as a Tool for Socio-political Critique – Anurag Kumar Bauddh
Introduction Satire has long been a tool for people to express dissent against power. In the past, songs, jokes, and…
Performing Dissent: Kunal Kamra’s Comedy and the Politics of Alternative Spaces – Sejal Yadav
This article examines Kunal Kamra’s recent controversy, where he labelled Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde a “traitor” during a…
Punching Up in Stand-Up Comedy: Speaking Truth to Power edited by Rashi Bhargava and Richa Chilana (2023): A Review by Harmanpreet Kaur
We live in times of increasing censorship in media and of free speech. Where Munawar Faruqui, a stand-up comedian gets…