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Issue III: Social Media AU

A Social Media AU (SMAU) is defined by its integration of social media platforms / practices into fan works. This inclusion spans format (message templates, email snaps, newsletter blasts) & content (imagine: your OTP just came out to the world—here is how fans on Twitter & news channels are reacting). …Continue reading “Issue III: Social Media AU”

21Feb 202512 Aug 2026
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[ISSUE II] Foreword by Paridhi Puri

In her Introduction to Attia Hosain’s Sunlight on a Broken Column, Anita Desai wrote, “In India, the past never disappears.…

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TINY LETTERS: VOL. 2 by Anushka Bidani

13 Aug 202613 Aug 2026
Dear friend, It's been raining quite a bit here; and even when it's dry, the streets are tinged brown and orange, puddles nipping at heels, and candles from patios casting…
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Man, you should have seen them kicking Edgar Allen Poe by Tracy Neis

19 Jul 202619 Jul 2026
Sketch by Arthur Rose Neis A low rumble of thunder reverberated through the closed windows of the silver Bentley. Ringo cast an anxious glance at the ominous grey sky through…
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In conversation with TheBiggBossGirl by Anushka Bidani

12 May 20269 Aug 2026
A 🤙🏻 Sid 💫 (TheBiggBossGirl) Twitter: @TheBiggBossGirl Anushka Bidani: How did you get into Bigg Boss? What has kept you hooked still? TheBiggBossGirl: I started watching Bigg Boss from season 4,…
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Metamorphosis by Taal Seth

15 Apr 202615 Apr 2026
image source My transformation into a cockroach did not happen overnight.  I underwent growth pains every night for years, and braved the days amongst my still-human family members and friends…
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“Masaan”- Life, Death and Beyond by Ananya Verma

6 Apr 20267 Apr 2026
“मुसाफ़िर हैं हम भी, मुसाफ़िर हो तुम भी किसी मोड़ पर फिर मुलाक़ात होगी।” As the sun shines on the stories of Devi and Deepak, there is chaos and conflict…
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Column By Chance by Spandana

7 Dec 20257 Dec 2025
The story of me and my film column on our first anniversary Frames and Flashes turns one today!  As I sit down to write this anniversary column, I feel a…
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Jinhe Naaz Hai Hind Par (Pyaasa, 1957): Between the Craftsmanship of Sahir Ludhianvi & the Genius of Guru Dutt by Zainab S Qazi

30 Nov 20253 Dec 2025
It is one's miserable fate to watch something as reflective as Pyaasa (1957) for the first time in the centenary year of Guru Dutt, nearly seventy years after the film's…
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Writing About Sholay by Purbasha Roy

18 Nov 20253 Dec 2025
In Jaipur’s Raj Mandir Cinema, a special screening of Ramesh Sippy’s blockbuster film Sholay was held in August on the completion of 50 years of its release. IIFA's 25th edition…
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In conversation with A🍉. (callaedit) by Anushka Bidani

26 Sep 202512 May 2026
A🍉. (callaedit) Instagram: @callaedit Anushka Bidani: I noticed that your earliest edits revolved around Indian Television (ITV) shows. What inspired you to start watching and editing them? A🍉. (callaedit): As I…
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TINY LETTERS: VOL. 1 by Anushka Bidani

19 Sep 20255 Aug 2026
Dear friend, Now I need to write this quickly before the rainlight of Melbourne throws any more tempting shadows onto my page. I have woken up to my sixty-eighth morning…

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