
Ep 161: The History of Desire in India
The Seen and the Unseen - hosted by Amit Varma
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The Queer History of Bollywood
i'm really glad that films like capuran sons and shows like made in heaven are being made where, ou know, gay protagonists are shown as completely normal people. But at the same time, it strikes me that the reason that these specific films are like this is that bollywood right now is being driven by eliots. This is a reflection of how the elite see themselves, or how they want to see themselves. Necessarily, i think tik tolk gets closer to popular culture. And while it's incredibly, i'm addicted to tick talk, and it's absolutely awesome, but it's also, you know, it also show s or societies miss ogenins
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