When he’s not busy watching old cricket matches and reaction videos on Youtube, or marvelling at how bad screenplays in Hindi cinema can get, this guy teaches English literature at a university in West Bengal, besides taking an interest in Indian cinema, popular culture and global media industries. Rony also reviews movies and shows for LetsOTT. He can be reached at rony@nakedtruth.in, on Twitter at @ronypatra, and on Instagram at @rony.writer.
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Surviving the Crooked City
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The Unravelling of Hustle Culture
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The Recasting of Stardom
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The Storytelling Kick of the Phone Call
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The Many Shades of Grief
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Work from Home and the Pitfalls of Class
Covid-19 and the Celebration of the Ordinary
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The long but slow walk of cinema to Indian villages
Objects in the mirror are closer than they appear
The Fascinating Lives of Hungry Onlookers
The Demise of a Screen Idol
The Addiction of Speculation
Living with Big Brother
Work is Changing
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The Death of Centrism
No country for feisty women
OTT, Massification and the Lack of Variety
The clash between “house” and “home”
In a post-truth world, what is real anymore?
Connectivity is God. We are all devotees
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Online learning has a problem with “inclusivity”
Socializing and social distancing
Of pandemic and entitlement
What it means to be a superhero
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The unknown connection of a teacher with pop culture
The (possible) extinction of digital memories
Living in the Gangsterocracy
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Hello, listening hurts
Modern Cities: Love
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The shades of the Indian sports drama
Surviving the Crooked City
The Unravelling of Hustle Culture
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