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Anand Kamalakar

King Don the First

“Trump is acting like a King because he is too weak to govern as a President” — Ezra Klein — The New York Times

Feb 21

King Don the First

Feb 21

American Hara-Kiri

© Timothy Neesam, 2024

Nov 11, 2024

American Hara-Kiri

Nov 11, 2024

Indian Dissonance

Mumbai International Film Festival © AK | 2024

Aug 12, 2024

Indian Dissonance

Aug 12, 2024

Tin Soldiers and Nixon coming

May 8, 2024

Tin Soldiers and Nixon coming

May 8, 2024

Jai Shree Ram

© Pankaj Sisodiya

Feb 15, 2024

Jai Shree Ram

Feb 15, 2024

Holy (un)Holy Temple

© Anand Patwardhan

Jan 25, 2024

Holy (un)Holy Temple

Jan 25, 2024

Madness in the Middle

CNN and BBC called it a “terrorist attack”. Al Jazeera and Al Arabiya News called it a “military operation”. Here in lies the…

Oct 12, 2023

Madness in the Middle

Oct 12, 2023

Living in a Dystopia

A text popped up on my WhatsApp group. My wife’s cousin asked “Is it a safe area”. He was referring to a neighborhood around Columbia…

May 17, 2023

Living in a Dystopia

May 17, 2023

Meeting Mr. Rushdie

It was the 12th of March 1983, my sister came home thrilled, as she had an autographed copy of the Midnight’s Children in her hand. Salman…

Aug 26, 2022

Meeting Mr. Rushdie

Aug 26, 2022

Divided on Democracy

The day I watched in horror, a marauding mob storming the Capitol building, I expected to see smoke rise from its windows. Watching the…

Jun 16, 2022

Divided on Democracy

Jun 16, 2022

THE GREAT DICTATOR

War is a failure of politics and of humanity, a shameful capitulation, a stinging defeat before the forces of evil. — Pope Francis

Mar 1, 2022

THE GREAT DICTATOR

Mar 1, 2022

Cop Out COP26

These days when I drive down a highway or walk down a street, I find my attention drawn to the back of cars to spot if they have tailpipes…

Nov 17, 2021

Cop Out COP26

Nov 17, 2021

When Empires Leave

Twenty years ago a person leaped from a skyscraper in the hope of flight, as fire engulfed everything above and below.

Aug 30, 2021

When Empires Leave

Aug 30, 2021

Cuba Libre

In a nation where people barely eke out an existence, the pandemic has dealt a devastating blow. Things have become so desperate, that…

Aug 6, 2021

Cuba Libre

Aug 6, 2021

Which shot did you get?

I came across a friend at the corner store. I had not seen him in a while. Invariably my second question to him was,

Jul 2, 2021

Which shot did you get?

Jul 2, 2021

Violence of Religious Tribalism

I was born in a country that was ripped apart by the violence of religious tribalism. In 1947 the British ended their colonial carnage by…

Jun 1, 2021

Violence of Religious Tribalism

Jun 1, 2021

King & Floyd

“MSP (Minneapolis/St.Paul) people, stay safe” was a message that crossed my WhatsApp feed on April 20th. The concern was not for the virus…

Apr 30, 2021

King & Floyd

Apr 30, 2021

Traveling in a Pandemic

February 2020, I was at the Dubai airport transiting. I was returning from India after visiting my aging parents. We were corralled like…

Mar 31, 2021

Traveling in a Pandemic

Mar 31, 2021

America Out of Order

If January 6th left me with PTSD, February 13th pretty much gutted me.

Feb 15, 2021

America Out of Order

Feb 15, 2021

The Final Assault

The most jarring image that crossed my screen last week, was of a man holding a confederate flag inside the Capitol Hill building. While…

Jan 11, 2021

The Final Assault

Jan 11, 2021

Anand Kamalakar

Anand Kamalakar

Anand Kamalakar is a Brooklyn based documentary film director, producer and editor. His film OSBORNE will premiere on PBS nationwide next year.

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