Rony Patra
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.
Stories by Rony Patra
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The Recasting of Stardom
Living
India’s OTT and the Sub-versus-Dub debate
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9/11 and the cinema thereafter
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The Storytelling Kick of the Phone Call
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‘Dil Chahta Hai’ and the Dreams of the Middle-Class
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‘Mimi’ and the Single Mother in Hindi Cinema
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‘America’s Sweethearts’, Divorce and PR in the Social Media Age
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Jubilee Hits, Stardom and the Rise of OTT
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The Many Shades of Grief
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Mare of Easttown and the Perils of Idealising Motherhood
Learning
Work from Home and the Pitfalls of Class
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Covid-19 and the Celebration of the Ordinary
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Are you ready for the marriage?
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The long but slow walk of cinema to Indian villages
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Objects in the mirror are closer than they appear
Living
The Fascinating Lives of Hungry Onlookers
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The Demise of a Screen Idol
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The Addiction of Speculation
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Living with Big Brother
Learning
Work is Changing
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A tale of chases
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The Death of Centrism
Living
No country for feisty women
Future
OTT, Massification and the Lack of Variety
Living
The clash between “house” and “home”
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In a post-truth world, what is real anymore?
Living
Connectivity is God. We are all devotees
Future
What ails the lonely multiplex
Learning
Online learning has a problem with “inclusivity”
Living
Socializing and social distancing
Think
Of pandemic and entitlement
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What it means to be a superhero
Living
Picnics and the art of littering
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Can sportsmen be moral icons?
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Daddy, should I fear my God?
Living
Reflections on cinema and the fringe
Living
The unknown connection of a teacher with pop culture
Future
The (possible) extinction of digital memories
Living
Living in the Gangsterocracy
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In our everyday lives, we all are spies
Living
Lights, Camera and the idea of Home
Think
Hello, listening hurts
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