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When Your Family Called You 'Kaali': How Indian Nicknames Made Colorism a Beauty Verdict

The First Mirror You Were Ever HandedYou didn't ask for the name. It arrived the way most things do in Indian families, casually, at a meal, from a grandmother or a bua who thought she was being affectionate. Kaali. Sawli. Kali Billi. The dark one. Sometimes it came with a…

Times Life · Sep 24

Goddess Kaali Poster Row: Supreme Court Protects Filmmaker Leena Manimekalai From Arrest

The Supreme Court on Friday granted interim protection from any coercive steps to filmmaker Leena Manimekalai in multiple FIRs lodged against her. Read on for details:

Dynamite News · Jan 20, 2023

Leena Manimekalai's documentary 'Kaali' challenges Hindutva nationalism

Over the summer, Toronto-based Indian filmmaker Leena Manimekalai uploaded a poster on Twitter of her upcoming documentary Kaali. The image showed the Hindu goddess smoking a cigarette and holding a rainbow flag among other accoutrements.

The Conversation · Sep 14, 2022