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Election Diaries

The Election Diaries produced by CeMIS (the Centre for Modern Indian Studies), comprise nine documentary films that tell the story of the 2024 Indian elections for different stakeholders, encompassing different issues over diverse locations, linguistic regions and states. From the possibility and potential of queer representation in electoral politics, to the contestation and appropriation of cultural symbols and caste politics in Tamil Nadu; from the survival of Muslim identity politics in Hyderabad to the ethnocentrism of son-of-the-soil versus outsider politics in Meghalaya; from the awakening of a social movement in Karnataka that combats Hindu majoritarianism to the aspirations and frustrations of political activists and local youth in small town Uttar Pradesh; from an analysis of the election manifesto of a visionary Leftist leader in Kerala, to a story of redemption and political survival in West Bengal, to a stirring grass roots campaign in Bihar, Election Diaries 2024 is a reflection of the anxieties brought about by the seemingly inexorable march of Hindu majoritarianism, as also the fierce, and oftentimes heroic struggles of oppositional parties, movements, and individuals in the battle for a continuing democratic future for India.

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