Once in a Blue Moon Academia (OBMA)

  DHFL Victims, Are We Still Ready to Fight for It? Posted on 6th December, 2025 (GMT 07:25 hrs) Remembering 6th December 1992 — a black day in the history of the Indian Republic, marked by the demolition of the Babri Masjid by Hindutva terrorists, followed by the apex judiciary’s outright refusal to acknowledge the site of vandalism. ABSTRACT This article argues that the DHFL collapse is not merely a corporate failure or legal dispute but a political event symptomatic of India’s deepening cronyist order, where executive power, judicial alignment, and corporate interests appear increasingly intertwined. Through comparative analysis of recent successful pressure-group interventions—such as the farmers’ movement and the pushback against Sanchar Saathi—the article highlights how public mobilization, not institutional goodwill, remains the only effective counterweight to state-corporate consolidation. It further examines the erosion of judicial independence, shrinking civil libert...

  Spect-Actors of the Dust and Debris: A Play Posted on 4th June, 2025 (GMT 21:51 hrs) ABSTRACT The play, perhaps set in a dystopian, satirical India, employs a fluid theatre troupe in Khalasi Tola to present a radicalized performance that critiques and “plays out” systemic corruption, authoritarianism, and social injustice. Drawing primarily on Brecht’s alienation effect and Boal’s Legislative Theatre, it thematically intertwines real-world issues—such as the DHFL scam, the 2002 Gujarat riots, Adani-Ambani cronyism, and pseudo-science—with activated characters that blur the lines between fact and fiction, engaging interactive spect-actors in the process. Characters :  Václav Havel, Jerzy Grotowski, Badal Sircar, Augusto Boal, Circomedia (a wiry, acrobatic sprite), Utpal Dutt, Bertolt Brecht, Paulo Freire, Konstantin Stanislavski ,  Lauren Gunderson ,  Shyam Rangeela  as Narendra Modi, Karan Thapar, Spect-Actors Dress Code:  All characters wear black j...