Bhanuj Kappal
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 2
- Latest publication
- Sep 5, 2026
- Outlet visibility, for Hindustantimes
- Top 5K sites
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- Jul 17, 2026
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A neat hat trick: See how a pirate flag with a twist became a protest symbol (opens the original)
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Two days after the police lathi-charged students as they tried to march to Parliament, I was in Dadar, Mumbai, where a solidarity protest was scheduled. The atmosphere was tense. Police stood behind barricades; there were rumours about students being detained. Bands of teenagers milled about, uncertain which way to go. Eventually, as the crowd swelled, the mood shifted from wariness to power, with a hint of joy. Two boys marched by wearing matching Spiderman masks and chanting “Inquilab Zindabad
Disco’s revenge: Bhanuj Kappal writes on how the genre has come roaring back (opens the original)
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On the evening of July 12, 1979, a large crate full of disco records exploded in the centre of Chicago’s Comiskey Park stadium. The detonator, dressed in army fatigues and a combat helmet, was local rock DJ and anti-disco crusader Steve Dahl. He had invited several thousand attendees to attend Disco Demolition Night, for a nominal admission fee, and contribute records of their own if they liked. After the explosion, the crowd stormed the field and set fire to any discs that had survived it. The
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