Charukesi Ramadurai

Freelance journalist : India | Malaysia

pop culture

~ Indian stereotypes in black and white – there is more to Asian diversity than brownface
– Nikkei Asian Review, June 29, 2022

~ The new wave of provocative Indian TV – sex and violence is no longer verboten in Indian TV
– BBC Culture, August 25, 2021

~ Hollywood’s idea of real India – how Hollywood perpetuates Indian stereotypes
– BBC Culture, January 22, 2021

~ For the love of K drama – how k drama has reached across Asian cultures
– Nikkei Asian Review, December 02, 2020

~ Indian Matchmaking: what’s all the hate about? – this reality show has divided audiences
– BBC Culture, August 10, 2020

~ Away from City Lights – Charlie Chaplin’s Swiss manor is now museum on his life and work
– Business Line, December 23, 2017

~ Food war in a French village – A love story in the middle of a food war
– The Hindu, October 17, 2015

~ Star in their eyes – A look at the lives of Rajinikanth’s loyal fans
– The National, December 24, 2014

~ Postcard from Mumbai – Lip smacking offers from Bollywood
– South China Morning Post, March 02, 2014

~ Postcard from Mumbai – An ode to the single screen cinemas of Mumbai
– South China Morning Post, April 14, 2013

~ Hindi cinema, in poster form – Buy vintage Hindi cinema posters at Mumbai’s iconic Chor Bazaar
– The New York Times, September 09, 2011

~ Fading lights in Mumbai – Faded, wrinkled, abused and world-weary: Mumbai’s old cinemas
– More Intelligent Life (The Economist), July 07, 2011