As If In a Dream
by Emerald Lin (NYU)
Dusk at the riverside pavilion
& it’s the second day of spring.
The sky so blue, caught & reflected in the smooth panes of glass buildings
reaching up, caught & reflected
the lozenges of a river
An RRRetrospective: Looking Back on Telugu Cinema
By Nandini Likki (Vassar), Sophia Bueno (NYU), and Caleb Kim (NYU)
The 2022 Telugu film RRR (Rise, Roar, Revolt), directed by the renowned S.S. Rajamouli, made history at the 2023 Oscars by winning the award for Best Original Song for its song “Naatu Naatu” and becoming the first Indian production to ever win an Oscar. RRR had massive commercial success as well…
