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“I am very nostalgic,” Chavan says. “I love the simplicity of old school living, old school life — I’m holding on to this in the face of the speed of modern Mumbai.” – Little Shilpa Rajesh Punj : Where does…
Media & Communication
Mr. H.A.Anil Kumar, a renowned art critic, art historian and contemporary curator has been awarded from Delhi Art School with the prestigious B.C.Sanyal Award for the year 2013, as the ‘Dedicated Teacher’. The details of the award are as below:…
Art & Theatre
Tanya Abraham : Folk art is the archive of histories. Be it performing or visual, art of such form is the record of traditions and cultures of yesteryears, passed down generations. If however, we look at these art forms from…
Photo Essay
Partha Seal Theatre: I’ve been tired of performing on stage for vacant halls. It seems people are fed up of drama may be because they have too much of it in their lives. Or is it they seek entertainment and…
Cover Story
Kathakari by SidharthI have known Sidharth now for maybe fifteen years. We were first introduced by Manjit Bawa and funnily enough, the reason for engagement then was our common love for food. Three of us love to cook and eat….
SPECIAL FEATURE
AN ENCHANTER’S WAND: PARESH MAITY’S VENICE“I travel all over the world and sometimes the same place offers many things to me. I have travelled to Venice many times over the past 20 years-and every time it is an intoxicating moment….
SPECIAL FEATURE
MOTIFS, PATTERNS AND POLITICSThe ART OF ANINDITA BHATTACHARYAThough what strikes us visually is the referentiality towards the miniature tradition, Anindita Bhattacharya’s works need to be historically situated in the (post) lineage of the Baroda Narrative tradition. At the same time,…
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ONE on one with a renowned performance artist Nikhil chopraArt&Deal: When I consider your performative work I think of your desire to engage very directly with the viewer and draw them out of their comfort zone and into your theatrical…
Amit Mukhopadhyay’s Column
DIALOGUE 2013 I am an Aristotolean fanboy. PHILIA-1 Athis: Hi, Neel, why you are silent today ? You seem to be lost in thought, anything in particular bothering you? Neel: Well yes, but I am not sure how to tell…
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READING THE FILM BALA GANDHARVA – Aparna Roy BaligaBala Gandharva is a Marathi movie directed by Nitin Chandrakant Desai. This film is based on the life and times of the thespian Narayan Sripad Rajhans who was given the name Bala…
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FEAR OF THE ‘ OTHER URBAN’ MUMBAI, MIGRATION AND XENOPHOBIA IN THE REPRESENTATIONAL POLITICS OF KANNADA FILMS: H.A. Anil KumarMumbai: As a Den-set, Villain and City of Travel: Mumbai is popularly known as a city-of-migrants. Often aggressive politics considers it…
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MANIA AKBARI – THE DISTILLATION OF REALITYThere is on occasion an opportunity for a conversation that challenges you to the core, a situation that unsettles you as much as it enlightens your imagination, and this was one such occasion. Beginning…
