Ebola might be at the furthermost corner of our minds but how well prepared are we if it becomes an immediate threat? G. Singh explores … The deadly Ebola has snuffed out several hundreds of lives in West Africa and
(He never chooses an opinion; he just wears whatever happens to be in style – Leo Tolstoy) Here is my confession… I hate Gandhi. Hating Gandhi gives me a ‘cool’ feeling as I hate someone who is supposed to be
Uday Benegal, the lead singer and one of the founding members of Indus Creed talks to Pratiti Ganatra about the changing sound of the band, the varying cultural landscapes it incorporates in its oeuvre and the evolving music scene in
Dilnashin Alamgir is a name yet unknown to most … but her struggles for the cause of female education are not any less commendable than Malala’s. Learn the story of an extraordinary life. G Singh reports … Dilnashin is a
Nabina Das takes us through a different tunnel of “Alice in Wonderland”. When Alice got out of the rabbit hole, she found the little big bush town to be quiet and uneventful as ever. Hushed voices, indolence and early dinners.
Interactivity has come up as a major apparatus for contemporary art practices in recent years. As the term interactive or interactivity could be understood in different ways, the enforcing factors behind the developing interest in interactive artistic practice also could
In this edition of Qafe, Paramita Banerjee trains her gaze on the dirt that Modi’s brooms will never clean. And no, it’s not just about Gujarat. Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. Clean India Campaign. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s flagship initiative launched on
Recently two innocent civilians were killed and two others were injured in Kashmir when the Indian Army fired on them. Basharat Ali writes a fictional, but emotional piece, on the rampant killings in Kashmir. My friend, did the news of
Aamir Khan’s Tv show ‘Satyameva Jayate’ recently telecast an episode on non-normative sexualities. While some gender identities were carefully ‘invisibilised’, the hoopla around the whole issue makes one wonder about the ‘instant gratification’ framework of such a liberal mindset. Sayan
Even though the Republicans are quite akin to the Narendra Modi led BJP government in terms of their respective assumptions regarding cultural superiority, the Indian American population finds the Democrats to be their “natural political ally.” Koli Mitra interrogates ….