Visions Of Glory
“In the aftermath of the Dipa Karmakar phenomenon, one would like to hope that Tripura as…
‘And Quiet Flows the Luit’ presents short articles and photo essays on the Northeast today—a profound paradox which simultaneously represents the frontiers of globalization as well as a heritage of Indigenous traditions and cultures. Like the enigmatic river Luit which flows through it, the Northeast explores issues of globalization, marginality, ecology, knowledge systems and offers powerful narratives which depict a deep understanding of the changing human condition. The ‘Northeast’ is not simply an abstract political concept or idea but through the diverse forms of culture and art emerging from the region, it is an evolving and lived reality. This series spins vibrant yarns from the Northeast—tales of negotiating change with memory and remembrance, of community histories and of new worlds—reflecting resistance, resilience and endurance.
“In the aftermath of the Dipa Karmakar phenomenon, one would like to hope that Tripura as…
Films from the North East involve going back in history and also engage in a continuous…
It is crucial to shift the focus on how the cultural self of the North East…
Maniram Dewan’s story is a resilient tale of assertion, silence and paradox, stringing a polyphony of…
A dialogue with indigenous religious practices subjects the idea of religion itself to critical enquiry and…
Language is a powerful tool for indigenous people to overcome injuries of imposed change, political exclusion…
How do the indigenous cultures of the Northeast reckon with the ubiquity of death? Almost a…
Indigenous communities in the Northeast consider dance a lived, vital reality deeply connected with the personal…
The poets of the Northeast articulate marginality and negotiate the challenge of representing the past from…
Verrier Elwin’s views might appear paternalistic and patronising to 21st-century readers, but his policies and polemics…