Art and the Public
Samudra Kajal Saikia

Now You See Me

Shilpa Joglekar is a dynamic person with artistic engagements in diverse areas. She believes her art and art projects are “aimed to involve an entire society, not just art enthusiasts”. Scale, materiality and a provocation towards dialogue—these are key features

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Ajachi Chakrabarti

Shaming the Shikari

Na heer na hoor, na mehenge angoor Na Dunlop ka gadda, na tan mange tandoor. Thaali hai khaali, jo chahe paros do Chaahe baasi roti ho, namak thoda thos do. Some of the best expository moments and social commentary in

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Nishtha Saluja

Life in Technicolour

Nishtha Saluja explores the colossal shape that technology has taken in today’s world and the glaring impact it leaves on our lives.  “ You live like this, sheltered, in a delicate world, and you believe you are living. Then you

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Pritha Kejriwal

Unhappily Ever After…

Dismissive of Shakespeare, readers, television, media and the world in general… Upamanyu Chatterjee is at his cynical best in this conversation with Pritha Kejriwal. One must painstakingly read in-between the lines… When I had read ‘English, August’, which was a

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Sreyashi Mazumdar

OF BENCHES, HUMBLE PIES AND SUPERHERO SHOTS…

Cyrus Sahukar talks about new creative beginnings, the limitless platform that the internet provides to artists today, the tragedy surrounding the AIB Roast and the need for variety in this tete-a-tete with Sreyashi Mazumdar.   Tell me something about Humble

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Devjani Bodepudi

Own up, India.

Is the recent ban on ‘India’s Daughter’ another sign of our intolerance to criticism? Devjani Bodepudi explores. I am ‘India’s Daughter’. I wasn’t always, but two years back in my country of origin and I feel like I am. Broken

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Debarghya Sanyal

An Era has ended. Let’s move on.

Rasipuram Krishnaswami Laxman might have passed away, but the RK Laxman we know and love still stands with his potli, guarding our collective conscience, says Debarghya Sanyal. Nineties. India. We were late at the party. By the time we arrived,

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Harsh Snehanshu

The Trailblazer

Harsh Snehanshu reviews Raj Kamal Jha’s She Will Build Him A City, and asserts that despite its limitations, it heralds a new era of writing urban fiction.  The allure of Delhi’s colourful history, flourishing flamboyance and glaring vices has long

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Vineet Gill

Rendezvous with Nicholson Baker

Vineet Gill talks about the writing style of the novelist Nicholson Baker, his reorientation of the tradition of nouveau roman and his meeting with the novelist at the Jaipur Literary Festival… “Realism made the strange familiar. Today, when we can

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Devjani Bodepudi

Ruskin Bond: The Man from Mussoorie

Devjani Bodepudi talks to a legend in the world of Indian writing, Ruskin Bond reflects on his career, children’s literature and his hopes for the future of the country. Credits for the featured image: Anaina Malik. Listen to the Interview :