“In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel. Defeat Jihad.” Said a poster splashed across 10 New York subway stations. As a mark of protest, she spray painted the lines and courted
Ulka Mahajan, the founding member of Sarvahara Jan Andolan, spoke to Sayan Bhattacharya on the Land Acquisition Bill, adivasi rights, political formations and most importantly the very connote of land. What’s your take on the Land Acquisition and Rehabilitation
If her first film was niche, the second was grand in scale and star power. In this short interview, Zoya Akhtar spoke to Sayan Bhattacharya on the power of stories, music and of course Talaash. From Luck by Chance to Zindagi Na Milegi
So, tell me, how did it all start? When did you finally decide that numbers was what you wanted to do for your living? Actually quite late. People usually assume that mathematicians are born and that somehow you have a
The Sage of New Weird needs no introduction. China Mieville caught up with Joykrit Mitra from Chicago on the morning of the US elections. I heard you were stuck in New York during Sandy. I was there, yeah, in
She had extensively written about illegal mining in Dastak, her fiery journal. Result – sedition charges and jail. Right now on bail, Seema Azad speaks to Ashtadhyayi on her experience in jail, sedition laws and more. What is the
Samit Basu talks about recent trends in Indian publishing, the many roadblocks to getting quality speculative fiction published, and upcoming projects after his superhero novel ‘Turbulence’. Back in 2006, you did a project called ‘Trousers of Time: Possible Futures
Timothy Amos on what inspired him to embark on the complex study of the Burakumins in his book ‘Embodying Difference: The Making of Burakumin in Modern Japan’ and the pitfalls of cultural homogeneity. What sort of research went behind this book considering the ten and half years that
Amidst all celebrations marking Tagore’s 150th anniversary, Mallika Sarabhai brings an unorthodox portrait of Tagore in the play With Love, highlighting the bard’s relationship with Victoria Ocampo. In this interview, Sarabhai talks on Tagore, Modi’s Gujarat and where Anna Hazare failed.
5 years after Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd, Reema Kagti is back with the much awaited Talaash. Reema Kagti speaks to Sayan Bhattacharya just before the release of Talaash. Since you are 2 films old now, from a quirky romance