As a queer Tamil Sri Lankan-American artiste, D’Lo inhabits many worlds, many dichotomies… In India, to perform an autobiographical monologue for the New Park Festival curated by Prakriti Foundation, D’Lo spoke to Sayan Bhattacharya about paradoxes of life and art,
Spread across eight acres of parched land in Tilonia, Rajasthan, Barefoot College runs solely on solar electricity. Set up in 1972 by Sanjit ‘Bunker’ Roy, the NGO trains hundreds of underprivileged ladies and aged women in solar technology so that
Best Anchor 2011, Best Actor for the play Andha Yug or winner of MTV Roadies. Which, for you, was the biggest award? Perhaps Best Actor of 2012 will be my biggest award. Singing, acting, Vj-ing, RJ-ing, blogging, composing, writing poetry and compering.
An interview with the the director of critically acclaimed ‘Harud’… More than a clearly etched out storyline, your emphasis seems to be creating moments which convey the claustrophobia of people trapped in a vicious cycle of violence… take us
Ashis Nandy is one of the few intellectuals in India who captures the imagination of the reading public. In this interview, he talks about hollowed out constructs of socialism, democracy and the changing idea of freedom. What is a
Here’s what inspired Sarnath Banerjee to create the ‘Gallery of Losers’… why is the idea of winning vulgar and there is grace in losing. What inspired you to come up with the ‘Gallery of Losers’? I was in Sao Paolo
After a long time Bollywood witnessed a soundtrack that is refreshingly original and well researched… songs that add to the screenplay and do not impede its flow. Meet the lady behind Gangs Of Wasseypur’s music, Sneha Khanwalkar. How did Gangs of
‘The Convert’ is the story of this woman’s journey from NYC to Pakistan. Here’s the author’s journey of introspection through her characters, their beliefs and finally the realisation that there is no absolute truth. Deboarah Baker in conversation with Sayan
His novel ‘Sei Somoy’ is a phenomenal work on 20th century Bengal. The author of iconic works such as ‘Hothat Neerar Janya’, ‘Aranyer Dinraatri’ and the entire ‘Kakababu’ series, Sunil Gangopadhyay talks to Aishwarya Bhattacharyya. Your autobiography ‘Ordhek Jeebon’ (Half
A major part of ‘Rang Rasiya’ focuses on the court case against Raja Ravi Verma… charges that continue to hound artists to this day. Yet the maker of such diverse films as ‘Mirch Masala’ and ‘Maya Memsaab’, Ketan Mehta finds