Interviews
Devjani Bodepudi

A New Breed

Comprising Ritesh D’Souza and Tara Mae, future bass electronic duo B.R.E.E.D performed for the very first time during the iconic Coachella festival this April. By all accounts, they made quite the impression. In keeping with firsts, they also released their

Interviews
Debashree Dattaray

Nobody’s Land

  Australian Aust::: Vote 1 Australian Australia Is there burden terra nullius Change the motherfucker name and we sweet Invasion January 26 2012 still seem terra nullius Why? For identity look out of just things Why court lie the years

Arts & Culture
Pratiti Ganatra

Fighting the Hierarchy

In his latest project, ‘Srinagar’, Soi has collaborated with local craftsmen to create a body of work that moves away from the conventional and unremarkable perceptions that conflict zones like Kashmir have in the public domain. The project comprises of

Interviews
Dipsikha Thakur

Mission Accomplished

Last week, the Supreme Court of India repealed the draconian Section 66(A) of the Indian IT Act (2008). This amazing victory was possible only because of the determination of people like Shreya Singhal, Faisal Farooqi, Karuna Nundy and others who

Arts & Culture
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

Arts & Culture
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

Arts & Culture
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 :

Arts & Culture
Devjani Bodepudi

A Big Element of Shamelessness

Capturing the very essence of political incorrectness, Hanif Kureishi discusses his thoughts on racism, creativity and sexuality, in a frank, no-holds-barred exchange with Devjani Bodepudi, as she caught up with him at the Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival, earlier this year.

Books
Soumabrata Chatterjee

Travelling between genres with Amit Chaudhuri

Soumabrata Chatterjee talks to Amit Chaudhuri about travelling between genres, being a flaneur, and lots more. I recently read your article in The Guardian, ‘Travelling between Genres’, where you proclaimed that the act of writing is synonymous with freedom and

Cinema
Pritha Kejriwal

Now you see it…now you don’t

The relation between what we see and what we know is never settled…Aankhon Dekhi was one of the rare films to come out of Bollywood last year, which took us straight into the centre of that dilemma, leaving us more