Destination India: Foreign Artists’ Vivid Portrayals of Colonial India (1857-1947)
The English geographer, historian, and cartographer James Rennell, known for his strikingly accurate maps of India, wrote in the preface to his 1788 book, Memoir of a Map of Hindoostan; or The Mogul Empire “…almost every particular relating to Hindoostan is [sic] become an object of popular curiosity.” Rennell, of course, was using the
Perfume: A Tamil Story by Ashokamitran in Translation
“You want me dead!” he shouted at his wife. “Eat something and go. Your lunchbox is ready,” his wife said. But he was already halfway to the Dadar suburban station. All she had asked him was to get their boy ready for school. There was a common toilet and a
‘The Dystopian Times’ by Appupen
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‘The Dystopian Times’ by Appupen
‘The Dystopian Times’ by Appupen Source link
INTERVIEW | Gulammohammed Sheikh reveals how the digital medium tends to kill the imagination
This show of your graphic prints from the late 1950s to the present is marked by remarkable shifts in technique. What are the basic ideas and concerns that link them? Each print has its own story. They also relate to the context and the period in which they were created. The
Interview| We Want to Work Towards Safe and Equal Spaces for Women in the Malayalam Film Industry: Revathi:
In light of the Hema Committee report on the Malayalam film industry, actor and director Revathi discusses industry changes in an interview with Frontline. She speaks about the Women in Cinema Collective (WCC), an organisation she co-founded in 2017. The WCC aims to address longstanding issues within the film sector.
PROFILE | Deepika Padukone’s Recent Roles are a Far Cry from the Characters that Made her a Star
Homi Adajania’s Cocktail (2012) was a rip in Hindi cinema. In the film, the actor Deepika Padukone’s Veronica, a spoilt brat, takes in Meera (Diana Penty) who was abandoned by her husband after he married her under false pretences. Here was a woman who wore her sexual desire and her
‘It Cannot Get Dirtier, It Can Only Get Cleaner’: Bina Paul on Outcome of Hema Committee Report
The Justice Hema Committee report released in August shed light on the widespread and persistent nature of sexual harassment in the Malayalam film industry. The report’s revelations have sparked a host of reactions, dividing both the industry and the society at large. The Women in Cinema Collective (WCC), a group
It’s All About Power and the Entitlement To Misuse It: Actor Sreelekha Mitra
WATCH | Suhrid Sankar Chattopadhyay in conversation with actor Sreelekha Mitra Actor speaks about rampant sexual harassment in Indian cinema, its normalisation across regional industries, and her personal encounters with abuse. | Video Credit: Interview: Suhrid Sankar Chattopadhyay; Camera: Jayanta Shaw; Editing: Samson Ronald K.; Supervising Producer: Jinoy Jose P.
INTERVIEW | ‘It Cannot Get Dirtier, It Can Only Get Cleaner’: Bina Paul on Hema Committee Report Fallout
WATCH: National Award-winning editor and WCC co-founder, Bina Paul, believes that the feudal mindset existing in certain sections of the Malayalam film industry must go. | Video Credit: Interview by R.K. Radhakrishnan; Camera & Editing by Samson Ronald K., Produced by Jinoy Jose P. The Justice Hema Committee report released