Tribute | James Baldwin: Remembering the Iconic Writer and Civil Rights Activist in his Centenary Year
Thinking with Baldwin. Yes, this happens when you read an author and cannot get their words out of your head. Their words become the background music to your thoughts. For this to happen, writers must be incredibly in love with life while in search of their roots, battling their own
Kerala’s IDSFFK: Where Political Cinema Challenges Mainstream Narratives
At a private screening in Soho House, Mumbai, of Karan Tejpal’s Stolen, a slick and tightly wound independent film that premiered at Venice International Film Festival 2023, something snagged within me. The film traces two brothers (played by Abhishek Banerjee and Shubham), belonging to the cream of Delhi, who somehow get
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
Hema Committee Report Shows Kerala’s Lauded Film Industry Harbours a Sinister Underbelly
Justice K. Hema Committee’s roller-coaster journey outpaces the darkest crime thriller movie. It took nearly five years for the committee’s report to see light, and that too in a redacted form, facing unending hurdles until literally, the last minute. Yet, even the truncated report has exposed—without mentioning any names—the widely-admired
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“Together We Sing” – A Frontline Perspectives Documentary
WATCH | Together We Sing: A Frontline Perspectives Documentary Through interviews with community leaders, academic experts, and local residents, the documentary explores the historical development of Muharram. | Video Credit: Reporting by Vikhar Ahmed Sayeed; Camera by Rabi Debnath; Editing by Samson Ronald K.; Voice over by Saatvika Radhakrishna; Additional
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The Audacious Art of Poetry Translation: When Fidelity Falls Short
To translate is to desecrate generatively; as much, if not more, is found as is lost. The gifted translator makes a new object while the sincere ones wag their tail in allegiance to the text. If we wish to see translation as an assured and not a parasitic art, then
Gulammohammed Sheikh Retrospective: 60 Years of Indian History in Prints
Gallery Sumukha, at Wilson Garden, Bengaluru, is currently hosting a retrospective of prints by the artist Gulammohammed Sheikh. While the first part, titled “Gulammohammed Sheikh: Graphic Prints”, ended on July 27 (from June 29), the second part, titled “Mind Prints: Digital Works”, is on until September 14 (from August 17).
WHITE SPACE | Kolkata’s Trincas Restaurant and Bar is one of the Few Queer-Friendly Hangouts in India
Anand Puri, a member of the third generation of the family that owns the legendary Trincas restaurant in Kolkata, has a mystery to solve: the rainbow pride flag hanging outside Trincas routinely goes missing. “I don’t think it’s homophobia because nothing is ever defaced,” says Puri. “I think it’s some