Redefining Masculinity in South Asian Cinema: The Pathetic Man as Hero
Pay Rs.50 and you can enter Thiruvananthapuram’s C Theater. A few streets away from the city’s bustling centre of temples and palaces, the theatre’s facade has crumbled, with the overgrowth of monsoon foliage left untended for its regular clientele—men who gather in rhythmic routines around 11:30 am, 2:30 pm, 6:30
ARPO: Chronicling Kerala’s Past For Its Future
In a nondescript corner of Thrippunithura, a temple town near Kerala’s Kochi, a stone’s throw from the newly constructed metro station, a small two-storey house comes alive with music, chatter, and laughter most evenings. A radiant group of youngsters gathers here to discuss Kerala’s art, culture, heritage, folklore, and more.
Why We Must Read More Women Writers | Celebrating Women In Translation Month (#WITMonth)
Writers, especially those from different backgrounds, experiences, and cultural contexts, must be given a voice that would enable readers to experience the world through someone else’s eyes. | Photo Credit: Aaron Burden/Unsplash As someone who began reviewing books online at the age of 11, research biologist and book blogger Meytal
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
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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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
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.