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Dilemmas of Indian literary criticism
TRADITIONAL Indian poetics is in a crisis today. Its categories are proving clearly insufficient to explain several of the modern genres, forms and mo
Cinema
The ‘unknown’ factor
Internationally acclaimed film director and eminent Bengali poet Buddhadeb Dasgupta in an exclusive conversation with Frontline, talks of his film Anw
Heritage
Ajanta's treasures
Heritage
Shooting in the dark
The challenge of photographing the paintings at Ajanta.
D. KRISHNAN
Interview
Celebrating diversity
Yaadhum, a documentary tracing the roots of Tamil Muslims, evocatively portrays a syncretic tradition that allowed inclusiveness and peaceful coexiste
R. Ilangovan
Buddhist wonders
Monumental effort
THE painted ceilings of the Buddhist caves at Ajanta have not drawn as much international attention as the murals. A reason could be that the painting
Sri Lanka
Surveillance and survival
In post-war Sri Lanka, Sinhala cinema is all about triumphal cultural nationalism. What options does a Tamil film-maker have, faced with the twin thre
SIVAMOHAN SUMATHY
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