Culture How the Serendipity Arts Festival celebrated the spirit of communityJanhavi AcharekarThe 2022 edition included different forms of art and disciplines not usually categorised as art.
CULTURE Late start to Kochi Muziris Biennale exposes organisational fault linesNidheesh M.K.Frontline Bureau
Photo Essay Langur Mela in Amritsar sees hundreds of children visit Bada Hanuman templeRaminder Pal Singh
History etched in stoneText & photographs: SUDHA MAHALINGAMThe fabled city of Persepolis, which has by and large survived the ravages of time and invasions, is a splendid specimen of Persian architecture and t
Winning dreamsSUHRID SANKAR CHATTOPADHYAYA documentary made by children of an orphanage in Kolkata wins the first prize at the Kids for Kids International Film Festival in Athens.
The quest for freedomJAYA BHATTACHARJIThe astonishing story of the Egyptian writer Miral-al-Tahawy's journey in self-discovery from the sheltered existence in a patriarchal Bedouin village
Vanishing treasuresLYLA BAVADAM in MumbaiTo stem the steady tide of destruction of Mumbai's unique architectural treasures, the Heritage Conservation Committee needs to be strengthened with p
Partitioned livesBHARATI SADASIVAMA new film that sensitively portrays the horrors inflicted on women by Partition and religious fundamentalism makes waves in various film festivals ac
A story of courageANUPAMA KATAKAMIn a unique effort, three years after an earthquake devastated Kutch a group of women from villages across the affected region don the role of amateur
A composite cultureText & photographs: BENOY K. BEHLOn the syncretic religious and philosophical traditions that have defined the architectural marvels in the Kashmir Valley.
Iraq's revolt in 1920A.G. NOORANIThe parallel between the British occupation of Iraq in 1920 and the United States' occupation of the country now is startling.
The Passion and the goreA.O. SCOTTA.O. SCOTTMel Gibson's controversial film The Passion of The Christ triggers a debate in the United States on the extreme violence it depicts and its portrayal
The glory of BerlinaleSWAPAN KUMAR GHOSHMost of the films at Berlinale 2004 deal with the problems of immigrants or rootless people.
The journey of a songGOWRI RAMNARAYANTwo award-winning films at the Mumbai International Film Festival of Documentary Films bring out the horrors of religious fanaticism and ethnic confli
A new phase of censorship creep in India A proposal to amend the IT Rules 2021 and the ban on a BBC documentary are part of a larger trend of Internet censorship, growing since 2014.
SlideshowThe hungry river Villages in West Bengal’s Malda and Murshidabad districts live under the constant threat of river erosion that eats up their homes overnight.
