History Tracing 200 years of the history of photography in IndiaMalavika KarlekarThis book is the product of substantial research into timelines, notes, and choice of images.
The half life of paintingHANS V. MATHEWSGrasping these as works of art seems to require a very different set of reflexes than viewers of paintings have hitherto had.
Of awards and rewardsSHOHINI GHOSHViewed in the context of a general atmosphere of cultural policing prevailing in the country, the developments relating to the 48th National Film Awar
Museums of cultural dispossession?A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTThe two new projects in Paris for museum development may well be a saga of dispossession of the cultural heritage of micro-civilisations.
A fusionist and a traditionalistASHA KRISHNAKUMARDr. L. Subramaniam, a multi-faceted violinist, undertakes pioneering efforts to achieve the integration of various music systems while still relying o
O Jerusalem!SUNEET CHOPRAAn exhibition in New Delhi presents evidence of dubious historicity to proclaim that Jerusalem was the City of David.
Portrait of a poetS. VISWANATHANThe first-ever film on Tamil poet Subramania Bharati strikes a chord.
Looking anew at Art NouveauA reassessment of the once often dismissed genre seems to have taken place. Some impressions pegged on two recent exhibitions, in London and in Berlin
Greasepaint, and beyondWith his performance in Vanaprastham, which won for him the national award for best actor, Malayalam actor Mohan Lal has reached another high point of
An institute of Bodology to investigate the past The Bodos are constructing a comprehensive picture of the Brahmaputra civilisation.
