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Mind’s eye: How O.P. Sharma’s pictorialist approach and innovative darkroom methods redefined photography

Sharma’s retrospective at Triveni Kala Sangam showcases a career that transformed photography from documentation to high art. 
Trisha Gupta
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Death of a Daku: How Hanif Kureshi radically altered the Indian street

His work, which often played with time and language, challenged the elitism of art galleries and brought creativity to the masses.
Sanchita Khurana
Counter Culture

Vijay’s GOAT is a film overburdened by its star

While this is not unusual for star films, what is exceptional is the limits to which GOAT stretches this.
Prathyush Parasuraman
Interview

The digital medium tends to kill the imagination: Gulammohammed Sheikh

Sheikh on his printmaking journey, the rise of digital art, and art as a way of responding to contemporary issues.
C.S. Venkiteswaran

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The Golden Temple, Amritsar (c. 1919) by Charles William Bartlett, Kokka woodblock print on paper.

Land of dreams: A glimpse into India under the Raj

India of a bygone era comes alive in the DAG exhibition of paintings by foreign artists from the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Madhulika Liddle
Members of ARPO documenting the traditional songs of Jenu Kuruba Tribal musicians as part of their efforts to provide the tribal people with a livelihood.

ARPO: Chronicling Kerala’s past for its future

How a small collective of volunteers carves a unique niche in preserving the State’s vanishing heritage.
Saatvika Radhakrishna,Kavya Pradeep
A scene from “Hamlet”, staged at Ukraine’s first Shakespeare Festival in June 2024.

Why is Ukraine’s theatre scene thriving amid war?

Despite air raids and life threats, culture-loving Ukrainians still stand in line for hours or wait months for tickets to catch their favourite plays.
Deutsche Welle
Sandhya Deb Barma weaving risha.

Can Tripura’s forgotten fabric weave its way back?

Once worn by royalty and commoners alike, the risha tells a tale of tradition, artistry and changing times. A designer is on a mission to revive it.
Geeta Doctor
Souza at his apartment in New York, 1970-71.

Souza’s monsters mirror society’s ugly truths

A moving tribute to artist Francis Newton Souza in his birth centenary year.
Janhavi Acharekar
“Meepao”, choreographed by Surjit Nongmeikapam, from PECDA Showcase 2022.

In a parched landscape, a dance competition keeps artists’ dreams alive

The Prakriti Excellence in Contemporary Dance Awards has created an ecosystem for dancers in India, where resources and opportunities remain scarce.
Ranjana Dave
“Past Disquiet” at Palais de Tokyo in Paris.

Art and the political imagination

An ongoing exhibition in Paris upholds Palestinian right to statehood by displaying works by artists from populations uprooted or exiled by violence.
Rahaab Allana
Cartoonist Rachita Taneja. The Bengaluru-based artist was recently honoured with the Kofi Annan Courage in Cartooning Award, alongside Hong Kong’s Zunzi.

‘Sanitary Panels would not have been possible without the Internet’: Rachita Taneja

This election season, the webcomic has covered everything from ethics of NOTA to the media’s softball interview questions to Prime Minister Modi.
Aditya Mani Jha
Ebrahim Alkazi with Amal Allana at Art Heritage gallery, New Delhi, in 2013.

‘I don’t think Indian theatre is at a crossroads’: Amal Allana

The theatre director talks about her biography of her father, Ebrahim Alkazi, a pioneering force in Indian theatre.
Ritika Kochhar
The Spanish Pavillion at the 60th Venice Biennale. May 1, 2024, in Venice, Italy.

Art of resistance: Venice Biennale, 2024

At the 60th edition, works on politics, war, sexuality, identity, and anticolonial defiance converge to make a grand statement against oppression.
Shaikh Ayaz
K.G. Subramanyan in Hyderabad in 2014.

K.G. Subramanyan (1924-2016): Artist, activist, provocateur, teacher

An exhibition celebrating Subramanyan’s centenary asks us to critically engage with his legacy to reaffirm his place among India’s greatest artists.
Soumitra Das
In 2024, Manoj Bajpayee is really everywhere, appearing in OTT offerings, in theatres, and in film festivals.

Manoj Bajpayee: ‘Hindi filmmakers should go back to the drawing board’

After COVID, Hindi mainstream cinema is confused, and there is a “desperate attempt to entertain” that was not there before, says the actor.
Trisha Gupta
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