Ray's trilogies Critical insider: Satyajit Ray's cinematic trilogiesC.S. VenkiteswaranThe three trilogies that mark the beginning, middle and end of Satyajit Ray’s film-making career reflect his changing perception of the idea of India.
Interview: Girish Kasaravalli ‘Ray’s vision is universal’: Girish Kasaravalli on Satyajit Ray C.S. VenkiteswaranInterview with Girish Kasaravalli, eminent Kannada film director.
Interview: Adoor Gopalakrishnan ‘He lived life cinema’: Adoor Gopalakrishnan on Satyajit RayC.S. VENKITESWARANInterview with Adoor Gopalakrishnan.
Review of Malayalam movie Drishyam 2: The other side of truthC.S. VenkiteswaranThe sequel to Drishyam in many ways encapsulates the post-truth world we live in, where everything is in flux, and competing versions of ‘truth’ vie f
Film Review Film review: 'The Great Indian Kitchen' discusses gender issues and patriarchal values in relationships C.S. VenkiteswaranThe Malayalam movie 'The Great Indian Kitchen' addresses the gender issue by bringing into the narrative the oppressive patriarchal values within comm
Invaluable memories C.S. VenkiteswaranThe economist Prof. M.A. Oommen’s autobiography is an intimate account of personal experiences and also has interesting insights into the social histo
Interview: Riyas Komu Sculptor Riyas Komu: An argument about beautiful histories at riskC.S. VenkiteswaranAn interview with the artist and sculptor Riyas Komu.
Celebrating an auteurC.S. VenkiteswaranThe book vividly portrays Girish Kasaravalli as a consummate artist and deals with his body of work in all its thematic diversity and aesthetic vigour
Book Review Pleasure pointsC.S. VENKITESWARANAn engaging argument and a provocative appeal for the basic rights of transpeople and queer pride.
The documentary movement in IndiaC.S. VENKITESWARANThe narratives bring to the fore not only the history of documentary film-making in India, but also the various resistance struggles and movements for
Museum Bihar model beckonsC.S. VENKITESWARANBihar Museum, a significant initiative by the State government, has the potential to inspire similar projects across the country. But its success hing
I.V. Sasi Trendsetting titanC.S. VENKITESWARANI.V. Sasi (1948-2017), a giant among Malayalam film-makers, explored and dramatised the internal tensions and external conflicts of society in the pos
Does the EWS verdict represent the revenge of the ruling classes? Poverty can be tackled by simpler policy instruments such as MGNREGA, which the verdict misses.
SlideshowLesser godsTheyyam, a ritual dance form performed in northern Kerala and parts of southern Karnataka, has been subversively empowering for certain communities.
