From Bangladesh, with love
FEATURE: A British-Bangladeshi writer’s new cookbook steeped in nostalgia showcases seasonal and regional recipes to highlight the uniqueness of Bangladeshi cuisine
Critical Collective
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17th October 2023
Cigarettes, Scarves and Morality: Dev Anand’s Early Crime Films
ESSAY: In the year of Anand’s birth centenary celebrations, revisiting his noir films of the
1950s, which are also imbued with the actor’s personal brand of optimism
1950s, which are also imbued with the actor’s personal brand of optimism
Sunday Mid-Day
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14th October 2023
Since Durga went global
FEATURE: As Bengal gears up for its biggest annual celebration, mid-day assesses the economic and political implications of its nascent UNESCO recognition
Sunday Mid-Day
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30th September 2023
In the womb of peace
FEATURE: Shantiniketan, declared a UNESCO World Heritage site last week, its core vision to fuel the arts and philosophy continues to thrive, amidst newer walls and unspoken boundaries
Sunday Mid-Day
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10th September 2023
‘I’m running to keep up with the audience’
INTERVIEW: Filmmaker Sujoy Ghosh speaks of adaptations, choosing Kalimpong as location and keeping up with audience tastes in the build-up to his Kareena Kapoor-starrer Jaane Jaan
Sunday Mid-Day
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3rd September 2023
Match point
FEATURE: A Marathi feature set to premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival examines deep-rooted social evils through the lens of match-making traditions in rural Maharashtra
ASAP | art
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31st August 2023
Peeking Behind the Lens: In Conversation with Arvind Kashyap | ASAP art
VIDEO: Arvind Kashyap, cinematographer of films like Kantara, 777 Charlie and Hostel Hudugaru Bekagiddare discusses his work
Sunday Mid-Day
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6th August 2023
‘They said he didn’t wish to accede to India. That’s unfair’
FEATURE: India’s most famous TV host from the ’90s, Siddharth Kak, and his aunt revisit 50-year-old memoirs to paint a portrait of Kashmir’s last pandit prime minister and his wife
Sunday Mid-Day
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16th July 2023
Kolhapur Roman bronzes make international debut
FEATURE: A grand exhibition that opens at New York’s Met celebrates ignored Buddhist art of the south, shining light on the piece that completes the Indo-Roman trade story
Sunday Mid-Day
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9th July 2023
Finding her voice
FEATURE: A new collection of poems takes creative licenses while adhering to biographical facts to enable India’s first female physician Anandibai Joshi to tell her own story
Sunday Mid-Day
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12th May 2023
In search of the cinema qawwali
FEATURE: A filmmaker’s decade-long research into Bombay cinema's qawwali has resulted in rich documentation while opening up new avenues for studying India’s cinematic history
Bright Wall/Dark Room
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9th February 2023
Games Women Must Play: Jafar Panahi’s 'Offside'
ESSAY: In football, a player is in an offside position if they are in the opposition’s half of the field. To be offside is an offense, a position not allowed by the rules of the game
ASAP | art
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17th April 2023
Myth-making in the Streets: Garuda Gamana Vrishabha Vahana with Raj B. Shetty
INTERVIEW: Raj B. Shetty speaks about mythological borrowings for his gangster film, making films in Mangalore and putting its geography, people and rhythm on screen
Sunday Mid-Day
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28th March 2023
What does hate look like on a map?
FEATURE: An initiative to chart incidents of violence across the country hopes to rouse citizens to intervene and protect India’s democratic social structure
Sunday Mid-Day
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5th March 2023
When fair is foul
FEATURE: Not just immigrant families, Norwegian parents and activists are also looking forward to an upcoming Bollywood release to blow the lid on an insidious system
Sunday Mid-Day
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27th April 2022
In India, again
FEATURE: American photographer Mitch Epstein revisits his images of India from the ’80s for a new book that captures his immersion into the country’s experiences and subcultures
Sunday Mid-Day
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30th January 2022
Off stage
FEATURE: As lone voices in the classical arts come out with stories of harassment and abuse, fear of a powerful nexus and informal learning structures ensure a larger silence
Sunday Mid-Day
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27th June 2023
On the fringe
FEATURE: An environmental writer, artist and explorer uses the skills in her toolbox to document the country’s vulnerable landscapes, ecosystems and populations
Sunday Mid-Day
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17th April 2023
Notes on loss
FEATURE: A poet and an artist collaborated through the pandemic years to produce an album that reflects on a dark, personal and collective period of isolation
Sunday Mid-Day
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30th October 2022
Devdas, the misogynistic woke
FEATURE: A modern-day reimagining of Saratchandra’s story of doomed love gives voice to its female protagonists while questioning the morality and intent of its much-romanticised ‘hero’
Sunday Mid-Day
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26th February 2023
Man, the migratory species
FEATURE: Journalist-author Sam Miller’s book on migration looks at its centrality in human history and aims to reposition modern discussions around it
Sunday Mid-Day
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2nd February 2023
Fair play
FEATURE: Aadyam Theatre’s sixth season, which opens with Girish Karnad’s classic Hayavadana, will showcase proscenium shows with smaller experimental plays
Sunday Mid-Day
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22nd October 2022
Living many lives, on and off stage
FEATURE: A Sikh-American’s solo show, born out of racial violence, probes the precarity inherent in the dual identities and experiences of immigrants
Sunday Mid-Day
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13th September 2022
The Kodavas of Mumbai
FEATURE: An organisation founded by the people of
Karnataka’s Kodagu district has persevered in the city by supporting the Coorgi community
Karnataka’s Kodagu district has persevered in the city by supporting the Coorgi community
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