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Art & Culture
The Modern Radha
An arts festival examines how the story of Krishna’s consort fits into today’s urban context
The Death of an Indian-born Language
William Rozario, last speaker of Indo-Portuguese Creole of Cochin, died recently. When I had met him for my research on Creole languages, he was glad to speak his language again, even though I could only pick it up in parts
Love in the Time of the Digital Camera
Why photo labs have not gone out of business
Songs on Their Last Breath
Rajasthan’s folk music might be endangered, but its causes are ever relevant: caste and women’s empowerment
The Private Life of Vinod Sehgal
The battle of a ghazal singer to rediscover himself and his art away from the spotlight
The Logic of John Abraham
Almost every male supermodel who tried his luck in Bollywood ended up as a character artiste. John Abraham proved an exception because he did things others just wouldn’t
War Influences
Pablo Picasso’s politically motivated paintings are all collected in one place for the first time. A rare opportunity
The Last Indian Superstar
The secret of Rajini’s mass appeal is that he’s a true celluloid hero, not a multiplex megabrand like Shah Rukh or the latter-day Amitabh.
The Pursuit of Heroic Masculinity
The women in Rajinikanth’s films are always fated to be tamed and put in their place by the man. The fan loves that.
Gandhi, the Untouchable
Artist J Nandakumar had his show cancelled because he dared to show Gandhi trampling on Dalit rights. He fights on
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