Art & Culture
Bisengaliev’s Symphony
Veda Aggarwal
A man from Kazakhstan is determined to mould India’s fully professional symphony orchestra into a globally acclaimed phenomenon
The Truman Show and Sundry Spinoffs
Reality and reality-based shows on TV provoke the State’s deepest censorship urges, but aren’t its objections all too arbitrary?
Eyes Don’t Lie
By an uncanny coincidence, both Prabuddha Dasgupta and his former protégé Bharat Sikka focused their cameras on Goa for their latest photo exhibitions. But while Dasgupta discovers a community teetering in cultural limbo, Sikka finds a very rooted place.
Kiss, Split and Tell
A unique museum touring the world stores memories of love relationships, post their expiry dates. A conversation with founder and curator Olinka Vištica
‘I Got Bored of My Opulence’
Karan Johar is tired of playing it safe. He talks to Open on what age has to do with his new approach, why he apologised to Raj Thackeray and why Bollywood is looking beyond its own gene pool.
Flamenco Comes Home to India
The Spanish government proposes to make Jodhpur the flamenco capital of India. Take a wild guess why. Or just read on.
‘I Don’t Play Games’
Ajay Devgn on his dislike for the ‘I-me-myself brigade’, making omelettes with daughter Nysa and the intriguing spelling change
Hitchcockian Guide to Everyday Life
American photographer Gregory Crewdson unearths the psychological unease beneath mundane existence.
Jewel of the East
The British love affair with Indian royalty continues. But in an elaborate exhibition beginning this week, the V&A Museum hopes to dispel the stereotype of the maharaja.
Hope Slips for the Rope Trick
This man brought alive a centuries old magic trick that once had the world agape in amazement. Now, he struggles to make ends meet
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