Art & Culture

The People in Their Heads

Suhit Kelkar

A father tormented by visions of his dead son, a boy battling dreams of azaadi and football, soldiers fighting their inner demons... Djinns of Eidgah is a deeply disturbing play on Kashmir

The Enduring Charm of the Bindu

Janice Pariat

Syed Haider Raza explores his lifelong motif, the traditional Indian bindu, through 14 new works on display at his latest show in London

The Artist Who Found His Voice in Prints

Shaikh Ayaz

Krishna Reddy on the lessons of Nandalal Bose, memories of Santiniketan and Paris, and disappointment of not selling in India

The Little Girl Who Refuses to Age

Lhendup G Bhutia

As the Amul moppet in her polka-dotted frock turns 50, the story of her journey as an advertising icon

The City, the Stroller and the Comic Strip

Janice Pariat

Three artists explore the joys of city strolling and mining its stories. On display under a single roof in a Bangalore gallery are the pleasures of flânerie

Tongue in Chic

Sohini Chatopadhyay

The blog that keeps them all agog—celebrities, fans and fashionistas, even the fashion police, in no particular order

The Loneliest Superstar Ever

Shaikh Ayaz

From the dizzying heights of stardom to the depths of despair, the Rajesh Khanna story is unsurpassable

Everything but the Girl

Janice Pariat

The apartment of this nameless, absent girl offers the delicious thrill of browsing through another person’s life furtively

Citizen Aamir

Lhendup G Bhutia

Amid pauses longer than his answers, the superstar with a conscience responds to criticisms of his new TV show and talks about measuring success by the number of hearts he touches