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Art & Culture
Don’t Call Him a ‘Master’ Artist
Akbar Padamsee, whose paintings are suddenly finding huge valuations in the art market, talks about why numbers matter, the process of art and an obscenity case with amusing moments
The Angriest Man on Television
Raghu Ram, creator and host of reality show MTV Roadies, is a cult figure among Indian college students. But he says he is a shy recluse who has to live with a bodyguard
Ghungroo Feet
A cocktail of Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Vedic chants and Norwegian black metal was recently served in Mumbai. It was odd, yet fun
Not Just Pretty Pictures
Activist Teesta Setalvad knows she has no hope of getting corporate funds for her cause. Thankfully, India’s community of artists has been supportive
The Idea of Poonam Pandey
She combined Indian cricket and nudity to build an improbable brand
The World according to a Cat Lover
The fate of both peasants and animals in Ramkinkar Baij’s art is a record of change in a post-industrial world
The village that refused to be a good story
The media went to gawk at the sight of a mass wedding in a ‘village of prostitutes’. But they were the real spectacle
Get the (Dirty) Picture
Why the movie matters even though it is far from groundbreaking cinema
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