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Art & Culture
Dethroning the Plain White Rosogolla
The sweetmeat culture of Kolkata is undergoing an antiseptic change
No Escape from Delhi
If you think a cultural festival outside the city is the perfect excuse for a holiday, go prepared. It might just seem like you’re back in Delhi
The Monstrous Hit Maker
Giant hits like Singh is Kingg notwithstanding, Anees Bazmee stands accused of filming Bollywood’s crassest comedies in recent times. He remains steadfastly unapologetic
Fluid Form
Dancing in water is about letting go of the human urge to control, says choreographer Chris Lechner
How the Stage Got Upstaged
With his Third Theatre, pioneer Badal Sircar (1925—2011) took the art of drama off the conventional stage, straight to the people
Looking at It This Way
Poet laureate K Satchidanandan remembers the Kanimozhi he knew and admired
Get up, Stand up…
‘Don’t give up the fight,’ commanded Bob Marley. As if on cue, India has a lively bunch of comedians standing up for our right to laughter. They make the perfect accomplices in our hunt for humour
Goa and the Filmmaker
Dil Chahta Hai to Dum Maro Dum marks a decade of the Goa film. Yet, has the state really found a chronicler of its true story?
Why We Still Love Apache Indian (and Bryan Adams)
As a country, we love songs we can sing along with. Perhaps because that takes us back to being the cool young kids we once were
When What’s Queer Is Not
For nearly 30 years now, photographer Sunil Gupta has been trying to capture Indian gaydar in natural light
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