Somak Ghoshal is an editor and writer based in Bengaluru
YG Srimati broke boundaries while remaining rooted to the ancient traditions of the subcontinent
BN Goswamy’s new book is a survey of a 19th century manuscript, a unique testimony to the miniature style of painting from south of the Deccan
Could the assault of self-same images of suffering make us immune to their potency?
Diving into European art history to resurrect a vital and ignored cast of characters
NS Harsha evokes many worlds within one in his art
This study on the evolution of photography in the subcontinent strikes a fine balance between the medium’s formal and aesthetic aspirations
The hypnotic aura of Robert Mapplethorpe’s photographs triumphs over petty public morality
Rediscovering Jyoti Bhatt, the chronicler of living traditions
When beauty goes under the hammer
A recent storm raised in a teacup points to contemporary India’s uneasy relationship with a culture of reviewing
CELESTIAL HEROISM IS a bestseller, unless it is badly made. In it merges great survivor dramas and the romance of breaching the boundaries of human…
Pratap Bhanu Mehta is one of India’s most influential columnists and public intellectuals
Brahma Chellaney is a geostrategist and the author of two award-winning books on water: Water, Peace, and War and Water: Asia’s New Battleground
MJ Akbar is the author of, among several titles, Tinderbox: The Past and Future of Pakistan. His latest book is Gandhi: A Life in Three Campaigns
Ram Madhav is a member of the National Executive of RSS and a founding member of the governing council of India Foundation. He is the author of, among other titles, Partitioned Freedom and The Hindutva Paradigm
Makarand R Paranjape is an author and columnist. Views are personal.
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