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Anita Ratnam: The World’s a Stage
The pressure to give up is high but dancer Anita Ratnam continues to use academia and artistry to raise the bar
What Happens When Nothing Happens
We overlook the beauty of stillness as we get lost in the ant crawl of everydayness
Eka Kurniawan: A Terrible Beauty Is Born
The rising star of Indonesian fiction, Eka Kurniawan spins a tale that is as bloody as it is brilliant. He has a message for the world—the truth always exposes itself. The magical realist in conversation with Open
Beauty and Barbiturates
Artists have long equated beauty with truth, but the truth is that beauty only exists in relation to something less beautiful. Beauty shines in the juxtaposition. For every Bulgari there is something truly Vulgari
We Are Blind to Beauty
What the lack of interest in a spectacular show on Tagore tells us about India’s art brigade
The Princess of Arts
The youngest daughter of Maharaja Sir Churachand Singh of Manipur, Binodini Devi, was a feisty beauty who authored the first recognised Manipuri short story, wrote the script for a film that won the Grand Prix at Cannes, and took Manipuri dance to the world. Yet astonishingly little survives of her work on record
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