culture

When Elie Saab Goes Desi

Aekta Kapoor

At what point does fashion go from inspiration to cultural appropriation?

The Tiñosas Over Havana

Tishani Doshi

Without pressure but without pause. That is the slogan of change in Cuba today

Multiplex Cinema: Being Middlebrowbeaten

Rachel Dwyer

What the new multiplex cinema says about the modern India

A Classical Passage to India

Rachel Dwyer

After travelling around India for over 35 years, I may not have seen or experienced this sacred space exactly as Kalidasa describes it

Eka Kurniawan: A Terrible Beauty Is Born

Nandini Nair

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

Waswo X Waswo and R Vijay: The Miniaturists

Annapurna Garimella

The American photographer Waswo X Waswo and Rajasthani artist R Vijay have created acclaimed miniature paintings that bend genres and are as exquisite as they are contemporary