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Lahore Calling

Devapriya Roy

A novel that overturns the hierarchies of contemporary upper-class Pakistani society

A Change of Scene

With films drawn from life and literature, the music label Saregama begins the newest wave

Decolonising the Curator

Look who’s controlling the modernity narrative and more

Divided Destiny

Do policies reflect social inequalities?

The Return of the Vinyl Record

With a pop and a crackle, an old analogue technology, the vinyl record, returns

 

Among the Good Believers

It may be a world ravaged by religious fury but several secular scientific studies show that faith makes people compassionate and socially responsible

Missing in the Scene

Why mainstream Hindi cinema rarely raises caste as a social issue

Enlightenment in the Gobi Desert

Amidst the India-China standoff elsewhere, art unites the two countries on the Silk Road. Nanditha Krishna looks at the Grottoes of a Thousand Buddhas to realise how civilisation is a unifying force even in the time of adversity

Status Anxiety

Diksha Basu creates a comedy of manners set in Delhi

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