Sex… For Women
by Swarna Jana Although it is a voice of dissent; involving issues related to women, let’s start with Indian film actor Ranveer Singh, let’s not delve into the nitty gritty […]
Not Just Films
Noted Iranian film director, screenwriter and film editor Jafar Panâhi (b. July 11, 1960), commonly associated with the Iranian New Wave Film Movement, once reportedly said that he “can’t do […]
A Century Old Masterpiece
Once, a person had reportedly asked the author: “Where were you during the First World War?” The author replied: “I was busy with my Ulysses, and you?” It is one […]
Recognising Her Work & Legacy
American pioneering art historian Stella Kramrisch (May 29, 1896 – August 31, 1993) had arrived in India in 1922 at the invitation of great Indian poet and philosopher Rabindranath Tagore […]
Art(iculation)
A tramp comes across a little child, and brings him up, but is at a state of utter loss, when the orphanage reclaims the child. This is, in a nutshell, […]
‘The Literates’
It is mentioned that Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (November 30, 1874 – January 24, 1965) was so awestruck and embarrassed after winning the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1953 […]
Restoration Of Treasures
The people of Iraq still remember the day… April 9, 2003! On that day, the last staff at the Iraq Museum in Baghdad left the building. Before leaving the museum, […]
Life Imitating Art
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, […]
A ‘Truth’ Revealed!
It has been brought to notice that around 78 statues have been there for years near a huge square in the heart of an ancient and historic city of northern […]
Boundless Ocean Of Politics 