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If someone at the Indian Film Festival of India (IFFI) this year told me that the new Jafar Panahi is the crème de la crème of the entire festival, I would have nodded, laughed, and spent the rest of the opening night chasing everyone who disagreed, just to watch more folks change their minds. Whether…
The body is first taught obedience through fabric. The swaddle before speech, the school uniform before dissent, shame before skin. Clothing is behavioural before — and because — it is cultural. In Volume IV: Truths, Half-Truths, Half-Lies, Lies, Kolkata-based artist and fashion designer Kallol Datta invites us to look at clothing as a long and loaded…
Vijay Deverakonda | Photo Credit: NAGARA GOPAL Telugu actor Vijay Deverakonda has been booked under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act by the Raidurgam police for allegedly making derogatory remarks against tribal communities during a public event. The case was booked following a complaint filed by Nenavath Ashok Kumar Naik, State…
Me and My Golden Image, from Kartab, a solo show by artist Gurmeet Marwah | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Every individual is engaged in activities to move forward in life; an ongoing stunt to achieve something. “That is Kartab for you,” says artist Gurmeet Marwah, who is presenting his first solo exhibition in the city….
Wim Wenders and Pope Francis in the documentary ‘Pope Francis: A Man of His Word’ (2018) | Photo Credit: Universal Pictures Pope Francis, beloved Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, breathed his last on Easter Monday (April 21, 2025). The pope, known for being one of the most progressive pontiffs in Vatican history, was…
A week before the theatrical release of the Telugu film Court – State Vs A Nobody, debut writer-director Ram Jagadeesh is excited but equally nervous. “If I can, I will finetune it some more. My team tells me it’s high time I stop,” he says with a laugh. Ram speaks with pride about his film,…
