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It is the Toronto International Film Festival’s (TIFF) 50th year. The perfect occasion to celebrate the fact that there is a record 17 films (including a series) in the official selection from India, South Asia and the South Asian Diaspora, in this year’s edition, on from September 4 to 14. TIFF is especially valued, as…
The strength of India’s knowledge systems — what we call the Bhāratīya Jñāna Paramparā — lies in their ability to evolve and find new meaning across time and place. Though grounded in metaphysical thought, these traditions were never static. They offered flexible ways of understanding the body, the mind and the cosmos — ways that…
Stills from ‘Angammal’ and ‘Bad Girl’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The upcoming edition of the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne is all set to feature a stellar line-up of Tamil titles, including feature films, documentaries and shorts. The line-up is led by Vipin Radhakrishnan’s film Angammal, starring Geetha Kailasam, Saran, and Thendral Raghunathan. The…
Ritwik Ghatak is celebrated for his impactful films, particularly those exploring the social and psychological aftermath of the Partition of India. The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) 2025 will pay tribute to iconic filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak on his 100th birth anniversary with a special retrospective celebrating his cinematic legacy. The late filmmaker, considered one…
Despite his busy schedule as a jazz saxophonist and instructor in the U.S., Carl Clements has always “loved visiting Mumbai”, more so for his one-on-one bansuri lessons from Nityanand Haldipur, who has been his guru since 1999. Carl’s latest visit to India, this July, came after a seven-year-gap. “First there was a break due to…
A poster of ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ | Photo Credit: 20th Century Studios The world of Avatar is returning to cinemas this December with Avatar: Fire and Ash, the third chapter in James Cameron’s epic science fiction saga. Scheduled for release on December 19 across India, the film will hit screens in English, Hindi, Tamil,…
India’s fight for freedom triggered a ripple effect among other nations buckling under colonial oppression; and among these was the African nation of Congo. Patrice Lumumba was a Congolese politician who lead his country to independence and had close ties to Indian leaders of the time. A photo exhibition titled The Undying Flame of Patrice Lumumba, is…
Anurag Kashyap’s ‘Kennedy’ screens at NYIFF | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Anurag Kashyap’s Kennedy continues its strong run on the festival circuit, drawing a standing ovation and sold-out screenings at the 2025 New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF). The neo-noir thriller, headlined by Rahul Bhat, has been steadily building momentum since its Cannes premiere, where…
Late last year, Amitava Das held a solo show in New Delhi, In Another Time That Is Now, featuring a wide range of works spanning his career — from early pieces dating back to the 1960s to more recent works created in 2015. The show was held in collaboration with Shrine Empire Gallery and Art Exposure…
On the wall of a school nestled deep in Ladakh’s longest village Chuchot, is a mural painted by an artist from Coimbatore — a map of Ladakh. The map, painted by Varun Manoharan in 2019, attracted many passers-by who would often walk over, point and identify the specific village they hail from. They would stop,…
