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In the late months of 1949, aspiring American writer William S Burroughs evaded gun and drug charges in the United States by bringing his family to Mexico where he planned to study while waiting out the statute of limitations on his crimes. Burroughs’ letters describe the early days after their arrival – settling in the…
Usha Nangiar | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement A young woman turns into a stone after her husband curses her because she was seen making love to another man, who had sneaked into her house disguised as her husband. The woman lies in the forest as a stone waiting to be redeemed from the curse. Most…
It was a celebration of the return of five forgotten women — Ahalya, Tara, Sita, Mandodari and Draupadi — who had disappeared from the Koodiyattam stage over the years. Koodiyattam is perhaps the only theatre tradition where female roles have always been performed only by females. The restriction on depicting panchakanyakas in theatrical performances sprang…
(Standing, from left) Pratika, Krantinaari, HashtagPreeti, MC Mahila, JQueen. (Bottom, left) breakdancers FlowRaw, (right) MGK, (centre) skateboarder Shruti Bhosle | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Growing up, Ashwini Hiremath often visited her native place in Hubballi, Karnataka with her younger sister Vijaylakshmi or putti (meaning small in Kannada), as she is affectionately called. One of their…
For Gaza’s women, the hardships of life in the territory’s sprawling tent camps are compounded by the daily humiliation of never having privacy. Women displaced from their homes by Israel’s ongoing bombardment struggle to dress modestly while crowded into tents with extended family members, including men, and with strangers only steps away in neighbouring tents….
