Book Review: His Father’s Disease
Aruni Kashyap's stories call for greater humility, acceptance of difference, and keeping our strongly held (maybe even ill-formed) opinions about others to ourselves.
On the Cover
By Sucheta Chakraborty · In conversation with Bhaskar Hazarika about his critically acclaimed film Aamis, and its place within a genre that combines the bleak with the beautiful.
Contents
Art in Conflict, Conflict in Art
In conversation with the makers of Raqs-e-Inquilab about creative freedom, censorship, and the one-sided narratives of hate and fear about Kashmir and its people spread by the media.
No Easy Answers
In conversation with Nandita Dutta, whose book F-Rated examines Indian filmmaking through the eyes of eleven women directors who have been central to the industry across decades.
Film Review: Kumbalangi Nights
Facial hair plays an important role in Madhu C. Narayanan’s Kumbalangi Nights, a film that brings to the surface the perils inherent in popular notions of masculinity.
Noise
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Submissions Open for Vol. 7 of the Helter Skelter Anthology of New Writing
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Interviews
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Art in Conflict, Conflict in Art
In conversation with the makers of Raqs-e-Inquilab about creative freedom, censorship, and the one-sided narratives of hate and fear about Kashmir and its people spread by the media. -
No Easy Answers
In conversation with Nandita Dutta, whose book F-Rated examines Indian filmmaking through the eyes of eleven women directors who have been central to the industry across decades. -
Standing By
Conceptualised by the Kadak Collective, the Bystander anthology is an ambitious crowdfunded project that aims to gather works created by a diverse group of over 50 South Asian creators from 13 countries.
Features
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Fertile Baldness
Shame, non-acceptance, and exclusion unfailingly accompany baldness. But baldness can be fertile, too—for humour and style, if nothing else. -
Verticals
Modern, Western-aspiring society has a crisis of lifestyle; its problem is not its physical distance from nature, but its emotional distance. -
Woman in Charge: Gram Sabha
Tara wished she could speak more at these meetings, but there were important people here. She had to make a good impression.
Reviews
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Book Review: His Father’s Disease
Aruni Kashyap's stories call for greater humility, acceptance of difference, and keeping our strongly held (maybe even ill-formed) opinions about others to ourselves. -
Film Review: Kumbalangi Nights
Facial hair plays an important role in Madhu C. Narayanan’s Kumbalangi Nights, a film that brings to the surface the perils inherent in popular notions of masculinity. -
Book Review: Celestial Bodies
Jokha Alharthi’s Man Booker International Prize-winning novel employs elaborate and poetic prose as it gazes into Oman's cultural bounty.
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