Culture

My ‘Vaccine’ Against the Pandemic of Fast Fashion & Discount Sales

The thing about history is that it never goes out of fashion. Pragya Tiwari makes a case for slow fashion.

Protecting artists and the arts

An opportunity to create a cultural economy that helps performers move away from agriculture

‘Jaipur Journals’ is set in a literature festival to explore the writing life in all its complexity

What happens when writers confront truths about themselves – and others.

Kunal Kamra, Arnab & Jamia Shooter — How Brecht Predicted It All

Kunal Kamra, Arnab Goswami and Jamia Shooter and Brecht

Strong Female Leads, MeToo, And More: A Look At Women In Hindi Cinema In 2018

The year will go down in history as a milestone in the long journey of the Indian woman towards true equality.

Prithviraj Kapoor’s iconic 1945 play Deewar rises from the ashes

Prithvi Theatre Festival opened with the play 'Deewar' that once saw censorship and packed houses.

Safdar Hashmi and the art of cultural resistance

On the morning of the first day of the new year in 1989, a group of young men and women set out from Delhi for Jhandapur, an industrial...

Whose feminism is it anyway?

Nothing that you will read here is new. But I am still writing this. Here’s what prompted it.

In praise of Hemu: Medieval king reveals true intent of Hindutva history

On Hemu and Hindutva by Pragya Tiwari

In praise of Hemu: Medieval king reveals true intent of Hindutva history

The auditorium at the National Museum, in the heart of Delhi, is packed to capacity on the afternoon of the 5th of October.

Waiting for Rahul Gandhi: A portrait of the new Youth Congress worker

The Indian Youth Congress (IYC) headquarters on Raisina Road is abuzz on 24 September.

The Love Issue | Two of a kind

Straight women and gay men: a love story At first glance, “Why do straight women and gay men make such great friends?" seems exactly...

The Road Not Taken

The Road Not Taken review

When The Wandering Falcon Came To Delhi

here is this world among the many worlds of Delhi- the world of book events- you show up for a reading followed by a conversation ....

Life or something like It

Yeh Saali Zindagi movie review

Where does the Lit Fest go from here?

The Jaipur Literature Festival this year faced criticisms of overcrowding and an indiscriminate choice of sponsors.

A conversation with Candace Bushnell

Video Interview with writer Candace Bushnel

Junot Diaz – An Interview

An interview with Junot Diaz.

In Conversation with H.M. Naqvi

Video interview with author H.M. Naqvi, winner of the DSC Prize for Literature 2011.

Sheldon Pollock on Hindutva and the Life and Death of Sanskrit

Video interview with scholar Sheldon Pollock. Jaipur Literature Festival, January, 2011.