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Dev Pathak
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As Covid-19 social distancing distorts social bonds, revisiting Durkheim’s theory of suicide
The French sociologist proposed a correlation between social pathology and suicide. Does it have relevance in locked-down India?
Dev Pathak
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Who is the hero in Bangladesh’s history, asks a play under threat of censorship
‘Crutch’er Colonel’ asks questions about Bangladesh’s celebrated historical icons.
Dev Pathak
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Why a Sri Lankan artist’s redrawn maps are gaining ardent admirers in India
Pala Pothupitiye’s alternative cartographies articulate memory and its erasure.
Dev Pathak
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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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Husna Bai: The tawaif who made Hindustani music a respectable profession for women artists
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Is the 2024 Lok Sabha election India’s last chance before the point of no return?
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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The India Art Fair promised to champion South Asian art – but did it really?
Next year, organisers might want to spend a little more time on the ideational process.
Dev Pathak
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The story of a Sri Lankan woodcarver who became a prisoner and a political artist
Koralegedara Pushpakumara disturbs the notions of history, politics and art in his rendering of Sri Lanka.
Dev Pathak