Art And Politics
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A cartoonist is using satire to spotlight Assam’s biodiversity – and its destruction
Deborshee Gogoi says his work gives ‘voice to voiceless animals’.
Teresa Rehman
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Bollywood and the BJP: One year after splashy photo-op with Modi, a quiet dinner with his minister
The government’s Citizenship Amendment Act outreach event in Mumbai on Sunday was a low-key affair.
Nandini Ramnath
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The artistry of free speech in South Asia: Politics is inescapable but it isn’t the end-all of art
It is possible to be an artist, an intellectual, in a mode that is not necessarily or overtly oppositional and combative.
Ananya Vajpeyi
Trending
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How BJP leaders responded to the Arnab Goswami WhatsApp leaks plus nine more weekend reads
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The mass radicalisation that India does not acknowledge
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Why Malayalam breakout film ‘The Great Indian Kitchen’ is ‘the story of most Indian women’
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‘Please don’t follow me now’: Actor Rhea Chakraborty asks paparazzi when spotted in Mumbai
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Groping without ‘skin-to-skin contact’ does not amount to sexual assault under POCSO Act: Bombay HC
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Demands to remove US mural for ‘glorifying slavery’ raise important questions about art censorship
Victor Arnautoff’s ‘The Life of Washington’ has lined the hallways of San Francisco’s George Washington High School for years, but may soon be gone.
Amna Khalid, The Conversation & Jeffrey Aaron Snyder, The Conversation
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‘There’s nothing derogatory in my paintings,’ says artist at centre of Loyola College art row
The college is being targeted because it is a minority institution, said one of the exhibition’s organisers.
S Senthalir
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Are China and India gearing up to reprise the soft power rivalry between America and Soviet Union?
China’s approach to promoting art is organised and controlled by the state. India’s is more spontaneous, sponsored by individuals and corporations.
John Zarobell
Video
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‘Daddy, tie my shoelace’: Former South African cricketer Graeme Smith’s son crashes live interview
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Watch: Farmers begin their journey towards Delhi to participate in ‘tractor march’ on Republic Day
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Watch: Finance minister ‘cooks’ halwa to mark the printing of Budget 2021 documents
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‘He was in favour of a secular state’: Subhas Chandra Bose’s daughter on her father’s legacy
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Watch: Stephen Fry reminds us that nuclear missiles can wipe civilisation off the face of the earth
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Rudolf von Leyden: The German-born cartoonist who became Bombay’s top art critic in the 1930s
He also became a collector of, and later an authority on, antique board games and Indian playing cards.
Mollie Arbuthnot
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Jon McNaughton: The American Right-wing painter who uses allegory to portray modern conservatism
McNaughton's works elicit giddy mockery from the Left and effusive love from the Right. Why do they resonate so strongly?
John Dyck, The Conversation
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A politician questioned the credentials of Bengal’s most respected living poet. Everyone jumped in
The political and the literary have always had a close but chequered relationship in the state.
Shinjini Basu
The Reel
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Zeb Bangash on the Bollywood cover of ‘Bibi Sanam’: ‘A disservice to the song’s meaning’
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Why Malayalam breakout film ‘The Great Indian Kitchen’ is ‘the story of most Indian women’
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‘Metro Park 2’ trailer: The NRI Patels from New Jersey is back
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‘Madam Chief Minister’ review: A woman rises to power and falls while trying to hold on to it
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‘The White Tiger’ review: A driver murders his way up the food chain
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From Babri Masjid to Gujarat riots: Sahmat posters are an archive of political and cultural history
The cultural group founded in the memory of theatre activist Safdar Hashmi marks his birth anniversary every year with the release of a poster.
Zinnia Ray Chaudhuri
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‘It’s Brahmin bashing’: Singer TM Krishna’s remarks about MS Subbulakshmi spark a storm
The musician said that Carnatic music stalwart MS Subbulakshmi distanced herself from her Devadasi origins to gain wider acceptance.
Vinita Govindarajan
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What 18th-century India can teach us about making art in the time of chaos
The life and works of the artist Manaku help us understand chaos, displacement, love and ultimate loss.
Mrinal Pande
The Field
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Why are England not sending the best team for start of an iconic series versus India: Nasser Hussain
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Badminton: Kidambi Srikanth resumes training in Thailand after mandatory quarantine time reduced
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ISL: Jamshedpur FC and Hyderabad FC split points after goalless draw
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Full text: ‘Gunner for life’ – Mesut Ozil writes emotional farewell post after end of Arsenal saga
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Wrestling nationals: Rohit is new champion in 65kg, Railways take home the team title