Art And Politics
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Why propagandist directors are using Leftist poetry in their films
The works of Faiz Ahmad Faiz and Habeeb Jalib are being painted saffron.
Bilal Ahmad Tantray
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After Indian curator quits German art panel denying antisemitism charge, all members resign
Germany’s culture minister had threatened to cut public funding for art event Documenta, terming a 2019 letter signed by Ranjit Hoskote ‘clearly antisemitic’.
Scroll Staff
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Notes from another Frankfurt (Book Fair): On Palestinian writer Adania Shibli and ‘cannibal times’
‘You cannot dictate to your muse. You cannot silence it either.’
Naveen Kishore
Trending
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Mumbai school principal told to resign after being targeted by Hindutva website
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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‘Naach Ga Ghuma’ review: Soft landings in saga of a woman and her missing maid
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Faltering economy, poor citizens, South Asia’s bully: The reality of India’s global ambitions
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In his new book, journalist Boria Majumdar addresses BCCI’s two-year ban after an online controversy
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How cartoonists made Bengal laugh and challenged the status quo in the years after Independence
An interview with Samit Das, the curator of an exhibition titled ‘Cartoons In Bengal 1950-1970: Freedom of Speech and Socio-Political Artistic Voice’.
Sayari Debnath
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Did a Marathi film released in May predict the current political crisis in Maharashtra?
‘Dharmaveer’, a hagiography of Shiv Sena leader Anand Dighe, puts rebel Eknath Shinde in a starring role.
Nandini Ramnath
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Tattoos were common in the ancient world. It is colonialism that stigmatised them
What many people know and think about the artform is heavily influenced by oppression, racism and colonialism.
Allison Hawn, The Conversation
Video
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Watch: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave
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Watch: Woman recreates pet parrot’s choreography
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Watch: Neighbours rescue infant from second floor sunshade after she fell from fourth floor balcony
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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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
The Reel
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‘Naach Ga Ghuma’ review: Soft landings in saga of a woman and her missing maid
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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‘The Fall Guy’ review: Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt sparkle in entertaining action comedy
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‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ trailer: Barry Jenkins directs prequel to 2019 photorealistic animated film
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Start the week with a film: A divorce from hell in ‘The War of the Roses’
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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
The Field
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Boxing, Asian U22 & Youth C’ships: Aryan, Yashwardhan, Priyanshu among Indians in semi-finals
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Shifting goalposts: AIFF chief Kalyan Chaubey needs to come clean on the ISL not having relegation
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IPL 2024: Harpreet Brar, Rahul Chahar bowl Punjab Kings to crucial win over Chennai Super Kings
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Badminton, Thomas Cup 2024: India finish second in Group C following loss to Indonesia
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Fitness watch: Project launched in England to study causes of ACL injuries in women’s football