What the burqa and the bindi (and the hijab) stand for in our books, and in our current lives

‘Among the fascinating ways in which women have chosen to express cross-community solidarities these last few months is the interlacing of burqas and bindis.’

Trisha Gupta

· Mar 28, 2020 · 08:30 am

The art of resistance: When imagination meets technology at protests from India to Chile

Aided by technology, social media and sophisticated networks of communication, protest art is more spontaneous, democratic and cosmopolitan than ever.

Supriya Roychoudhury

· Mar 14, 2020 · 06:33 pm

The Art of Resistance: 440 shoes on a public wall highlight the chilling murders of Turkish women

The installation is a reference to the practice of leaving a dead person’s footwear in front of the door.

Yamuna Matheswaran

· Feb 09, 2020 · 03:30 pm

The Art of Resistance: ‘In Spite of You’ was written at the height of Brazil’s crackdown on students

With Brazillian president Jair Bolsonaro set to be the chief guest at India’s Republic Day parade, we can find strength in each others’ protest anthems.

Ninguém

· Jan 26, 2020 · 06:30 am

The Art of Resistance: Bringing the sounds of revolution and Ambedkarite politics to the streets

Sambhaji Bhagat’s songs lie at the intersection of art and protest.

Scroll Staff

· Jan 11, 2020 · 12:30 pm

The Art of Resistance: A Goan folk song pays homage to 17th-century uprisings against the Portuguese

The song makes references to shots being fired in the forest between the Ranes of Sattari and the Portuguese soldiers.

Scroll Staff

· Jan 10, 2020 · 12:30 pm

The Art of Resistance: Unsung verses of India’s national anthem shine a light on the idea of India

Tagore wrote about this country’s beauty and plurality, but was also against small-minded nationalist politics.

Moushumi Bhowmik

· Jan 07, 2020 · 06:30 pm

The Art of Resistance: In Tamil Nadu, protest kolams embody fiercely regional pride

The kolams refashion time, announcing newness through a ritualistic language embedded in seasonal agricultural activity that everybody understands.

Ananya Jahanara Kabir

· Jan 03, 2020 · 12:30 pm

The Art of Resistance: Brendan Fernandes’s Mog Asundi is a message of love

It was an acute metaphor and lesson in how we can find space for each other, in some kind of self-respect and harmony.

Vivek Menezes

· Jan 02, 2020 · 12:30 pm

The Art of Resistance: ‘Zombie’ by Nigerian musician Fela Kuti questions repressive governments

The Nigerian musician was known for being outspoken about his political views during the military regime.

Vijayta Lalwani

· Jan 01, 2020 · 11:59 pm

The Art of Resistance: Bengal partition inspired Tagore to write a song on the limits of authority

The song was used by Satyajit Ray in the film ‘Ghare Baire’ which was based on Tagore’s novel.

Malika Halder

· Jan 01, 2020 · 11:00 pm

The Art of Resistance: ‘Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron’ reminds us that satire wasn’t always ‘anti-national’

Despite the generous humour, Kundan Shah’s film never lets viewers off the hook.

Ankita Bose

· Jan 01, 2020 · 10:30 pm