Kaleidoscope

KALEIDOSCOPE: THE THIRD SKY IS AN ANTHOLOGY OF QUEER STORIES FROM ASSAM

A Fresh Perspective on Queer Studies in Assamese: ‘Tritiya Akash’. Utpal Datta introduces this unique anthology of short stories compiled and edited by Dr Prapti T...

Read More

KALEIDOSCOPE: ANURAG ANAND - THE STORYTELLER ARTIST

‘I am a storyteller with art and writing as my mediums,’ says Anurag Anand, the artist who wears many hats, when Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri and Neha Tiwari ask him how...

Read More

KALEIDOSCOPE: A TALE SET IN THE TIMES OF ANARCHY

With Kahini: A Story of Our Times, Om Books International’s recently published English translation of his 2008 Assamese novel by the same name, Dr Borah is drawing in ne...

Read More

KALEIDOSCOPE: QUEER VOICES FROM THE PERIPHERY

Utpal Datta makes a sensitive attempt to hear the unheard ‘third voice’ and reviews Dr Kaustubh Padmapani’s and Dr Pratiti Burman’s book ‘Queer V...

Read More

KALEIDOSCOPE: INDIA’S SOLE MUSLIM PARAM VIR CHAKRA AWARDEE

Vikram Khakhar's involvement underscores the importance of this project, which promises to shed light on a pivotal figure in Indian military history, says Dr S Ramachandran. R...

Read More

KALEIDOSCOPE: THE MUSICAL MAVERICK BY ASHIS GHATAK

Vinta Nanda talks to Ashis Ranjan Ghatak, biographer of ‘The Musical Maverick: The Authored Biography of Shankar Mahadevan’ about his process and the vast journey ...

Read More

KALEIDOSCOPE: BREATHING LIFE INTO A SONG

Tarali’s musical experiment with Anup Baruah is what Utpal Datta visits this week to explore what it took the singer, lyricist, music composer and director for stage and...

Read More

KALEIDOSCOPE: FIVE BOOKS YOU MUST READ BY UTPAL DATTA

In my recent reading journey, each of the books here emerged as beacons and illuminating facets of self-discovery and intellectual pilgrimage, writes Utpal Datta. Whether rea...

Read More

KALEIDOSCOPE: HUMRA QURASHI’S BOOK IS A WAKE UP CALL

Humra Quraishi’s book, The Diary of Gull Mohammad - A Kashmiri Muslim boy’s journey from Kashmir to Kerala, is an eyeopener. Once in it, it is unputdownable. It&rs...

Read More

UNDERSTANDING TRUE FEMINISM FROM KAINAZ JUSSAWALLA

When a true feminist speaks, her words are like leaves floating right before they rest their feet on the ground. Here’s Kainaz Jussawalla for you, in this interview with...

Read More

FESTIVALS: BEST FILMS FROM SOUTH ASIA ONLINE NOW!

The 13th edition of South Asian Film Festival Montreal is online now. The online festiva...

May 29 2024

THOUGHT FACTORY: DISSENT IS A DIFFICULT PATH

All about the FTII protest against Gajendra Chauhan's appointment led by the students, i...

May 28 2024

TRENDING: PATRIOTISM FOR PROFIT & ELECTION ADS

Is nothing sacred in today's media landscape, dominated by relentless election advertisi...

May 26 2024