A 16th century woman poet flouts conventions and gives Sita a voice
Sooni Taraporevala: To Bombay, with love
Sooni Taraporevala’s Mumbai series gives a fascinating glimpse into the character of an ever-changing city and its people
Reena Kallat: I wanted to use nature to demonstrate how we could co-habit
Artist Reena Kallat’s latest exhibition, ‘Earth Families’, is a proposition for a unique future
Born a cremator: An Indian boy's fight for an education
Yogi, a Dom, born into Varanasi's community of cremators, is given an opportunity to study and try to change his future.
Why do Indian and Pakistani textbooks tell wildly different histories?
There is a stark difference between the history of partition taught in Indian school textbooks and in Pakistani textbooks. By placing the Indian and Pakistani versions of history next to each other, The History Project tries to underline the obvious biases.
Will Virtual Reality change the direction of Indian storytelling forever?
Around the world, creators and innovators are experimenting with the immersive technology. At last, someone is trying it out in India too.
The Inheritance of War
Through a series of visual narratives, a Lebanese photographer tries to piece together the identity of her country before the outbreak Lebanese Civil War that left her country brutally scarred.
Chuppan Chupai (Hide and Seek)
Film maker, Saad Khan talks about his documentary, Chuppan Chupai (Hide and Seek) that pans the lens towards the underground gay and transgender community in Pakistan.
David France's How to Survive a Plague
Former Senior Editor of Newsweek, David France makes his directorial debut with a documentary that tells the story of the unsung AIDS activists who took to the streets in the 1980s. The documentary was nominated for an Academy Award.
Are Artists from the 1970s still relevant today?
Ana Mendieta and Betty Tompkins' works were recently exhibited in Chelsea's art galleries. Why are their works still relevant? What pulls art aficionados to their work even today?
And Then One Day
And Then One Day (Penguin Random House, India) is a beautiful memoir and a remarkable debut for veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah.
Amy
Academy Award winning film maker, Asif Kapadia walks me through his experiences while making "AMY"
Going Solo: Aditi Veena Gupta
Independent muscian, Aditi Veena Gupta is all set to release her EP, Daddy's Little Girl.
On & Off Stage with Ayad Akhtar
Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, Ayad Akhtar talks to me about 'Disgraced' and his writing process.
Nadine Shah
Nadine Shah, the Pakistani-Norwegian singer-songwriter is slowly becoming a rage in the UK for her unimaginably powerful voice and sublime poetry that form the core of her post-punk, downcast numbers.
In Conversation with Dibakar Banerjee
Indie film maker, Dibakar Banerjee on making the modern, slick version of the cult phenomenon, "Detective Byomkesh Bakshi"
Nisha Pahuja's The World Before Her
Award winning film maker, Nisha Pahuja’s The World Before Her is a deeply layered and highly complex documentary, which depicts 21st century India through the eyes and voices of young Indian women.
A beauty parlour in Pakistan employs acid attack survivors
A beauty parlor in Pakistan is employing acid attack women survivors, aiding them to stand on their feet when their own families have ostracized them.
Seduction of the Soul
Through his extraordinary large-scale stage productions, Roysten Abel is reintroducing traditional folk music on a contemporary platform
Oscar winning documentary filmmaker: Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
Academy Award winner Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy is known for her path-breaking documentaries that bring to light under-reported important stories and voices