Of unforgettable soundtracks and an emotional core
"In Raj Khosla's films, songs were storytelling devices. They didn't just push the narrative forward; they were also narratives by themselves. They had a beginning, a middle and an end, and the way th...
5 Jun 20251h 5min
Greed, greenwashing, and the perils of convenience
"All materials come with an environmental impact but plastics are worth singling out as they have turbocharged our desire to consume and our reliance on disposability. Consumer goods companies are the...
30 Mai 202554min
Remembering not to forget
"I'd never attempted a memoir. For me, writing something so personal and putting it out there for the world to see was difficult because I was reliving those days. But that's when I realised, I don't ...
23 Mai 202552min
Of trances, theta states, and shamans
"Every part of India has shamans; you could say its part of folk culture. They call Himachal Dev Bhoomi because every village is home to several deities. Every village also has its main deity and a sh...
17 Mai 202555min
Of spiritual churning and identity umbrellas
"Any place where a guru goes and spends time becomes a dera; it gets a sacred connotation. Deras are reflective of our larger tradition of argumentation, philosophy and contestation. In India, there i...
9 Mai 202549min
Company Painting: A transformative moment in Indian art
"To earlier academics, it seemed like Company Painting was not really to be taken seriously. The Modernists didn't look at it because it's too early and the Court Painting specialists didn't look at i...
2 Mai 202550min
Sojourn in South Korea: In the land of the morning calm
"South Korea is strategizing its soft power through K-Drama, K-Beauty, K-Pop and now K-Cuisine. There was a conscious strategy from the government of the country and the private sector. So the craze f...
25 Apr 20251h 2min
Of Bakharwals, Jonangis and more
"How to keep kids engaged through the book is the most important job of the illustrator. Every page was approached through that angle. That's why I've included as many dynamic poses of dogs as possibl...
18 Apr 202547min
