 He tells himself he must relax, that he is in safe environs. He looks around. The one wooden chair in the room is too bent to cause him any harm. The photos on the wall look away from him into a blind distance.
Karthika Nair is a dance producer and a poet. She translates words into dance performances, and reconstructs dance in her poems, bringing together these two universes to make us see them in a way that we'd previously not imagined. She co-scripted choreographer Akram Khan’s 2012 Laurence Olivier
Ever curious about your dying day? The Oracle of Tripe has all the answers. Won-Tolla presents the bewildering tale of a man who asks for it and, unfortunately, gets it.
Cough Syrup Surrealism is a book that has a powerful protagonist. A protagonist who changed the definition of economics in a struggling India. A protagonist who made our eyes hurt with lurid Hindi movie posters and percolated our cassette collections with unabashedly loud music and lyrics. A protagonist who gave
The baleful influence of colonialism on the psyche of the colonised is a topic much written upon. From Edward Said to Ashish Nandy to Gandhi, the way our minds have been colonised has been discussed, dissected, and lamented. To use Pavan K. Verma’s analogy (from his brilliant Becoming Indian)
Started by documentary filmmaker Michael Burns and comedic actress Kaneez Surka, Tall Tales is a live storytelling initiative in Mumbai that aims to showcase first-person stories “from Mumbai and beyond”. While other similar events in the city follow an open-mic format, inviting just about anyone to narrate stories based on
For lovers of the Scene, for people who appreciate live concerts, and for alternative music enthusiasts in Mumbai, Control ALT Delete is back in its fourth year with a crowd-funded music concert. Control ALT Delete starts at 4 p.m. and will feature all of seven bands. Control ALT Delete
Megha sat across from Ashok, watching him eat the avalakki she had prepared. He took a second helping, which meant that he liked it. She had gathered that much in the few weeks that she had been married to him. Ashok finished his breakfast and got ready to leave for
Four men were sentenced to death on September 13 and millions of Indians felt vindicated. Those responsible for a crime described as ‘rarest of the rare’ met with justice. We can all feel a little less guilty and go back to our lives. It’s easy to fashion an angel
Make a Difference (M.A.D.) is a platform that works towards improving the lives of children at risk in various orphanages across the country. It aims at providing equitable opportunities to even the most vulnerable children in our society. Moreover, its efforts are catalysed by the youth, empowering them
