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Ashok Kumar Pandey
An ‘Anarchic’ Poem and its ‘Literary Naxal’ Admirers
12 Jun 2021
Literature has always been a space of resistance, and that is why ruling elites always crave to patronise its practitioners.
Anees Zargar
21 Arrested in Kashmir for Expressing Solidarity with Palestine
16 May 2021
Amongst those arrested in the fresh crackdown is a young artist from Srinagar's Padshahi Bagh locality, Mudasir Gul, for making a pro-Palestine graffiti – “We are Palestine” – in the city, according…
Neelambaran A
COVID-19: Lakhs of Artistes in Tamil Nadu in Peril Following 2nd Year of Festival Ban
19 Apr 2021
Different associations of the artistes have demanded meaningful relief in the wake of the pandemic, but the response of the government has remained apathetic.
ICF Team
'Aar Koto Kaal': Music and Farmers' Protest
15 Mar 2021
In the previous episode of 'Waqt ki Awaaz', we explored how the ongoing farmers' agitation has declared its demands and resilience through booming, vibrant musical expressions.
PTI
Kathakali Maestro Chemancheri Kunhiraman Nair Passes Away
15 Mar 2021
The Padma Shree awardee’s last notable public performance was at the age of 100.
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Zareefa Jan: Kashmiri Poet Who Writes in Her Own Script
09 Mar 2021
In Naidkhai village of North Kashmir’s Bandipora, 63-year-old Zareefa Jan is a well-known Sufi poet, who is popular for her work in mysticism.
Orijit Sen, Pakhi Sen
Heart of Light
05 Feb 2021
The contestants have to create new stories inspired by the original Hamzanama but grounded in today’s reality.
Ektara Collective, Mukulika R
Ektara Collective: Building Resistance, One Film a Time
11 Dec 2020
For a long time, cinema was controlled by certain classes and castes that shaped mainstream narrative and aesthetics.
PTI
Contemporary Dancer Astad Deboo Passes Away
10 Dec 2020
Deboo, 73, was noted for creating a modern dance vocabulary that was uniquely Indian, while amalgamating western dance techniques.
Leslie Xavier
The Poetry of Diego Maradona, and Hateful Truth in It
27 Nov 2020
Diego Maradona’s football has been described recently as poetry, and in his death poetry has been extinguished in the game. Except, just as difficult as it is to understand and appreciate poetry in…