Culture : Interviews

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Stories Come Alive Through Storytellers
15 Dec 2019
Even though stories and storytellers have become rare in the age of internet, some are still keeping this tradition alive through their unique ways of storytelling.
Satyam Tiwari
Women in Theatre: Conversation With Anuradha Kapur
13 Sep 2019
NewsClick and Indian Writers Forum spoke with well-known theatre director and professor Anuradha Kapur about the Indian theatre world.
Ishita Mehta
A Social History of Thumri
12 Sep 2019
Thumri-dadra exponent Vidya Rao talks about the history and roots of Thumri as a genre; the themes of longing and desire in Thumri; its place within Hindustani classical music.
Pragya Singh, Yogesh S
History, Mythology and India’s Syncretic Past
27 Aug 2019
Madhavi Menon discusses the themes of history and mythology; interpretations and versions of the Mahabharata and Ramayana; the coming together of Islamic and Hindu traditions to form a syncretic…
Pranita
Cultural Politics Needed for Structural Change in Society: Sambhaji Bhagat
20 Jun 2019
In this interview with ICF and NewsClick, Sambhaji Bhagat talks about music as a form of resistance.
Kashif Kakvi
I Want an India Where Peace and Love Prevails: Rahat Indori
30 Mar 2019
Well-known poet and painter, Rahat Indori talks to Newsclick about his idea of India in a special interview.
Sreelakshmi
“I Didn’t Want to Receive an Award from a BJP Minister”: Aneez K Mappila, National Award Winner
08 May 2018
The 65th National Film Awards ceremony was held on 3rd May 2018.
Souradeep Roy
Juergen Boos: "Freedom of Speech is the Frankfurt Book Fair's DNA"
28 Feb 2018
The director of the festival in conversation with Souradeep Roy
Apoorva Gautam
Seeking Palestine: New Palestinian Writing on Exile and Home
19 Jan 2018
Penny Johnson, co-author of Seeking Palestine: New Palestinian Writing on Exile and Home, talks to Newsclick about the book, the ideal of memory and nostalgia, Palestine as an international struggle…
Souradeep Roy
Divya Bharathi: “I Don’t Want People to be Moved by My Work, I Want Them to be Politicised”
22 Dec 2017
Souradeep Roy in conversation with the documentary film maker.