A hybrid text that gives a wide and deep glimpse of the lockdown, Manash Firaq Bhattacharjee's 'The Town Slowly Empties' fills you up on many aspects of life beyond …
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Why Would Anyone Buy Crypto Art, Spending Millions on What’s Essentially a Link to a JPEG File?
If you look at the reasons people buy art, almost none of them have to do with the physical work.
An Oral Tradition Made Desi: Meet the Mumbai Teenagers Reinventing Spoken-Word Poetry
In the past 2-3 years, Mumbai-based organisations have nurtured a rapid explosion of spoken-word poetry.
India Would Be Better Off if More of Us Took Humanities Seriously
Our belief that all our problems can be solved by science and technology is why we, as Indians, find ourselves in such a mucky situation.
There’s Been a Coup in the House of Literature
Can a video really compare to the depth of the written word?