“Great news, beta!”

Scene: Exterior Parking area of a nondescript Mumbai apartment building. An elderly gentleman is sitting on a plastic chair. He’s Continue reading →

A City Museum

PLEASE READ THE COMMENTS. THIS IS THE RANT OF A PARANOID. Before I really launch into typing this, I’d just like Continue reading →

Cops and Smokers

There’s a word in Bengali, mejaj. It’s one of those words that’s annoyingly difficult to translate. In English, depending upon how Continue reading →

Alyssa Pheobus Mumtaz’s Active Door

In some ways, seeing an exhibition of abstract art is like entering a round of Fear Factor. This could happen with Continue reading →

Dodos and Woman Holding a Fish

There’s an article in The Guardian‘s Comment is Free section, in which Dean Burnett argues that if one had a time machine Continue reading →

Art Monday, or bucking the 2013 trend

It’s the last Monday of 2013 and I’ve decided to buck this year’s trend and not go into work today. Continue reading →

27 Films

Last year, I saw 15 films at the Mumbai Film Festival and I remember feeling pretty triumphant because as far Continue reading →

40 minutes of Outrage, courtesy Bachi Karkaria

I actually have three art posts that I want to write, but that’s going to have to wait. Because I Continue reading →