A vibrant new film festival portrays the multiplicity of claims on Indian cities, the freedoms they enable and the burdens that still weigh them down

The sacred blends with the erotic, and popular culture with medieval miniatures in the art of Bhupen Khakhar

How translation from Indian languages to English is giving regional literature a dedicated new readership, turning linguistic rivals into potential allies

The women whose imaginations currently fill Delhi’s Kiran Nadar Museum of Art are many things, their work an inventory of artistic possibility

Two recent exhibitions blur the distinction between portraiture and ‘performance’

Twenty-eight contemporary artists explore the idea of home not only as a physical space, but also in terms of racial identity, sexuality and even languages that are dying out

Richard Bartholomew, as a compilation of his writings reveals, was an art critic who didn’t let his friendships with the top artists of his time suppress his voice

Project Cinema City excavates quirky connections between the Hindi film industry and the city of Bombay

Spandan Banerjee’s National Award winning documentary traces the origins of a popular Bengali folk song and its strange journey across the world

The Kalighat paintings were remarkable critiques of city life in early 19th century Calcutta, even when the subjects were ostensibly religious ones

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