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Ismail Kadare (1936-2024): The writer who outsmarted a dictator
The Albanian novelist used metaphor to critique tyranny, gaining global acclaim.
Frontline News Desk
Cinema
50 years of Manthan: A Benegal masterpiece that stirred India’s social conscience
The 1976 classic offers a nuanced take on caste dynamics, patriarchy, and rural development, showcasing Dalit characters as agents of change.
Harish S. Wankhede
Books
Saikat Majumdar: ‘The scariest thing is the chance to live by your own convictions’
Suhrid Sankar Chattopadhyay
Dance
In a parched landscape, a dance competition keeps artists’ dreams alive
The Prakriti Excellence in Contemporary Dance Awards has created an ecosystem for dancers in India, where resources and opportunities remain scarce.
Ranjana Dave
Short Story
‘Gangster’: A Marathi story in translation
Translated by Jerry Pinto.
Baburao Bagul
Art
Art and the political imagination
An ongoing exhibition in Paris upholds Palestinian right to statehood by displaying works by artists from populations uprooted or exiled by violence.
Rahaab Allana
Literature
V.V. Ganeshananthan wins 2024 Women’s Prize for Fiction for Brotherless Night
The Sri Lankan Tamil-origin author’s novel highlights the “epic-scale tragedies of the Sri Lankan civil war”.
Frontline News Desk
More stories from Arts & Culture
Birds of the air: A Hindi story in translation
Translated by Vanashree and Bindu Singh
Phanishwar Nath Renu
‘Sanitary Panels would not have been possible without the Internet’: Rachita Taneja
This election season, the webcomic has covered everything from ethics of NOTA to the media’s softball interview questions to Prime Minister Modi.
Aditya Mani Jha
‘I don’t think Indian theatre is at a crossroads’: Amal Allana
The theatre director talks about her biography of her father, Ebrahim Alkazi, a pioneering force in Indian theatre.
Ritika Kochhar
Art of resistance: Venice Biennale, 2024
At the 60th edition, works on politics, war, sexuality, identity, and anticolonial defiance converge to make a grand statement against oppression.
Shaikh Ayaz
‘All We Imagine as Light’ by Payal Kapadia scripts history with groundbreaking Grand Prix win at Cannes 2024
The film becomes first Indian film in 30 years to win the award; Kapadia the first Indian female director to compete in Cannes main competition.
Frontline News Desk
Sergej Tschachotin: Anti-fascist scientist who used ‘Pavlovian Reflex’ to understand propaganda
German documentary Sergej in the Urn by Boris Hars-Tschachotin explores Sergej’s scientific contributions and his courageous political activism.
R. Mahalakshmi
In Booker-winning Kairos, Jenny Erpenbeck offers an East German perspective
Despite being tipped for a Nobel Prize in literature and receiving worldwide acclaim, Erpenbeck is relatively unknown in her home country of Germany.
Deutsche Welle
K.G. Subramanyan (1924-2016): Artist, activist, provocateur, teacher
An exhibition celebrating Subramanyan’s centenary asks us to critically engage with his legacy to reaffirm his place among India’s greatest artists.
Soumitra Das
Nobel Prize-winning author Alice Munro dies aged 92
The first Canadian to win the Nobel Prize in literature, Munro’s short story collections were celebrated for their complexity and authenticity.
Deutsche Welle
Cabbage, the gourmet’s delight
The reviled cabbage can sparkle with wit, melt with tenderness, comfort with generosity—all depending on the cook’s attitude
Kalpish Ratna
Surjit Patar (1945–2024): The poet who sang of Punjab’s collective consciousness
The celebrated poet, who passed away at 79, explored the region’s cultural richness and pluralism, giving voice to its struggles and aspirations.
Ashutosh Sharma
Manoj Bajpayee: ‘Hindi filmmakers should go back to the drawing board’
After COVID, Hindi mainstream cinema is confused, and there is a “desperate attempt to entertain” that was not there before, says the actor.
Trisha Gupta
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