Book Review of 2024 JCB Prize Longlist The Distaste of the Earth
Exotic Landscape (1910), oil on canvas by Henri Rousseau. | Photo Credit: Wiki Commons Kynpham Sing Nongkynrih’s enigmatically titled new book, The Distaste of the Earth, retells a Khasi folktale of star-crossed love. Similar to Funeral Nights (Context, 2021), which offered a documentation of the Khasi people’s traditional stories and cultural practices tied around
Join with National Culture Fund
National Culture Fund Encourages and Invites Participation and Collaboration in furthering the cause of preserving the rich and varied intangible heritage of our country. Let Us Join Hands to Preserve Our Ancient Glory for Posterity. Source link
Register for Pension to Indigent Sports Persons, Odisha
The Odisha state government’s Department for Sports and Youth Services offers a pension registration program for financially challenged athletes, allowing players to access support and benefits in recognition of their contributions to sports. Source link
Ranjit Hoskote’s Translation of Mir Taqi Mir: An Attempt of Failure
Mir Taqi Mir in 1786. | Photo Credit: Wiki Commons Let me admit that I am a votary of the following falsifiable proposition that is almost a cliché among those who follow Urdu poetry: A great poet creates a new idiom for the language. This proposition yields the following corollary
Baburao Bagul’s ‘Lootaloot’: A Deep Dive into the Struggles of the Oppressed in Mumbai
In the titular story of Baburao Bagul’s classic short story collection Maran Swasta Hot Aahe (Death is Becoming Cheap)—published in Marathi in 1969 and now available in translation as Lootaloot—a poet and short story writer walks through the city in search of a muse but finds, instead, sordid stories of the dispossessed. “This
Charlie Chaplin: Keeping a comedy genius in business
Do icons need agents? Well, when it comes to Charlie Chaplin, the answer is, Yes! The film legend was born in England, made his most important films in Hollywood and spent his last decades in Switzerland. Yet, it is on a quiet street in Paris not far from the Louvre
Registration for Youth Parliament Sitting (on the theme of AKAM)
As part of the "Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsava (AKAM)" celebrations, special sessions of the Youth Parliament focusing on the AKAM theme is conducted by selected schools and institutions designated by their respective headquarters. These include the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan Headquarters, Navodaya Vidyalaya Smiti Headquarters, and the Directorate of Education, Government
The Flood of Mediocrity: Examining Art’s Value in the Digital Age
Not too long ago, one of the more common refrains from adults was that things were much better when they were growing up. However intolerant, churlish, and prejudiced that sounded, there was some truth to it, at least in the quality of our cultural and artistic life. Today an unmitigated
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NeVA – CMS Welcome back! The migration of the