Art and Culture

Monument to ‘Best of Civilisation’: Art Experts on Notre Dame Fire

This 18 April 1967 file photo shows the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Art experts around the world reacted with horror to news of the fire that ravaged cathedral on Monday, 15 April 2019.

This Bengali New Year, Are Kolkatans Going to Maidan or Mocambo?

Sunanda K Datta-Ray and Indrajit Hazra
Image of the book’s covers used for representational purposes.

Remembering the Warrior-Philosopher Guru Gobind Singh  

Guru Gobind Singh was the tenth guru of the Sikhs.

Urdunama: Does Wisdom Come With Every ‘Justuju’ in Life?

‘Justuju’ Meaning: Our Search for Great Things in Life Never Stops | Urdunama Latest Episode

Mamata Banerjee Was ‘Haunted’ By ‘Bhobishyoter Bhoot’ – Here’s Why

Chandrima Pal
Image of Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee juxtaposed against the movie poster, used for representational purposes.

No Fathers in Kashmir: This Realistic Story Has Critical Omissions

Khalid Shah
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The Matrix: How a Sci-Fi Film Tackled Big Philosophical Questions

Richard Colledge
The Matrix poster.

#WorldTheatreDay: Exploring the Surreal World of Immersive Theatre

Indira Basu
A still from ‘Crow’s’ immersive theatre production ‘The Emporium at the Edge of Certainty’ .

Move Over Fantasy Tales, This Digital Dastaangoi Is About Consent

The Quint adapts dastaangoi, a medieval art of storytelling, for the digital world to tell the stories of here and now.