Manik Sharma

Articles by Manik Sharma

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  Sep 19, 2018

  Delhi Dialogues: An exhibition of archival photos traces everyday images of the city, and how it has changed

  The Delhi Visual Archive, being built by the Centre for Community knowledge, Ambedkar University is a fine example of reclaiming this lesser seen – quite literally — side of Delhi's narrative.
  Delhi history Photography Yamuna Photographs partition Aravind Adiga Delhi Dialogues Delhi Visual Archive Lala Narain Prasad Bhavin Shukla
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  Sep 18, 2018

  The Town That Laughed book review: Fictional setting fails Manu Bhattathiri's well-etched characters

  Though The Town That Laughed draws well on the eccentricities of small-town people, it does precious little for the fictional town it is set in — Karuthupuzha
  Indian literature Indian Writing FWeekend Manu Bhattathiri The Town That Laughed
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  Sep 18, 2018

  India Moving: Author Chinmay Tumbe on the history and consequences of migration in the country

  Chinmay Tumbe’s book India Moving is a thorough look at the many migratory movements the country has witnessed both across its borders, and most crucially within them.
  Uttar Pradesh Delhi Mumbai bIhar Patna migration Diversity partition Gujarati Marwari Chinmay Tumbe India Moving
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  Sep 15, 2018

  The Generation of Rage in Kashmir: David Devadas examines the rise of a new militancy in the Valley

  Corruption, extortion, opportunism, and cynical unresponsiveness from governments have all contributed to hope changing into rage in Kashmir
  Books Kashmir Oxford University Press Kashmir insurgency FWeekend Burhan Wani David Devadas QnA David Devadas books David Devadas Kashmir The Generation of Rage in Kashmir
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  Sep 07, 2018

  KG Subramanyan's latest exhibition offers timely look into world of his women, his evolving aesthetic

  In a post #MeToo world and a time when the morality of men in the arts itself is under the scanner, a dip into KG Subramanyan’s oeuvre, his drawings included, reveals a stunningly prescient body of work dedicated to women.
  Women art Exhibition paintings FWeekend KG Subramanyan Women Seen and Remembered The Seagull Foundation E Alkazi Amal Allana
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  Aug 29, 2018

  India's first exhibition of art created by Artificial Intelligence raises questions about human conscience

  Gradient/Descent's co-creator on the implications of the exhibition, the disruptive powers of Artificial Intelligence, the position its art must hold in the world, and what questions such work will ask of human conscience
  Delhi art artificial intelligence Exhibition AI FWeekend ArtAndCulture Nature Morte Gallery Gradient/Descent Karthik Kalyanaraman
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  Aug 24, 2018

  Indianama takes design to Delhi's streets, collaborates with designers to give businesses distinct identities

  Design is often an afterthought for most small businesses, but Indianama is working towards giving them a visual identity to enhance their prospects
  New Delhi design Karol Bagh businesses FWeekend Indianama Indianama 2018 streets of Delhi visual language
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  Aug 22, 2018

  Bakula Nayak's 'Intimate Strangers' is a loving homage to unwritten stories and objects left behind

  Bakula Nayak's 'Intimate Strangers' is a loving homage to the idea of a story, and the relevance of each object, that once played a role in it.
  art letters drawing FWeekend Postcard Bakula Nayak Intimate Strangers Animlas
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  Aug 16, 2018

  Remembering Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the poet: Former prime minister's verses explored matters of the nation and self

  A large fraction of Atal Bihari Vajpayee's verse is layered with calls to national unity, social emblems, and harmony between the two. But as he avowedly once declared, his poetry ‘was a declaration of war’ and not of defeat.
  India Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee Poetry Jagjit Singh port Amitabh Bachan FWeekend Rajkumari Kaul
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  Aug 14, 2018

  Photographer Vincent Dolman addresses rigid views of masculinity through images of Indian men holding hands

  The men in Dolman’s photos are largely young and exuberant, unsealed by perception around them. Also, as Dolman points out, it is starkly different from the sexual context of touch in the west.
  India Mumbai England Men Photography UK LGBTQ article 377 FWeekend Vincent Dolman