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The Friday List: From Thespo's youth theatre festival to a poetry reading by Ranjit Hoskote, your weekly calendar of virtual events
Fp Staff • 4 years agoEvery Friday, we'll bring you a curated list of online experiences — performances, talks, tours, screenings — to mark on your weekly calendar.
The Friday List: From a Halloween special murder mystery to Mirzapur Season 2, your weekly calendar of virtual events
Fp Staff • 4 years agoEvery Friday, we'll bring you a curated list of online experiences — performances, talks, tours, screenings — to mark on your weekly calendar.
Literature and climate change: Vinita Agrawal, Ranjit Hoskote and Sumana Roy on politics, intimacy of writing about nature
Neerjad • 5 years agoAs the issue of climate change becomes more urgent, the work of writers becomes vital, to remind us of what is at stake, and what is already lost.
Prolific Mumbai architect Kamu Iyer passes away at 88
Aishwaryasahasrabudhe • 5 years agoA resident of Mumbai throughout his life, Iyer was an authority on the city's changing architectural landscape and on how people make use of public spaces in this bustling metropolis.
Online initiative by organisers of Jaipur Literature Festival and HarperCollins India to explore literature produced in Indian languages
Fp Staff • 5 years agoEach of the eight episodes in the first season of Words are Bridges will start off with readings from works of Indian literature followed by a discussion between the author and translator.
Renowned painter, sculptor, muralist Satish Gujral passes away at 94
Trendingdesk • 5 years agoOvertime, Satish Gujral's work focused on several themes prominent among which were the trauma of Partition, the relationship between man, animal and technology and mythology.
Exhibition of Jogen Chowdhury's works sheds light on his early life as refugee, maps his artistic evolution
Arshia • 5 years agoSeminal artist Jogen Chowdhury's works are on display at a retrospective-scale exhibition at the Kolkata Centre for Creativity's Emami Art Gallery. Titled 'Reverie and Reality', the exhibition has been curated by poet and art critic Ranjit Hoskote, who's put together 175 of Chowdhury's artworks across various media, spanning the length of his six-decade-long career. The three-month-long solo exhibition opened on 20 September.
Bangalore Literature Festival 2018: From panel discussions to much awaited LitMart, there is much to look forward to
Ruth Dsouza Prabhu • 6 years agoFrom the LitMart for aspiring authors to panel discussions on poetry, history, politics, crime and more, to discussions on the burning issues of the day and dedicated children’s literature specials, the 7th edition of the Bangalore Literature Festival has so much on offer
Jaipur Literature Festival responds to petition seeking strong stand on #MeToo, promises safe space for all
Fp Staff • 6 years agoThe organisers of the Jaipur Literature Festival have said that it condemns sexual harassment and gave details about its internal complaints committee.
Ranjit Hoskote on his new book Jonahwhale, and influence of art, music on his poetry
Manik Sharma • 7 years agoRanjit Hoskote talks to Firstpost about the childhood memories he drew from to arrive at the title of Jonahwhale, and the process of writing it | #FirstCulture