The regulation of female sexuality in film has always been central to defining India's national identity.
In 1954, 13,000 women of Delhi presented a petition to Jawaharlal
It is a tricky, intricately structured dance that the Indian woman does on the screen—one fluid step forward and two lurching steps backward—and one that has remained the
The Pakistani film industry struggles for originality as pirated Indian movies steal the show.
What we today call Bollywood cinema is the common heritage of all those who contributed at
The ground beneath Salman Rushdie's feet is shifting. He emerged from his fatwa-induced state of siege last September, giving up his place as embattled champion of free
Will renaming the city get rid of a lingering colonial hangover?
Arose by any other name will smell as sweet. Calcutta by any other name will be as chaotic."
Over a dark and quiet empire
alone I fly-and emvy you,
two-headed eagle who at least
have always yourself to talk to.
– Andrei Voznsensky
Whatever the concerns of
Abandoned Temple
A brambly thicket of blackberry canes
squats, a votary, before it.
Another autumn slowly ticks away.
Veils of mist smile on nervously
at this victim of unmoving grass.
As Indian writing in English gains global recognition, assumptions about a singular “Indian” sensibility overlook class, gender and socio-political nuance in contemporary literary works
