Passionate Warriors Weary of Wars: Gauri Deshpande’s Confessional Poetry
For a confessional poet, it is difficult to maintain an air of mystery. Like her predecessor Kamala Das, Gauri Deshpande bared it all in her autobiographical poems and stories: exp
Masnavi Shitaiyah: Ghani Kashmiri’s Detailing of Frozen Kashmir
Mulla Muhammad Tahir Ghani, known as Ghani Kashmiri, is one of the foremost Persian language poets in the subcontinent and possibly the most popular Persian poet of Kashmir. While
The Song to Kamadeva: The unabashed desire of Kotai Andal
The famous legend of Kotai-Andal tells us the story of a girl who resolves to marry Lord Vishnu and no one else. In this quest, she appropriates a garland meant for him – an act
A Unique Female Gaze: Sahifa Banu’s Mughal Miniatures
There are countless Mughal miniatures of women engaged in different activities. However, these portrayals, and subsequently, the gaze with which we are forced to look at them, have
The Voice of the Disenfranchised: Gorakh Pandey’s Poetry
We may find ourselves decrying the current state of politics in India, however, a quick peek into the pages of erstwhile poets reveals that the tides of time have only darkened our
Duty to Ourselves: Bhupen Khakhar’s Figurative and Homoerotic Paintings
In our imagination, we rarely, if ever, see artists as mechanical, office-going common folk. And yet, it is sometimes the most ordinary people who live the most extraordinary lives