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Beyond Locomoting: A Mindful Exploration of Ladakh
5 November 2026
Beyond Locomoting: A Mindful Exploration of Ladakh
5 November 2026

In a recent visit to Ladakh, Navjot Khosla aims for a gaze beyond the touristy cliches, to be transformed instead by the sustainable models of growth, natural preservation, and the cultural heritage of the bioregion. By Navtoj Khosla

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5 November 2026
Nation of Auteurs: Introduction to a New Series on Indian Film Authorship
2 November 2026
Nation of Auteurs: Introduction to a New Series on Indian Film Authorship
2 November 2026

Welcome to ‘Nation of Auteurs’, a series composed of critical essays by academics, filmmakers, historians, and cinephiles, to examine the deep diversity of Indian film auteurs and illuminate the country’s wider cinematic landscape. By Ashish Dwivedi

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2 November 2026
Excerpt: “Served Cold from the Refrigerator” by Sutputra Radheye
30 October 2026
Excerpt: “Served Cold from the Refrigerator” by Sutputra Radheye
30 October 2026

Poetry by Sutputra Radheye: ‘my poems will be drunk, truthful / and blunt like your beauty that cuts / through my skin and draws graffiti / on my bones like tattoos’

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30 October 2026
Art The Chakkar 18/04/22 Art The Chakkar 18/04/22

‘I Float, You Rise’: The art of Rahul Chauhan

In his work, Rahul Chauhan interrogates the democratic, new-age space aura of technology to develop a coronation of colour, a palpable palette with a touch on the canvas, a wonder and other-worldliness. By Nirali Lal

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Literature The Chakkar 21/07/21 Literature The Chakkar 21/07/21

A Life Misspent: Kulli Bhaat’s Life, as seen through Nirala’s Heteronormative Gaze

In his 1938 book, author Suryakant Tripathi ‘Nirala’ memorialised the life of his friend Kulli Bhaat. While positioned as a progressive text, Nirala only ends up misrepresenting Bhaat. Saurabh Sharma analyses the text from its recent English translation A Life Misspent.

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