Desire

Dances of Desire: From Devadasis to Modern Storytellers
A man and a woman perform Kathakali on stage, wearing typical Kathakali costumes of red and white and elaborate headgear. A lamp is lit on the stage. Their makeup and dresses show beautifully in contrast to the darkened stage.
Dances of Desire: From Devadasis to Modern Storytellers

It is not entirely impossible to imagine that classical Indian dance is timeless or that the stories narrated in these…
By Shweta Krishnan
January 1, 2015
Dances of Desire: From Devadasis to Modern Storytellers
Desire Against Desire
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Desire Against Desire

Post the historic Naz Foundation judgment of the Delhi High Court in July 2009, a prominent English news magazine carried…
By Oishik Sircar
June 1, 2014
Desire Against Desire
The Impossible Collective: A Review of Rituparno Ghosh’s Dahan (1997)
The Impossible Collective: A Review of Rituparno Ghosh’s Dahan (1997)
June 1, 2014
The Impossible Collective: A Review of Rituparno Ghosh’s Dahan (1997)
Bodies Beyond Rights
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Bodies Beyond Rights

This piece attempts to think about how bodies are produced and circulate in moving registers and discourses, chiefly around the question of representation.

By Vikramaditya Sahai
May 1, 2014
Bodies Beyond Rights
Reel Review: Of Sex and Desire: What Mark O’Brien Taught Me
Reel Review: Of Sex and Desire: What Mark O’Brien Taught Me
December 1, 2013
Reel Review: Of Sex and Desire: What Mark O’Brien Taught Me
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