Brevity and wit

A festival that will stage 40 micro-dramas of 10 minutes each is sure to be a treat for those who find it hard to sit through longer performances The hassles of the judicial system, helplessness of a mentally disturbed woman in her 40s, trauma of the Bangladeshi liberation war of 1971, meeting of Karna and […]

From glow to gloom

Delhi-based artist Shreela Gokarn portrays the present smoggy and dull landscapes of the city and wonders where the colours have got lost Growing up in the coastal areas of Tamil Nadu, artist Shreela Gokarn spent her  childhood amidst bright sunlit beaches, mountains and green landscapes. Starkly different from the scenery, the grey smog-clogged sky of […]

Killer heat

Temperatures in 2019 are expected to be 0.5 degrees Celsius more than normal in the Capital. Remember, the year 2018 was the sixth warmest year on record after 1901 Before woollens could be packed, the scorching summer heat hit Delhiites with March-end temperatures soaring to 39 degree Celsius, the warmest in nine years. The first […]

Destination Havana

A Cuban film festival with a stellar lineup of films documents and explores stories from that intriguing country Best buddies Malu and Jorgito’s friendship is threatened by their parents’ differences. Malu belongs to an upper-class family and her single mother stops her from playing with Jorgito whose mother is a poor socialist that is proud […]

Why fear if in love?

You know the story, you loved the movie. Now watch Mughal-e-Azam on stage, songs and all Some stories are timeless, and Mughal-e-Azam is undeniably one of the classics when it comes to love sagas. Replete with glamorous costumes, fantastic cast, mesmerising music and an impressive set, Mughal-e-Azam is a spectacle that simply should not be […]

Pockets of despair

East Delhi does not even have basic facilities like drinking water and safety as Patriot discovered during a visit on the day the government announced its success in launching an anti-satellite missile Educated and uneducated, employed and unemployed, young and old – most of the people living in the urban villages of East Delhi are […]

Surreal yet sombre

An exhibition that captures the scenario of today’s world through narrative sequences and two-dimensional canvases “Bodies falling, fallen, prone, smouldering, pierced by flying arrows, dissolving, are castaways, debris from refurbished histories.” Cast in a grave overtone, artist Ranbir Kaleka is back with a set of multi-surface video projection on display at an exhibition titled ‘Fear […]

Space crunch

Most of the prominent galleries in Delhi are already booked for the entire year, some even for the next few years Taking a stroll, glancing through the artworks at the countless galleries in the city, will perhaps awaken the creative bug in you that has been long supressed and forgotten. With this new-found inspiration, you […]