SEASON'S GREETINGS 2015
Parmesh Shahani
30 December 2014
A small blog post to express a big thank you to all our collaborators, supporters and attendees, who have made the past year such a special one for the Lab.
Continue ReadingA Way To Blue
Aditi Singh
24 February 2014
For my on site installation at the Godrej India Culture Lab's Museum of Memories, I decided to string together and layer two drawings using an open window as a natural light box. The idea was to call to attention the ephemerality of materials and space. In this instance, the 3 foot paper, as well as the 60,000 sq ft warehouse.
Continue ReadingMYTHS OF THE ISLAND CITY
Gyan Prakash
16 December 2013
Historian Gyan Prakash's book Mumbai Fables, was praised by Salman Rushdie as “a fascinating exploration of my favourite city, full of insider knowledge and sharp insights.” Here Prakash explains the genesis of the book and the upcoming film adaptation, Bombay Velvet.
Continue ReadingLetter to a little girl in India
Hindol Ssengupta
28 November 2013
(An uncle’s advice to growing up in the world’s most dangerous place for women)
Continue ReadingAmar Akbar Anthony
Chitranshu Mathur
4 October 2013
On Friday, 13th September, Godrej India Culture Lab invited Sidharth Bhatia, renowned journalist and author to discuss his new book Amar Akbar Anthony with Supriya Nair from Caravan magazine.
Continue ReadingLike here, like there
K P JAYASANKAR & ANJALI MONTEIRO
16 September 2013
Like this, like thatLike here, like thereFriend, enemyLife, deathAll the sameAll is he …– Shah Abdul Latif (1689-1752)
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Putting Hindustani Music on life support
IPSITA BANDYOPADHYAY
22 July 2013
One of the common debates that have surrounded the form of music commonly known in contemporary India as Indian classical music has been the idea that it is in a state of crisis.
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