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A book about Shillong offers much to the curious reader but less in terms of cultural depth
Literature / Books
A book about Shillong offers much to the curious reader but less in terms of cultural depth
Gertrude Lamare
A selection from The Caravan's coverage on culture in 2018
Round Up / List
A selection from The Caravan's coverage on culture in 2018
The Caravan
Literature / Essay The Unrepentant Umrao Jaan of Lucknow:  An Extract from Raza Rumi’s “Being Pakistani” Raza Rumi
Arts / The Lede Shaping cultural spaces in Leh and Kargil Shailza Rai
Communities / The Lede A Durga Puja celebration across the India-Bangladesh border Omkar Khandekar
Arts / The Lede The woman who set up Afghanistan’s biggest cultural archive Nazes Afroz
Film / Reportage A cult filmmaker’s Indian misadventure Poorna Swami
Arts / The Lede Keeping the magic alive in Mayong Shorbori Purkyasatha
History / Photo Essay The Czech settlers of the Banat Iva Zimova
Arts / Profile Rewben Mashangva plays the Tangkhul Naga folk blues Thanglenhao Haokip
Media / Commentary The indifferent marriage of digital media and culture journalism Nayantra Kilachand
Arts / The Lede A nine-hour, multi-stage Kannada play draws packed houses Neha Mujumdar
Business / Profile How the capital’s favourite chef built a culinary empire Naintara Maya Oberoi
Film / Books Rituparno Ghosh’s canvas was both intimate and profoundly cinematic Trisha Gupta
Literature / Essay A story of Patna Amitava Kumar
Gorging Doreen Baingana
Communities / The Lede Pune might just be India’s grumpiest city—and its residents aren’t shy about it. Suhit Kelkar