Soumik Datta Rhythms of India

London-based sarod maestro travels across India for his web-series, in collaboraton with BBC , to find unrecognised tribal and folk musicians of India.

INTERVIEW OF THE WEEK

Sheetal Mallar Transients

Fascinated with the construction and deconstruction of personas and spaces, Sheetal Mallar talks in detail about her debut photography exhibit, Transients.

Short Take

William Dalrymple, Author

Why do you write non-fiction?
I remember this one fiction story I wrote as a young boy, and it was terrible! So I turned to non-fiction.

How did you venture towards historical writing in particular?
My first three books are all travelogues. I only started writing history when I had children and I no longer travelled.

Thoughts on historical writing in India?
For some reason, in India you have a very odd divide where-by you have serious historians only writing in ugly academic prose, and then you have some popular authors who are not academically qualified, but are writing the hero-worshipping stuff.

A good web series stops catering to the perceived expectation of the invisible viewer and maintains its integrity, and is a story told well. The writing is the key.

Anurag Kashyap

Debut Authors at Jaipur Literature Festival

A Platform guide for a few of the most interesting debut authors at the upcoming JLF.

Permeated Absence

A solo show by Dhruvi Acharya at Nature Morte

Art

Ayesha Seth Sen Madness and Glory

Platform speaks to Ayesha Seth Sen as she hosts her solo show. It's an echo of the decade that was...

Design

A Day Out with Aman Khanna

Platform spent some time with Aman Khanna of Claymen at his studio. Read on....

Fashion

The Burlap People

In conversation with people who believe in a bag full of stories. Platform speaks to The Burlap People to know more about their brand and ethics.

Literature

André Aciman Find Me

In conversation with André Aciman about all things Call Me By Your Name and its recently released sequel, Find Me.

Film

Cat Sticks Ronny Sen

Ronny Sen’s debut film, Cat Sticks, explores in excruciating detail, the lives of the hidden brown sugar addicts of Kolkata.

Lifestyle

Must Calendar: January 2020

Everything you must attend read, watch and listen this month. The definitive Platform Calendar.

Music

Vandana Jain

Fusing elements of synth wave electronica with mesmeric alt-pop, Vandana’s music embraces womanhood. Her EP, Contra, releases this week.

OCTOBER 2019

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Literature

Dialogue 1

Amitav Ghosh: Caught in a Daydream
pg. 48

Art

Profile 1

Jagdip Jagpal: Fair Play
pg. 36

Film

Dialogue 2

Inside the Writers' Room: Alankrita Shrivastava
pg. 34

Film

Dialogue 2

Inside the Writers' Room: Varun Grover
pg. 136

Design

Design 2

Saurabh Mahajan: Nimboo
pg. 52

Art

Profile 2

NIkhil Chopra: The Artist and The Act
pg. 56

Film

Profile 3

Prashant Nair: Tryst with Destiny
pg. 118

Film

Film 1

Ronny Sen: Cat Sticks
pg. 96

Art

Photography

Vikram Kushwah: The Education I Never Had
pg. 60

Fashion

Visual Story

Let's Art
pg. 173

Lifestyle

Name Place Animal Thing

Kalki Koechlin: At Home With
pg. 186

ELD

Samyukta Nair: Jamavar & Bombay Bustle