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Book review: The Fragrance of Rain by Stephen Alter

Monsoon magicking This is Stephen Alter chasing the monsoon, taking us along with him. He adopts a freewheeling approach, first walking us through the pre-monsoon winds in the Doon Valley where he lives. The pictures he draws are sharp, verging on violent: `…as the storm closed in on the mountains, I could feel the energy…

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Feature: Kochi-Muziris Biennale: the human condition through art

Art imitating life The fifth edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, arguably India’s best art show, is on again at a handful of venues in Kochi, mostly in the Fort Kochi area.  The 2022-23 edition, curated by Shubigi Rao, puts on display a large swathe of story-telling through film, installations, photography and art,  from a wide…

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Photo feature: Kochi, Biennale sidelights

Sidelights at the Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2022-23 All photos by Sheila Kumar and subject to copyright.