Category Archives: Documentary

An Indian Day – 1967

Posted on 21/07/2023 by Anu M

Sukhdev’s documentary India ’67 alternately titled An Indian Day, captures life in some parts of India in 1967. The filmmaker’s camera is a restless traveller covering urban and rural life, different geographies, industrialised India as well as agricultural and pastoral … Continue reading →

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Recreating Vintage/Historical Art

Posted on 11/11/2014 by Anu M

Like him or hate him, Raja Ravi Varma remains influential more than a 100 years after his death. Recreating his work seems to be a bit of a thing ranging from the recent Rang Rasiya to Makaramanju to Pushpamala’s photo … Continue reading →

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