“My journey is against being or creating the perfect. Growing and keeping a communion with the common and the general requires some level of education or training,” says Alok Som, our Renaissance Person for the Quarter.
“When you write what is in your mind, it makes you feel that you are sharing it with someone. And that encourages you to write more and more.”
Alok Som, our Renaissance Individual for the Quarter, in Conversation with Dolonchampa Chakraborty
Dolonchampa Chakraborty “I don’t envision a single thing that when tamed, guarded, protected, restrained, leads
A view of Sajitha R Shankhar’s visceral engagement with and raw understanding of the body.
Can desire and sexuality escape prescriptions? Read responses of the author of ‘Infinite Variety: A History of Desire in India’, as well as a chapter from the book!
A Tibetan poet and activist explains how one can belong intensely to one’s convictions, when one’s body is subjected to torture.
The Gundecha Brothers explain how a scientific exploration of the body is essential to the making of a musician.
A Creative Movement Therapy expert talks about breaking the body’s habits to find its freedom and expression.
Well known for his moral courage, this veteran explains how courage springs from discipline and response-ability, at war as well as in peacetime.
