What Does It Mean to Be a Woman in India?Deepa BhasthiArtReview25 April 2023An exhibition at Bengaluru’s new Museum of Art & Photography posits some answers
How Do We Talk About the State of India Today?Deepa BhasthiArtReview Asia24 March 2023Two recent cultural productions raise alarm bells about the reshaping of the country today
Tokenism and a Tribal For Indian PresidentDeepa BhasthiArtReview Asia25 October 2022Tribal peoples are getting some of India’s top governmental jobs, but does that signal any real change in their status?
Against the Maternal Metaphors of Indian NationalismDeepa BhasthiArtReview Asia15 August 2022As much as women are repressed by the Indian state, the female form is also being used to promote a frighteningly narrow vision of national identity
The Everyday Anguish of Don Palathara’s FilmsDeepa BhasthiArtReview Asia17 June 2022The leading light of a new generation of Malayalam filmmakers depicts the pressures that erupt in male violence in Kerala
Work of the Week: CAMP’s ‘From Gulf to Gulf to Gulf’Deepa Bhasthiartreview.com08 April 2022The Mumbai-based studio’s film highlights the journeys of ordinary sailors and traces the legacy of their cultural influences
Work of the Week: Geoffrey Bawa’s Sri Lankan Parliament BuildingDeepa Bhasthiartreview.com11 March 2022Deepa Bhasthi looks at the legacy of Tropical Modernism on South Asian architecture
