By Priyanka Roy
Photographs by Saptarshi Chakraborty
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Walking into his house on a rainy Wednesday afternoon, I was greeted by a rather sullen Amyt’da – unshaven, dressed in a pale tee-shirt, his voice sounding hoarse and worn-down, and his eyes slightly unfocused. He had evidently not been keeping well, because the Amyt’da we students and hundreds of [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Special Feature’
Tales of the Blue-Eyed Boy: An Interview with Amyt Dutta
Posted in Special Feature, tagged Amyt Dutta, ex nihilo, interview, Special Feature on June 15, 2008 | 11 Comments »
A Noise that Resounds: An inside look into the Blank Noise Project
Posted in Special Feature, tagged Blank Noise, ex nihilo, Special Feature on April 1, 2008 | 7 Comments »
By Saptarshi Chakraborty
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Rajnandini Ghosh, 21, looks a little lost as she stands waiting with a host of unknown faces in front of the New Empire Cinema, Calcutta. This is going to be the first time she will be a part of a something called a Blank Noise intervention. Yes, she believes ‘eve-teasing’ is a crime. [...]
On Indians Writing in English and Suchlike: An Interview with Amit Chaudhuri
Posted in Special Feature, tagged Amit Chaudhuri, ex nihilo, interview, Special Feature on March 1, 2008 | 8 Comments »
By Reeti Roy
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What kind of books did you read as a child?
I read comic books, mainly the American ones, Goldkey, Marvel – the ones that involved superheroes. Ritchie Rich and Tintin were absolutely favourites. When I started school at Cathedral (Bombay) I knew only Bengali, because it was the only language that my mother [...]
