Modi’s March on CultureDeepa BhasthiArtReview Asia18 September 2023This age of new nationalisms and reformulated identity politics makes it more important than ever to have a sense of what culture really is
The Troubled Ethics of India’s Contemporary Art SceneDeepa Bhasthiartreview.com08 August 2023Artists in India are increasingly faced with a dilemma as state intervention in galleries and museums becomes ever-more brazen
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
