Outlook - February 21, 2024

In this issue

Love, Virtually

Of Romance And Revolution

Socialists and communists initially created hopes of revolutionising romantic relations, but ended up controlling them

9 mins

Scorching Sacred Love

Bhakti is not bedtime prayer in some safe enclave of the heart. Love of the divine isn't ornamental. It certainly isn't tame. And it most definitely isn't for the faint of heart

6 mins

Virtually Vulnerable

Navigating concepts of personal safety, consent and privacy in the realm of virtual reality dating

5 mins

The Journey of Finding Joy

I didn't create an idealised image in my mind, but allowed impressions to unfold naturally

6 mins

Right-Swiping Caste

Dating apps mirror real life where the caste of a person becomes a deciding factor in finding the right match

4 mins

"Forgetting is Good for You"

In Raimundas' Paper Exhibition, objects and speakers are freed of conventional roles and given room to reimagine the world

3 mins

Songs of Love and Longing

The Tirukkur-al., the highly regarded 2000-year-old text composed by the Tamil poet Tiruval.l.uvar, has three parts. Each kural in the book has two lines: the first consists of four feet, and the second, three. Meena Kandasamy’s feminist translation of the third part of the Tirukkur-al. carries powerful messages about female sexuality, agency and desire

3 mins

Of Wills and Wishes

I wonder what will become of my beloved books and driftwood art after me. The thought of them being neglected or thrown away gives me jitters; more than the fear of death itself

5 mins

Living Will

A will is a love letter. A place of hope. A will is also an archive of longings

6 mins

Autumn Sonata

Love can come knocking at any age, and the lonely elderly are embracing it wholeheartedly

7 mins

Bargaining for Love

The story of a sex worker in her mid-20s from Sonagachi, Kolkata

5 mins

Up in the Air

The film is about today's youngsters and the smartphone - so many apps to chat, to share, to make friends, and yet such lonely lives

4 mins

BOYFRIEND ON RENT

While navigating the chaotic world of modern dating seems impossible, 'rent-a-boyfriend' and 'dating surrogate' services offer to keep you company-in exchange for a fee

7 mins

Other Loves

Vampires and zombies have no respite. Their search for connection continues for centuries. And then there is unrequited love-an ache that smoulders for a lifetime

5 mins

The Masterstroke

The strategy deployed by Hemant Soren to counter the recent high-voltage political drama and crisis in Jharkhand has stumped the BJP

5 mins

As Old as the Hills

Ladakh's long-standing demand for Sixth Schedule status and statehood has reached a tipping point

4 mins

The Grand TATYA

Raghunath Khanolkar, fondly called \"Tatya\", was a keen amateur photographer. He began with a vintage box camera, moved on to a Roliflex twin-lens, and then to a Pentax SLR camera. From among thousands of negatives found in three briefcases belonging to his friends, family, and famous personalites, a selection of Tatya's photographs are featured here

5 mins

The Female Gaze

Erasure seems to be a constant theme in the works of women artists at the 15th edition of the India Art Fair

4 mins

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