When Doubt Makes a Traitor At the recently concluded Jaipur Literature Festival, an annual event organized by writer William Dalrymple, Ayaan Hirsi Ali made an unannounced stop to speak about her book 'Infidel' and her views on Islam. The Somalian-born filmmaker and author was accompanied by her bodyguard, the result of the Fatwa issued against her View |
Pointillism Revisited Fazil Jamali’s award-winning art is a refreshing combination of traditional influences and raw talent. The artist infuses Neo-impressionistic techniques like Pointillism with his own minimalistic style of drawing. The result is a varied, and sometimes haunting, body of work tied to together by Mr. Jamali’s love of nature. View |
The Fakir of Venice Anand Surapur's yet unreleased film 'The Fakir of Venice' will be screened on Thursday, November 12th, as part of the MIAAC Film Festival, a favorite fall event to help heat up those chilly nights in the city. E. Nina Rothe spoke with film-maker Anand Sarapur over Guinness and 'chai' at the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles. View |
Son Of A Lion Darra Adam Khel, NWFP is a town devoted to the production of guns. This is the setting for Benjamin Gilmour’s ‘Son of a Lion’, about a young Pashtun boy who wants to go to school instead of working in his father’s weapons workshop. EGO talks to Benjamin about the film and a people who have dominated western media. View |
Contemplating womanhood Reflective and emotive, nurturing and strong- Gazala Chinwalla effortlessly captures the many facets of a woman. Thirteen untitled, mixed-media canvases encompass this Indian - American artist’s latest collection, a step on her continuing voyage of self discovery as a woman and artist. View |
I’ll Be Long/I Belong I’ll be long/I Belong is a short animation film by Madiha Aijaz, a Pakistani visual artist based in New York. The characters and landscapes in the animation are meticulously drawn and are heavily layered with indirect references to different geographies and people. It "uses analogies to trace the history of the Afghan conflict.." View |
Visual Meditation Faiza Sheikh’s latest exhibit “Forbidden Love” is a visual meditation on the universal concepts of peace and love. Her unique aesthetic combines luscious color palettes with embedded pages from religious texts to create a powerful message of acceptance. She now brings her mantra of unity back to England. View |
The Americans For Gauri the shooting of family photographs morphed over a period of seven years to include the broader community, from the hinterlands to larger desi enclaves. Her use of symbolism, silhouettes and reflections is a visual journey rooted in ‘creating a space for immigrants’. View |
HUGE EGO speaks to the Grewal brothers of JamStar Media, a producer of high-quality cross-platform content. It has the online pilot of HUGE live exclusively on Jaman.com until December 5th. HUGE is a sexy webisode series set in New York's world of rock, fashion, partying and hustling. Watch http://www.jaman.com/hugetheshow/ View |
Contemporary Ascetism for borders + frames excerpt.JPG) Pratima Naithani, the New York based artist unveiled her accompanying exhibit for the Dance Festival of India this weekend at the New York Academy of Art. From dancers to architecture, the pieces cover a range of subject matter, which synthesizes to provide a rich backdrop for the modern-day festival’s performances. View |
