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Shorts Cinemaghar’s Lumen Film Lab and The Paperclip have launched LUMEN, a first-of-its-kind Research-to-Film Lab in India that brings research and cinematic storytelling together.
HGEXPLORE

LUMEN Is Creating a New Research-Led Ecosystem For Short Films in India

Avani Adiga
2 min read
Developed during rehearsals, the play spans the first half of the 20th century, using improvisation and shared authorship to craft a theatrical experience rooted in emotional truth.
HGCREATORS

“The Story Doesn’t Matter”: In Conversation With Rajat Kapoor & The Cast Of ‘The Thing With Feathers’

Drishya
11 min read
Here are four illustrators on our radar.
HGCREATORS

From Whimsical Rabbits To Queer Love: 4 More Homegrown Illustrators On Our Radar

Avani Adiga
4 min read
Inspired by actor Pranjal Asha’s own move from Delhi to Bombay at twenty, the film uses a poetic, non-narrative form to explore ambition, self-perception and the inheritance of dreams.
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‘Abhinetri’ Dives Into The Strange Business Of Becoming The Person You Dreamed Of

Disha Bijolia
2 min read
‘Stree Sutra’, an anthology of short stories edited by Koral Dasgupta, brings together twenty-two homegrown writers to explore lesser-known celestial women from the subcontinent’s rich mythological and folkloric traditions.
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What Happens When Twenty-Two Writers Reimagine India’s Lesser-Known Mythological Women?

Drishya
3 min read
Booker Prize-nominated author Perumal Murugan and artist Appupen bring the 1949 Tamil novella 'Vaadivaasal' centred around the bull taming sport Jallikattu to life in a graphic novel format
Art & Design

Perumal Murugan & Appupen's Vaadivaasal Is A Graphic Reimagining Of A Tamil Classic

Rubin Mathias
4 min read
Loops began as an experiment rooted in the two artists' respective journaling practices and evolved into a striking conversation between sound and image.
HGCREATORS

'Loops' Is What Happens When A Musician & A Visual Artist Combine Their Creative Practices

Avani Adiga
5 min read
Films Division Of India
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Face To Face: K Srinivas Chari’s 1967 Documentary Personifies An India In Transition

Disha Bijolia
3 min read
Falah Faisal’s latest graphic novel, 'Musalman', is a superhero with a sharp, witty, and intelligent commentary on our times
HGCREATORS

'Musalman': India’s First Muslim Superhero Finally Gets His Own Graphic Novel

Rubin Mathias
5 min read
In these retellings, Shakespeare’s plays and Indian epics become vehicles for exploring caste, militancy, underworld power, and rural politics, turning adaptation into a tool for examining how authority, identity, and memory operate within contemporary Indian society.
HGCREATORS

From Raavanan To Haider, Why The Best Indian Adaptations Are Really About India

Drishya
3 min read
péro
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This Week In Culture: Sunflower Tape Machine, péro's First Flagship Store, & More

Rhea Budhraja
6 min read
Pranoy Sarkar reflects on two decades of image-making, where story precedes sketch and AI is used only as a communicative tool.
HGCREATORS

The Photographer Who Refused To Conform: In Conversation With Pranoy Sarkar

Drishya
8 min read
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