The colonial, capitalist curation of ‘Bangla’ culture
The collective and national memories of the struggle for Bangla is dense in the air, given that February just went by, inviting people to recognise the need to
2y ago
Bulbbul: Not a revolutionary feminist consciousness
I want to begin by saying that I do not look towards Bollywood for feminist lessons or representations.
4y ago
A Bangali’s trip to the CHT
When my editor and I thought this idea up, I was half-joking. I don’t really want to tell you how to be a decent Bangali during your Eid
5y ago
Don't judge a magazine by its size
“You have to know where the term 'magazine' comes from; the magazine of a pistol. When we say 'little magazine', it's a bending of this word. A matter of resistance!”
5y ago
Chobi Mela X: 2 decades of “persistence”
20 years of anything is a rather big affair. The 10th edition of Chobi Mela has just wrapped up. Here I look to the people who put it together year after year, and the matters that pushed its presence among us through the crevices of this gridlocked city.
5y ago
Cha Chakra: Tea Tales of Bangladesh
Faiham Ebne Sharif's first solo exhibition, Cha Chakra: Tea Tales of Bangladesh, curated by Amirul Rajiv and Naim Ul Hasan, was held
6y ago
Landlessness in “Desterrados”: through the outsider's gaze?
When I heard that there was an exhibition on the Bede community at Shilpakola, and that a foreigner had taken the photographs, my curiosity was piqued—I was interested, but also worried.
7y ago
The impossible hunt for the Top 20!
The hunt for Bangladesh's first GTV Fanta Band is on and with each new episode, we get that much closer to discovering which 5
9y ago
March 5, 2022
The colonial, capitalist curation of ‘Bangla’ culture
The collective and national memories of the struggle for Bangla is dense in the air, given that February just went by, inviting people to recognise the need to
July 30, 2020
Bulbbul: Not a revolutionary feminist consciousness
I want to begin by saying that I do not look towards Bollywood for feminist lessons or representations.
May 31, 2019
A Bangali’s trip to the CHT
When my editor and I thought this idea up, I was half-joking. I don’t really want to tell you how to be a decent Bangali during your Eid
March 29, 2019
Don't judge a magazine by its size
“You have to know where the term 'magazine' comes from; the magazine of a pistol. When we say 'little magazine', it's a bending of this word. A matter of resistance!”
March 15, 2019
Chobi Mela X: 2 decades of “persistence”
20 years of anything is a rather big affair. The 10th edition of Chobi Mela has just wrapped up. Here I look to the people who put it together year after year, and the matters that pushed its presence among us through the crevices of this gridlocked city.
February 2, 2018
Cha Chakra: Tea Tales of Bangladesh
Faiham Ebne Sharif's first solo exhibition, Cha Chakra: Tea Tales of Bangladesh, curated by Amirul Rajiv and Naim Ul Hasan, was held
November 10, 2017
Landlessness in “Desterrados”: through the outsider's gaze?
When I heard that there was an exhibition on the Bede community at Shilpakola, and that a foreigner had taken the photographs, my curiosity was piqued—I was interested, but also worried.
November 20, 2015
The impossible hunt for the Top 20!
The hunt for Bangladesh's first GTV Fanta Band is on and with each new episode, we get that much closer to discovering which 5
February 19, 2015
Return of Muse Masters
'Muse Masters', a nationwide bilingual poetry competition with an emphasis on performance poetry, is back for its second season this March.
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