Arun A.K. – Hyperallergic https://hyperallergic.com/author/arun-ak/ Sensitive to Art & its Discontents Tue, 28 Nov 2023 15:17:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://hyperallergic-newspack.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/cropped-Hyperallergic-favicon-100x100.png Arun A.K. – Hyperallergic https://hyperallergic.com/author/arun-ak/ 32 32 118955609 A History of Cats in Indian Art https://hyperallergic.com/858072/a-history-of-cats-in-indian-art/ https://hyperallergic.com/858072/a-history-of-cats-in-indian-art/#respond Thu, 23 Nov 2023 21:01:00 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=858072 In his final book, art historian B.N. Goswamy sketches a portrait of the Indian cat, drawing on Hindu, Buddhist, and Muslim fables.]]>

In his final book, art historian B.N. Goswamy sketches a portrait of the Indian cat, drawing on Hindu, Buddhist, and Muslim fables.

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If the film Nainsukh was a painstaking endeavor to immortalize the titular artist, a new book aims to achieve the same for its singular subject.

]]> 834405 Cinematic Letters to a Beloved Indian Author  https://hyperallergic.com/795512/cinematic-letters-to-a-beloved-indian-author-naiyer-masud/ Sun, 29 Jan 2023 21:02:00 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=795512 Letters Unwritten to Naiyer Masud attempts to peer into the late writer Naiyer Masud’s concealed world. ]]>

Letters Unwritten to Naiyer Masud attempts to peer into the late writer Naiyer Masud’s concealed world.

]]> 795512 The Story of a Man’s Friendship With a Cloud  https://hyperallergic.com/772503/the-cloud-the-man-abhinandan-banerjee/ Mon, 24 Oct 2022 21:00:00 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=772503 Through its magical realism, The Cloud & the Man posits the power of love in adding a tinge of color to an overlooked, black-and-white life.]]>

Through its magical realism, The Cloud & the Man posits the power of love in adding a tinge of color to an overlooked, black-and-white life.

]]> 772503 Love May Be Timeless, But Not Painless https://hyperallergic.com/769842/rahat-mahajan-the-cloud-messenger-meghdoot/ Mon, 17 Oct 2022 21:04:00 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=769842 Rahat Mahajan's debut feature The Cloud Messenger finds resonance in suffering as a means to liberation. ]]>

Rahat Mahajan's debut feature The Cloud Messenger finds resonance in suffering as a means to liberation.

]]> 769842 The Wisdom and Wonder of India’s Leading Art Historian https://hyperallergic.com/748815/the-wisdom-and-wonder-of-indias-leading-art-historian/ Wed, 03 Aug 2022 21:45:00 +0000 https://hyperallergic.com/?p=748815 The riches of literature, painting, poetry, and mysticism pervade a collection of essays by B.N. Goswamy, which showcase the lyrical fluidity of his prose.]]>

The riches of literature, painting, poetry, and mysticism pervade a collection of essays by B.N. Goswamy, which showcase the lyrical fluidity of his prose.

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