Blending clssical Indian and New Age forms, Tanusree Shankar embarks on a spiritual exploration through dance
In celebration of their 20th anniversary, The UK based Tagore Centre undertook their first tour of Britain. Central to this tour was the dance ‘Chirantan’, meaning ‘Eternal’, performed by the Tanusree Shankar Dance Company. ‘Chirantan’ began in London at the [...]

As ‘Tamasha’ Theatre Company stage ‘A Fine Balance’ for a British audience, Ritu Sood explores the role of theatre in oppressive political situations
In 1977, Indira Gandhi confidently called an election, only to be decisively voted out of office as Prime Minster of India. A critical factor was that the majority of the population were still [...]

‘Paintings confront the viewer’

10 paintings. 10 figures. 10 studies of emotion.
To enter Ritu Sood’s brightly lit exhibition is to enter a hall of mirrors.
Each canvas contains a self-portrait, life size, surrounded by colour. Although the figures are naked there is an immediate sensation that the painter is looking beyond herself. It is as if we [...]

Ritu Sood shares the Dhaliwal experience
As I walked through Trafalgar Square moving towards the North West corner, I caught sight of a banner advertising the ‘Caravaggio’ exhibition at the National Gallery. Across the way, blowing in the breeze at the entrance to Canada House, was a banner reading ‘Sarinder Dhaliwal - Record Keeping’. This juxtaposition [...]

In her latest film(2006), Aparna Sen explores the impact of schizophrenia and rape on a family in contemporary Kolkatta
The ‘Tongues on Fire’ Festival opened with a screening of the film ‘15 Park Avenue’. The directors Pushpinder Chowdhry and Harvinder Nath say “Our objectives for this Festival are to encourage debate and the exchange of views [...]