March 2012

Gautam Bhatia’s India

There is no singular view of a country like India, either from within or from beyond. However, someone like Gautam Bhatia has a better perspective than many, having spent many years abroad, and then returning to his native land.

Rama Mani: Art in Extremis

How important is art in times of genocide? Rama Mani, who’s worked in country after country, and across all continents, has seen that art reappears, phoenix-like, after the worst atrocities and inhumanity. Whenever societies are stifled with injustice, and crushed by physical and cultural violence, remarkably the human spirit of creativity refuses to die.