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Visual Arts Interview: New Publics — Art for a Modern India, 1960s-’90s

May 19, 2018
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What was the influence of Western modernist imperatives on an art-making culture far removed from Europe and the US?

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Book Review: “Behind the Beautiful Forevers”

February 26, 2012
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The people of Annawadi live in conditions so bleak that “Behind the Beautiful Forevers” evoked, for one Indian reviewer, Primo Levi’s depiction of life in concentration camps.

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Food Muse: A WRAP FOR A RAJ — Scenes From The Life Of The Dosa

June 13, 2011
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In India, dosas are cooked on a griddle in the street, as well as in restaurants and homes. As street food goes, the dosa gets high marks. It’s not junk, and it tastes great. The Dosa Factory in Central Square, subtitled “Indian Street Food,” is a hole-in-the-wall–not for an evening of food and talk. But that’s not what street food is. It’s a quick fix, and for these purposes, it’s about as good as it gets.

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