the Buruas
Saturday, September 12, 2009


Many thanks to Gangaram, the village secretary for letting me stay with his family and Ami Vitale for helping me edit this photo-essay.


Girish Kasarvalli, Part 2
Monday, June 8, 2009

Labels: director, Girish, kannada, Karanth, Kasarvalli

Girish Kasarvalli talks Karanth, Part 1
Saturday, June 6, 2009



This has been a long pending post, recorded in Jan 2009. Acclaimed Kannada director Girish Kasarvalli talks about another legend of Kannada theatre and cinema, BV Karanth.

Labels: cinema, Girish, kannada, Karanth, Kasarvalli

David Selvaraj at Vishtar
Sunday, January 4, 2009



David Selvaraj ponders at the bottom of the empty 60-year old well which now hosts theatre plays. Besides being passionate about theatre David is a part of Visthar, an organization that attempts to educate and rehabilitate children of Devdasis through a programme called Bandhavi which includes rescue of girl children and advocacy.

'We can never really understand the pain that they go through however much we try' he says, 'we can only help them to our abilities'.

From the 'The Theatre Issue', Time Out Bengaluru
October 31- November 13 2008.
All rights reserved © Vivek M / Paprika Media

Labels: children, David, girl, Selvaraj, theatre, Visthar

B V Doshi, II
Saturday, January 3, 2009


photograph by Lavannya

Doshi talks about sounds, sustainability (again) and design.


The Tiger chair that BVD talks about

Labels: architect, BV Doshi, design, sound, sustainability

BV Doshi, Part I


BV Doshi in a short conversation when we met him in Udaipur during Diwali.





Maya Rao
Wednesday, October 1, 2008



Dr Maya Rao at the Natya Institute of Kathak and Choreography.

I always love to feel susceptible to a strong aura, especially when it comes from a great personality like Maya Rao. I stood watching the genuine respect and affection that people around her showered her with and as an ordinary soul I felt immensely fortunate to even have a little conversation in private with her.

Her simplicity and humility made my eyes moist and I did not know anything more appropriate than to touch her feet to seek her blessing.

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Labels: dance, portrait

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