Kartik Sundar – inCulture

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Kartik loves nothing more than opining on cultural content. An avid writer for many publications, the decision to start one of his own came from recognising a substantive lack of critical discourse around Indian culture today.

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This Week inCulture

#2: Tales of Three Cities – Food and Bar Culture, Koo Coups Twitter

A Delhiite, a Bangalorean and a Calcuttan walk into a bar. In the second episode of This Week inCulture, we... Read More

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The inCulture Room

The inCulture Room Episode 3 – Jyotsna Mohan Bhargava

Jyotsna Mohan Bhargava worked with NDTV for fifteen years as a senior news anchor and senior news editor. She is... Read More

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Mirzapur – Violence as ‘Gratisfaction’

Badla. From the final scenes of Mirzapur's first season, till the closing shot of its latest one, vengeance remains central. And the form it espouses is one wholly characterised by brutal violence. Read More

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Tripping off Terraces – An Ode To Days Spent Above

But, in some way or the other, I hope that this partially chronological reminiscence lets you see the Bangalore I know and love, from up above. Read More

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inCulture Conversations Episode 1 – Rohan Prasanna and Abhay Sharma

For the first edition of the inCulture conversation, Anant Shah is joined by two phenomenally talented musicians and conversationalists –... Read More

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Restricted To The Rural – Mainstream Bollywood & Caste

Through a look at three immensely popular mainstream Bollywood films that have attempted to have conversations around cast (Lagaan, Swades, Article 15), we try to highlight the lack of attention paid towards casteism in Urban India by the Indian film industry. Read More

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This Week inCulture

TWIC#1 – Rihanna, #IndiaAgainstPropaganda, The White Tiger & Indian Hip-Hop

Everybody loves a good Twitter war! The first episode of This Week inCulture features Kartik, Anant and Atri — getting... Read More

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The inCulture Room

The inCulture Room Episode 1 – Raghav Meattle

Almost three years ago, Raghav Meattle was the first artist kind enough to grant Kartik Sundar an interview. Back then, Raghav’s... Read More

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Raga Rock – Classic Rock & Indian Classical

It’s no secret that The Beatles had an affection for India, but, the entire genre that they pioneered seems to... Read More

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Indian Media Needs a Youth Translator

The Indian media’s coverage of the SSR case, the drug bust, and the general vilification of Rhea Chakraborty is nothing... Read More

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Nepotism in Bollywood- The Media’s Monster

For the past three years, discussions around nepotism in the film industry have been a constant feature of media interviews... Read More

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Rhyming the Revolution – The Growth of Conscious Hip-Hop in India

Exploring the transition from hedonistic to conscious Hip-Hop in the subcontinent. Read More

Anant Shah- Founder

Anant Shah (just as his Instagram bio says) has always been interested in connecting people though their different cultures. He is drawn to this goal, given his background of a family of artists, as well as his work at several different organisations such as the People Tree with Orijit Sen, The Conflictorium in Ahmedabad and The UN (AIDS) Communications and Global Advocacy Team in Geneva. As a graduate of History and International relations at Ashoka University, he co-founded and set up the Ashoka Literature festival in 2019. Longing to increase this critical discourse on contemporary and traditional Indian Cultures he finally decided to start InCulture.

Kartik Sundar- Founder

Kartik Sundar loves nothing more than opining on cultural content. An avid writer for many publications, the decision to start one of his own came from recognizing a substantive lack of critical discourse around Indian culture today. He graduated Ashoka University with a degree in History & International Relations and wishes to complete further education with a focus on media and cultural studies.

We at inCulture are looking to shed light on what we see as an emerging new Indian culture as well as paying dues to the traditions that have been integral in shaping the current space. We want to try and create a space where critical reflection on cultural events, individuals, works of art, or practices can be fostered. Rather than exist as a cultural news outlet that merely serves as a bulletin board for the latest releases, inCulture will look to curate multi-medium pieces that seek to inform readers about aspects of our culture that make you think beyond an immediate reaction. In particular, we strive to look critically at Indian culture by investigating it under four distinct categories – film & theatre, music, spaces, and society.