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Shanaia is currently an undergraduate at Ashoka University. She has a deep inclination towards the arts, and the culture surrounding it, with a particular interest in writing and literary discourse.

Film & Theatre

Who We Talk About When We Talk About Sex

Unlike Draupadi and her five husbands, Mirabai’s erotic poetry and Kerala’s strong-willed Sita, Indian cinema and specifically Bollywood’s women have been failed for years Read More

Spaces

The Politics of Space and Canvas Topography – Hierarchies of Street Art

Whether it is in Shahpur Jat or Srinagar, Hill Road or Hauz Khas, Dharavi or DU, street art maintains a purpose. Unfortunately, the art world has revealed a hierarchy of canvases - one that privileges an urban-elite proclaimed to be ‘woke’ and ‘cultured creators Read More

Spaces

A Tale of Three Cities: Metropolitan Mutation and Building a Home

Born in the artists’ Bombay, I grew up in a comfortable envelope of family, Shergil, jazz and ‘good’ conversation. South Bombay in my eyes, was far from the privatised and cavalier landscape that reveals itself to me now. 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 through investigating it under four distinct categories – film & theatre, music, spaces, and society

The Femme Fatale in Contemporary Bollywood Noir

Who We Talk About When We Talk About Sex

Indian Cinema needs to Redefine its idea of Patriotism

The Casteless Collective – On Gaana and Dissent

The Psychedelic Orient: The Story of How India Became The West’s Drug-Culture Capital

Raga Rock – Classic Rock & Indian Classical

Subtle Curry Politics

Tracing the Journey of Urdu in India

The World Of Queer Literature Post-377

Tripping off Terraces – An Ode To Days Spent Above

A Tale of Three Cities: Metropolitan Mutation and Building a Home

Of Interruptions and Distinctions – Hotel Alka Classic

Who We Talk About When We Talk About Sex

The Politics of Space and Canvas Topography – Hierarchies of Street Art

A Tale of Three Cities: Metropolitan Mutation and Building a Home

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