deepanjana
deepanjana
author & journalist
 
 

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this the online home of author and journalist
Deepanjana Pal

 
 
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Blog
Cutty Snark: Hopeful Monsters and Kedarnath
Cutty Snark: Hopeful Monsters and Kedarnath

Contains opinions on Rohini Devasher’s latest exhibition, Hopeful Monsters and the film Kedarnath.

"What kind of a magpie keeps this notebook?"
"What kind of a magpie keeps this notebook?"

Notes from a notebook. Contains Joan Didion, Instagram and more.

Fantastic Beasts 2: The Crimes of JK Rowling
Fantastic Beasts 2: The Crimes of JK Rowling

On the plus side, there are baby nifflers.

Shock to the System
Shock to the System

Learn from Jamie, gentlemen. Or why we all deserve better than a dick pic.

Cutty Snark: The Ughs of Hindostan
Cutty Snark: The Ughs of Hindostan

One hundred and sixty-five minutes of my life are gone, never to return. And this is what I get to show for it.

Cutty Snark: Spot the Good Hindu
Cutty Snark: Spot the Good Hindu

Sabarimala is forcing us to decide what we’d like Hinduism to be.

Cutty Snark: The Fine Art of Instagramming #MeToo
Cutty Snark: The Fine Art of Instagramming #MeToo

Indian art — the roost of creepy ‘uncles’ and enablers. Let us give thanks Instagram is around to ruffle their feathers.

Cutty Sark: #MeToo in India
Cutty Sark: #MeToo in India

Turns out, this column is as relevant now as it was when I wrote it, almost two weeks ago.

Cold Press
Cold Press

Gone are the days when newspaper vendors gave you newspapers hot off the press.

Cutty Snark: #BelieveWomen
Cutty Snark: #BelieveWomen

It took two women corroborating Tanushree Dutta’s allegations for everyone to believe her. Until that happened, Dutta was on her own.

 

snapshots

Endgame.
Order a bubble tea, get a ... bulb.
Meetings.
Mumbai’s winter colours.
Look up.
The Procrastinators by Lernert & Sander is definitely my favourite exhibit in Still Life, Contemporary Dutch Photography (on at the CSMVS till Feb 10). Let’s not get into how applicable the title of the work is to yours truly.
Formation/ লাল কালো
 

short stories

"The satiny material of her burkha shone where it caught the sunlight. It stretched, dipped, billowed and moulded against her body because of the wind. The magnifying glass inched down her form, past the arc of her covered head, along the fluid lines of wind-puffed material. Hadpude didn’t blink. He just looked. His eyes travelled from head to toe, from photo to photo."

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