Fractures beneath the J-Pop Froth
Japan’s pop industry is a slick machine, churning out new waves of adorable idol groups faster than its youthful fan base can get through a piece of bubblegum. Its international …
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Shifting Centres at the 5th Annual India Art Fair
The Centre is Shifting “What is the difference between a collector and a curator (of art)”? No, not a joke, or even a trick question, but an invitation to seek …
Read MoreAGI Review: Anjin: The Shogun and the English Samurai
Originally devised for a Japanese audience, to mark the 400th anniversary of Japan and the UK’s trading relationship (giving or take a few centuries of cloistered isolation on the part …
Read MoreAsia on Film in 2013
AGI is looking ahead to what’s coming up in cinemas this year with a list that is sure to satisfy the appetite of the most avid international cinema fan. Culture …
Read MoreAsia on Film: 2012 in Review
2012 was a great year for film. So many unique and interesting works were released that it is inevitable that you may have missed at least a few good ones. …
Read MoreEastern Inspiration for 2013
If this year’s runways seemed to have the running theme of bold colors and prints, its not because of one dominating designer: its because one country has taken over. For …
Read MorePure Beauty Venom for 2013
Febraury 2013 sees the dawning of the Chinese year of the snake and international brands are getting in on the celebrations, with Adidas, Puma, and Mac, among others, bringing out …
Read MorePolitically Fashionable: Loewe and Watanabe
When governments of two highly influential countries get together to promote and strengthen economic and social relations, a celebration in the form of fashion collaboration can be the only sartorially …
Read MoreDay 2 of the Jaipur Literature Festival
The temperature and tempers (as well as participant numbers) rose today at the JLF in spite of the Buddhist chanting at the start, and the warnings and blessings …
Read MoreDay 1: The Innocent Genius or His Holiness ?
Last year, Salman Rushdie was scared off, but this year Pakistani authors and musicians are here at the 6th Jaipur Literary Festival in spite of protests. The ‘greatest literary show …
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