Cultural and arts features

Notes

• Syed Asghar Wajahat’s play 'Jis Lahore Nai Vekhya, O Jamyai Nai' explores themes of Partition trauma, compassion, and human identity.
• The play highlights the lack of public discourse on Partition-related grievances, suggesting that unresolved trauma persists due to political exploitation and a lack of community-led confidence-building.
• Digital fine art exhibition '(Re)claiming Rights of Render(ing)' at Bikaner House explores the intersection of traditional artistic practice and new technologies like VR, interactive installations, and digital sculpture.
• The NewArtX studio aims to remove financial and technical barriers for artists experimenting with digital mediums to express social and environmental concerns.
• Culinary heritage preservation is exemplified by works like 'The Nepal Cookbook' and 'Memories on a Platter', which document regional recipes and cross-cultural fusion.
• Indian photojournalism, led by figures like Homai Vyarawalla and Kulwant Roy, played a crucial role in shaping the visual narrative of post-Independence India and its leadership.
• The evolution of news photography in India shifted from capturing 'heroic' and staged political figures in the 1950s to more candid, invasive, and socially conscious documentation of crises and governance in later decades.