Against the Maternal Metaphors of Indian NationalismDeepa BhasthiArtReview Asia15 August 2022As much as women are repressed by the Indian state, the female form is also being used to promote a frighteningly narrow vision of national identity
The Everyday Anguish of Don Palathara’s FilmsDeepa BhasthiArtReview Asia17 June 2022The leading light of a new generation of Malayalam filmmakers depicts the pressures that erupt in male violence in Kerala
Work of the Week: CAMP’s ‘From Gulf to Gulf to Gulf’Deepa Bhasthiartreview.com08 April 2022The Mumbai-based studio’s film highlights the journeys of ordinary sailors and traces the legacy of their cultural influences
Work of the Week: Geoffrey Bawa’s Sri Lankan Parliament BuildingDeepa Bhasthiartreview.com11 March 2022Deepa Bhasthi looks at the legacy of Tropical Modernism on South Asian architecture
Parables for a Planet in Crisis: Amitav Ghosh, ‘The Nutmeg’s Curse’ – ReviewDeepa BhasthiArtReview18 February 2022On the Indonesian spice trade, land exploitation and the Indigenous practices that might reshape our relationship with Earth
Garima Gupta: the Museumification of MineralsDeepa BhasthiArtReview20 January 2022The New Delhi-based artist draws attention to the moments when pieces of natural history are extracted and transported to museum collections – to be consumed as curios
A Look Inside Kerala’s Ghost HousesDeepa BhasthiArtReview Asia09 December 2021Kerala’s gaudy showhomes reveal more than intended, writes Deepa Bhasthi