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Uttaran Das Gupta
Uttaran Das Gupta
Uttaran Das Gupta is a New Delhi-based writer and journalist. He teaches journalism at the OP Jindal Global University in Sonipat. A recipient of the prestigious Robert Bosch Media Fellowship and Chevening South Asia Journalism Fellowship, Das Gupta writes columns for Business Standard and The Wire. He is also the author of two books: 'Visceral Metropolis' (2017) and 'Ritual' (2020).
Uttaran Das Gupta is a New Delhi-based writer and journalist. He teaches journalism at the OP Jindal Global University in Sonipat. A recipient of the prestigious Robert Bosch Media Fellowship and Chevening South Asia Journalism Fellowship, Das Gupta writes columns for Business Standard and The Wire. He is also the author of two books: 'Visceral Metropolis' (2017) and 'Ritual' (2020).
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A Bengali's ode to sweets
Book review of Amit Chaudhuri's 'Sweet Shop'
 "A Bengali's ode to sweets")
Conversations about longing
It is unfashionable these days to imagine the narrative first person as that of the poet
 "Conversations about longing")
Poetry in Parliament
Does political poetry have any value at all?
 "Poetry in Parliament")
Frames per Second: Becoming Inspector Mike Lobo in a broken system
Govind Nihalani's 'Ardh Satya' takes an uncompromising look at how the system breaks down a police officer
 "Frames per Second: Becoming Inspector Mike Lobo in a broken system")
Learning to be vulnerable
As in almost all his novels, Mr Ghosh opens up new areas of discussion and debate
 "Learning to be vulnerable")
More of Mahapatra
Discovering Mahapatra is not unlike discovering India's deep soul
 "More of Mahapatra")
Frames per second: Chowkidars and lynch mobs
A nearly forgotten Raj Kapoor film shows us what a society can become when it surrenders to vigilante justice
 "Frames per second: Chowkidars and lynch mobs")
A search for meaning
Those sceptical of the power of poetry might find this a tad fanciful, but what's the purpose of poetry if it can't even introduce a willing suspension of disbelief?
 "A search for meaning")
Prannoy Roy, Dorab Sopariwala explain why 2019 will be most important polls
If not the internet, how influential are opinion poll or forecasts, like the ones that Roy and Sopariwala do?
 "Prannoy Roy, Dorab Sopariwala explain why 2019 will be most important polls")
Spicy bard
The influence of Shakespeare on Indian cinema has been so vast and has been written about so much that one would pick up the book under review with some scepticism
 "Spicy bard")
The 1984 riots: 'An excavation of memory'
The riot creeps in like a mishap that ruins a thoroughly enjoyable trip, and disorients everyone who is a part of it, says Radhika Oberoi
 "The 1984 riots: 'An excavation of memory'")
Frames per second: Why Amol Palekar needs Doctor Mama and Deven
Lessons actor-filmmaker Amol Palekar can learn from Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Gol Maal
 "Frames per second: Why Amol Palekar needs Doctor Mama and Deven")
On a drive
The journey through the 40 poems in this volume is neither linear, nor constrained by geography
 "On a drive")
Uri, Munich and the uneasy desire for vengeance
Uri assigns vengeance as the motive for the army operation it valorises and this is what I find deeply problematic
 "Uri, Munich and the uneasy desire for vengeance")
'Ek Doctor Ki Maut' and the dangers of bureaucracy superseding science
Tapan Sinha's Ek Doctor Ki Maut shows us the dangers of bureaucracy superseding science
 "'Ek Doctor Ki Maut' and the dangers of bureaucracy superseding science")
The realities of Lutyens' Delhi
Despite the wealth of details tracing the evolution of the city through the 20th and the first two decades of this century, the book does not really end
 "The realities of Lutyens' Delhi")
How Mrinal Sen's depiction of Calcutta made me see my hometown
Sen, who died on December 30 last year, compelled many of us to rub our eyes and take a clearer view of the city
 "How Mrinal Sen's depiction of Calcutta made me see my hometown")
Howrah Bridge is blending India's modern present with its spiritual past
It is not only a bridge across space but also through time, connecting India's modern present with its spiritual past
 "Howrah Bridge is blending India's modern present with its spiritual past")
'Dreamers' book review: How young Indians are changing their world
A new book encapsulates the aspirations that are driving young 'dreamers' in India's swanky urban cities and their rural counterparts
 "'Dreamers' book review: How young Indians are changing their world")
Darkest Hour: Why another Churchill film for Oscars?
The Best Picture Oscar hopeful celebrates a racist politician who was directly responsible for the death of millions in India
 "Darkest Hour: Why another Churchill film for Oscars?")