In this issue

Issue Highlights

Retrospective: An exclusive with the inimitable British photographer, Martin Parr gives us an insight into his deft craft. We go down memory lane as he talks about the lives and scenes he has documented and the stories he has told through his lens for over the past three decades.

Dialogue 1: Book-builder and photographer, Dayanita Singh, began her career photographing the unparalleled maestro, Ustaad Zakir Hussain. Forty years later, those same images come alive in a book that Dayanita built.

Dialogue 2: A Suitable Boy, written by Vikram Seth, nearly two decades ago, finds its story being told through moving pictures by the supremely talented director, Mira Nair.

Name Place Animal Thing: King of Couture, Tarun Tahiliani, in the business for the last twenty five years continues to refer to a book that was gifted to him, at the very beginning of his sojourn into fashion, by the late Martand Singh in 1987.

MARTIN PARR

IN CONVERSATION WITH ARTIST AND CURATOR RAVI AGARWAL

10+ mins

MIRA NAIR

A SUITABLE BOY

10+ mins

RAQS MEDIA COLLECTIVE

The artistic triumvirate of RAQS Media Collective – Monica Narula, Jeebesh Bagchi and Shuddhabrata Sengupta – has been in the field of art since 1992.

9 mins

TASLIMA NASREEN

A PORTRAIT OF AN ARTIST AS A WOMAN

9 mins

SHAMELESS

The Sequel to the bestselling LAJJA

10+ mins

THE BEAUTY OF YOUR FACE

SAHAR MUSTAFAH

4 mins

SWIZERLAND

AJITPAL SINGH

6 mins

AMIR KELLY

I try to display what it’s like to be a first-generation Indian immigrant in the UK. I don’t try to use my Indianess as a calling card, rather music.

5 mins

Everything Is Big In Uzbekistan

The man most of the world knows as Tamerlane and generally reviles, as a ruthless invader, is revered in his native Uzbekistan as Amir Timur.

9 mins

Beyond The Gully: The Changing Shape Of Indian Hip-Hop

The rap revolution led by Divine and Naezy has disrupted the music industry in unprecedented ways. Let’s take a trip.

10+ mins

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PLATFORM-One of India’s leading contemporary arts and entertainment magazines, Platform initiates thought and explores the creative industry. We take pride in promoting the emerging and applauding the established from the world of art, design, fashion, film, literature and music. It is a magazine where innovation and substance intersect through popular cultures. Through our six focused issues, we provide our readers with strong content and cutting-edge design.THE SIX ISSUES -Arts (Jan/Feb), Style (Mar/April), Literature (May/Jun), Music (July/Aug), Design (Sept/Oct), Film (Nov/Dec).THE DISTRIBUTION-With a print run of 35,000, we have been on-stands for the last eight years. Platform is distributed nationwide by Living Media India Limited (India Today Group), available in 30 cities at premier bookstores and newsstands