

The Open Close magazine
Jun 25, 20243 min read
Drawing Intersections between Humans and Data: #OCcreatives with Arundathi Rajan
Diving into the work of designer and researcher Arundathi Rajan reinventing intersections between humans and data.
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The Open Close magazine
Feb 22, 20245 min read
Setting the stage - Sapna Moti Bhavnani on Wench Film Festival, India's first Horror and Sc-fi festival
Interview with Sapna Moti Bhavnani, founder of Wench Film Festival in Mumbai
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The Open Close magazine
Jan 6, 20242 min read
"Mysore and Dehradun on film: Paradise for grain lovers" - A photo essay by Avi Arora
Avi Arora's photo essay on the permanence of film photography, taken from his travels within India.
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Zarah Noorani
Jan 15, 20233 min read
All Parks are Green - In conversation with members of Green Park
You know when you find new music that makes you want the songs to never end. Somehow, those songs always seem to be too short. That's...
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Zarah Noorani
Mar 15, 20224 min read
Sahirah from The Block - In conversation with Sahirah Oshidar about her latest release, 'Juicy'!
In conversation with Sahirah Oshidar talking about her latest release, Juicy! Sahirah is an artist born and raised in Mumbai, India and...
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Zarah Noorani
Jan 7, 20222 min read
Love, Vulnerability and All That Life brings: Aakash Mehta's "What a Life"
You know, there were several ways I thought I could open this feature article with - but none came close to the truth. I am now coming to...
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The Open Close magazine
Aug 1, 20213 min read
The Undeniable Romance Of Eating The Rich | Dirty Laundry by Nida Naeem
Disillusionment is readily accessible like never before. Growing frustration with the inefficacy of the powers that be, exacerbated by...
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The Open Close magazine
Jul 11, 20213 min read
I Could Be Your Indie Girl | Dirty Laundry by Nida Naeem
Your taste in pop culture cannot be a substitute for your personality. Or can it? For someone who turns her nose up at The Office fanboys...
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Zarah Noorani
Jun 27, 20213 min read
INTERVIEW: OneOff- celebrating Somerset, a collection that combines nostalgic summers with artistry
It is no secret that we at the OC magazine are perennially heart-eyes for small/local/handcrafted businesses.
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The Open Close magazine
Jun 10, 20213 min read
#GirlPower: The ever-changing relationship between social media and feminist activism
TW: Sexual abuse, sexual assault Written by Charlotte India Howard (@ccindiez) Featured image by Lucy Nicholson (@lucynic) With both...
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Zarah Noorani
May 2, 20214 min read
NFTs and Art as a A Way to Tell One's Story - an interview with Kshitij Gupta
NFT’s have often been a playground for debate and discussion (call it what you will) for art lovers and spectators alike.
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Zarah Noorani
Feb 19, 20213 min read
Real-Talk: Growing Up, Love, and Cringy Teenage Blogs
Let’s get real. I had such flying ideas for this column, as I do for so many other things. Needless to say, with great ideas comes a...
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Manya Singh
Feb 4, 20214 min read
Post-Truth Politics, and The Fiction of Choosing Your Own Reality
The description of political life today can easily be summed up as an accurate idea of what post-truth is. The narrative that post-truth...
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Asiya Anwar
Dec 9, 20203 min read
Dreams Don’t Die Young : In Conversation with Siddharth Bedi on Filmmaking and Dreams
Shot exceptionally on a mobile phone in addition to other equipment by the competent independent filmmaker Siddharth Bedi and featuring...
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Tanvi Dugar
Dec 4, 20201 min read
OC Book Club Recommends: Ways of Seeing by John Berger
Ways of Seeing is an essay on European aestheticism, where John Berger argues and critically provokes readers & viewers to think beyond...
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The Open Close magazine
Nov 30, 20202 min read
Upcoming Releases this week: Movies, Music and Art (November 30th to December 6th)
As the new week rolls in, here's a list of upcoming releases in music, movies, art and more - curated by the OC, just for you.
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The Open Close magazine
Nov 27, 20202 min read
OC Book Club Recommends: Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen
Written by Asiya Anwar Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen treads far beyond the standard horizons of an ordinary, mushy Young Adult read....
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The Open Close magazine
Nov 11, 20205 min read
The Twice-Born: Caste and Identity for the English-Urban South Asian
Aastha Gupta, in this piece, talks about her notes from reading The Twice-Born by Aatish Taseer.
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The Open Close magazine
Oct 28, 20203 min read
Nothing Is Truly Apolitical Especially In An Ever-Changing Economy
OC's contributing writer Asiya Anwar writes about the importance of taking a stand for communal amity within the media. Read on!
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Abhijith Rajagopalan
Oct 2, 20203 min read
Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd: Decoding The Song
Renowned for it's remarkable guitar Solos and writing, here's a breakdown of One of Pink Floyd's greatest creations.
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Abhijith Rajagopalan
Sep 19, 20203 min read
Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen: Decoding the Song
Decoding Bohemian Rhapsody By Queen.
Written by Freddie Mercury
Released on 31st October 1975
In the album: A Night at the Opera
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Abhijith Rajagopalan
Sep 15, 20202 min read
Something in the way by Nirvana: Decoding The Song
Decoding 'Something in The Way', written by Kurt Cobain from the album 'Nevermind', released in 1991.
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Pranshu Thakore
Sep 13, 20202 min read
“Imagination is One of the Highest Prerogatives of a Man.”
"There is a belief or a dream which keeps a human going on with life." - Here is the latest. Read now!
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Vyoma Trivedi
Sep 10, 20202 min read
The Overlook - An Alexander Mcqueen show inspired by Stephen King's 'The Shining'
Stephen King's 'The Shining' not only had adaptions in the world of films, but also high fashion. Here's a look at Mcqueen's 'The Overlook'.
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Shrena D'Souza
Aug 6, 20203 min read
‘Wait!’ by Shrena
Written by Shrena D’Souza (@shrenathesnitch) Featured image by Yatharth Roy Vibhakar (@midaseared) I’ve never been Bollywood’s biggest...
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Aditi
Aug 3, 20207 min read
Yoko Ono: Art as Life
Written by Adt. Yoko Ono was born in Tokyo in 1933 to a wealthy Japanese family. They lived between Japan and the US. During the second...
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Shrena D'Souza
Jul 10, 20203 min read
Shrena’s ‘Tomorrow/Yesterday’
Written by Shrena D’Souza (@shrenathesnitch) I haven’t had the best year. You probably haven’t either. Maybe yours wasn’t all that bad....
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Aditi
Jun 23, 20204 min read
Francesca Woodman: The Other Self
Written by Adt. Francesca Woodman was born to George and Betty Woodman in Colorado, USA in 1958. Her parents were both artists involved...
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Megha Saha
Jun 11, 20203 min read
An Unsavory Primer on Whataboutism
Written by Megha Saha Featured image by Tanay PM “Stay in bed and grow your hair”, said John Lennon and Yoko Ono, who were noteworthy...
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