written | openclosemag

Jan 15
3 min

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...

46 views0 comments

Sahirah from The Block - In conversation with Sahirah Oshidar about her latest release, 'Juicy'!

Zarah Noorani

Mar 15, 2022
4 min

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...

129 views0 comments

Love, Vulnerability and All That Life brings: Aakash Mehta's "What a Life"

Zarah Noorani

Jan 7, 2022
2 min

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...

125 views0 comments

The Undeniable Romance Of Eating The Rich | Dirty Laundry by Nida Naeem

The Open Close magazine

Aug 1, 2021
3 min

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...

211 views1 comment

I Could Be Your Indie Girl | Dirty Laundry by Nida Naeem

The Open Close magazine

Jul 11, 2021
3 min

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...

119 views0 comments

INTERVIEW: OneOff- celebrating Somerset, a collection that combines nostalgic summers with artistry

Zarah Noorani

Jun 27, 2021
3 min

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.

36 views0 comments

#GirlPower: The ever-changing relationship between social media and feminist activism

The Open Close magazine

Jun 10, 2021
3 min

#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...

71 views0 comments

NFTs and Art as a A Way to Tell One's Story - an interview with Kshitij Gupta

Zarah Noorani

May 2, 2021
4 min

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.

246 views0 comments

Real-Talk: Growing Up, Love, and Cringy Teenage Blogs

Zarah Noorani

Feb 19, 2021
3 min

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...

35 views0 comments

Post-Truth Politics, and The Fiction of Choosing Your Own Reality

Manya Singh

Feb 4, 2021
4 min

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...

31 views0 comments

The Open Close magazine

Jan 15, 2021
4 min

Your Days are Numbered

43 views0 comments

Dreams Don’t Die Young : In Conversation with Siddharth Bedi on Filmmaking and Dreams

Asiya Anwar

Dec 9, 2020
3 min

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...

335 views0 comments

OC Book Club Recommends: Ways of Seeing by John Berger

Tanvi Dugar

Dec 4, 2020
1 min

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...

59 views0 comments

Upcoming Releases this week: Movies, Music and Art (November 30th to December 6th)

The Open Close magazine

Nov 30, 2020
2 min

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.

28 views0 comments

OC Book Club Recommends: Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen

The Open Close magazine

Nov 27, 2020
2 min

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....

27 views0 comments

The Twice-Born: Caste and Identity for the English-Urban South Asian

The Open Close magazine

Nov 11, 2020
5 min

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.

33 views0 comments

Nothing Is Truly Apolitical Especially In An Ever-Changing Economy

The Open Close magazine

Oct 28, 2020
3 min

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!

63 views0 comments

Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd: Decoding The Song

Abhijith Rajagopalan

Oct 2, 2020
3 min

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.

38 views0 comments

Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen: Decoding the Song

Abhijith Rajagopalan

Sep 19, 2020
3 min

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

48 views0 comments

Something in the way by Nirvana: Decoding The Song

Abhijith Rajagopalan

Sep 15, 2020
2 min

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.

23 views0 comments

“Imagination is One of the Highest Prerogatives of a Man.”

Pranshu Thakore

Sep 13, 2020
2 min

“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!

127 views0 comments

The Overlook - An Alexander Mcqueen show inspired by Stephen King's 'The Shining'

Vyoma Trivedi

Sep 10, 2020
2 min

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'.

34 views0 comments

Shrena D'Souza

Aug 6, 2020
3 min

‘Wait!’ by Shrena

Written by Shrena D’Souza (@shrenathesnitch) Featured image by Yatharth Roy Vibhakar (@midaseared) I’ve never been Bollywood’s biggest...

187 views0 comments

Aditi

Aug 3, 2020
7 min

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...

10 views0 comments

Shrena D'Souza

Jul 10, 2020
3 min

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....

154 views0 comments

Aditi

Jun 23, 2020
4 min

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...

27 views0 comments

Megha Saha

Jun 11, 2020
3 min

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...

2 views0 comments

Sustainable Fashion and Keeping Sane in a Pandemic: What, Why, and How?

The Open Close magazine

Jun 9, 2020
4 min

Sustainable Fashion and Keeping Sane in a Pandemic: What, Why, and How?

Words and Photos by Kudrat Anand. The fashion industry couldn’t have received a more severe wake-up call. Italy, the heart of the...

6 views0 comments

‘Being Part of the Problem is not the Solution’

Zarah Noorani

Jun 3, 2020
2 min

‘Being Part of the Problem is not the Solution’

Written by Zarah Noorani Featured art by Taruna Khatri (@half.arted) To feel is to have the desire to do. We feel and that’s what forms...

6 views0 comments

Zarah Noorani

May 31, 2020
3 min

‘Leeches See No Colour’

Words by Zarah Noorani Featured image found via @brownhistory Hatred is a leech that may never...

6 views0 comments

contact

privacy policy

about

Created in 2017.
Website designed by Zarah Noorani
All rights reserved to The Open Close magazine.
OC logo made by Nakul Ayyappa.
Landing page video by Shehryar Shaikh

terms of use

refund policy