Archive - Daak

Daak Weekly: Mahasweta Devi and Humaneness in the Face of Brutality

One of the necessary conditions for living an intentional and compassionate life is familiarity with life’s brutalities.

Jan 19

Daak Weekly: Wisdom for the Ages from Kabir and Bulleh Shah

If you, like us, find the news distressing and disheartening, perhaps it’s time to turn to a more uplifting medium: poetry.

Jan 12

Daak Weekly: The call to adventure

The phrase, "call to adventure," popularized by American writer Joseph Campbell, is a common narrative arc found in most myths and legends.

Jan 5

December 2024

Daak Weekly: The Essence of Human Experience

After years of immersion in the world of literature and art at Daak — seven and a half, to be precise — we find ourselves faced with a simple truth.

Dec 29, 2024

Daak Weekly: Women Artists in the Modernism Movement

Modernism in South Asian art developed throughout the 20th century as part of a broader movement to explore new forms of expression and break away from…

Dec 22, 2024

Daak Weekly: Art as a Portal to the Divine

Friedrich Nietzsche, the renowned German philosopher once wrote, "That for which we find words is something that is already dead in our hearts.

Dec 15, 2024

Daak Weekly: The Colourful World of Proverbs

Have you ever marvelled at how a simple saying can capture the wisdom of centuries?

Dec 8, 2024

November 2024

October 2024

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