Work — Vangmayi Parakala

Enter, tastefluencer: The rise of a curator economy

Human Interest, Internet, Youth Culture, Reported FeaturesVangmayi ParakalaFebruary 18, 2023internet, curators, creator economy, curator economy

Is this the big moment for Indian writing in translation?

A Hindi novel may win the International Booker this year. But an ecosystem that encourages translations is yet to emerge. Will this finally change?

The appeal of analogue photography

Photography, Reported FeaturesVangmayi ParakalaFebruary 26, 2022

Where is the big covid-19 novel?

Literary Culture, Reported FeaturesVangmayi ParakalaNovember 28, 2021

Tanjore paintings: The guild of gold

How gold foil on gesso made its way to Thanjavur paintings and why it endures

Art, Reported FeaturesVangmayi ParakalaAugust 6, 2020

How did an architect of the slam poetry scene become its Public Enemy No. 1?

The poetry world as Marc Smith knew it has changed

Literary Culture, Reported FeaturesVangmayi ParakalaJanuary 31, 2019

The Dream Merchants

The West Bengal government plans to sell its lottery tickets online, but the ticket sellers of Bara Bazaar keep their old-time clientele

Human Interest, Reported Features, PolicyVangmayi ParakalaJanuary 13, 2019

The house of forgotten art

For over 30 years, a regular Gurugram home has housed a priceless, yet little-known collection of tribal and folk Indian art. Now its keepers are looking for a permanent space

Art, Human Interest, Reported FeaturesVangmayi ParakalaMarch 26, 2017

Learning the weft and weight of weaving in Maheshwar

A handloom school that could work as a template for other weaving clusters

Reported Features, Human Interest, Internet, Handlooms & HandicraftsVangmayi ParakalaAugust 30, 2016