
Nina Buddhdev: The realities of cultural leadership and a call for recognition and action
Buddhdev, cultural arts strategist and heritage arts activist, identifies 10 urgent issues facing cultural leaders.

Buddhdev, cultural arts strategist and heritage arts activist, identifies 10 urgent issues facing cultural leaders.

Secrets We Keep depicts how an upper-class Danish woman maintains her silence in the face of wilful gendered violence.

Xinman’s poem “Where Is Your Home?“ employs layered imagery to explore abstract ideas such as home, ancestry, and nationhood.

The author and journalist wrote “72nd Avenue” as a reflection on his experience as an immigrant to Canada.

When insects are killed or die off, everything in the food web is affected.

Panahi has made powerful films that show everyday life in Iran even as he has faced travel bans and other restrictions.

The Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival has released a video tribute to Kazimi.

“In the Health I Had Not Understood” honours the quiet strength of fathers by referencing Jungian archetypes.

Protests from Buddhist devotees worldwide and the intervention of the Indian government caught Sotheby’s attention.

Xinman’s poem, “Please Love Me in Spring”, creates a rich sensory landscape, immersing itself in nature as both setting and metaphor.










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