Deepanjana
@dpanjana.bsky.social
Writer • Critic • Most likely to be found in arty rabbit holes
Every time I question my life choices, I will remind myself that at least I didn't become the person who announces executive orders about "a war on showers".
April 11, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Every time I question my life choices, I will remind myself that at least I didn't become the person who announces executive orders about "a war on showers".
Me showing up to submit final draft of novel.
March 23, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Me showing up to submit final draft of novel.
Snippets from my column on Luca Guadagnino’s Queer and Satyajit Ray’s Nayak:
February 26, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Snippets from my column on Luca Guadagnino’s Queer and Satyajit Ray’s Nayak:
On the plus side, the algorithm evidently has some way to go before it becomes the master of us all.
February 5, 2025 at 3:02 AM
On the plus side, the algorithm evidently has some way to go before it becomes the master of us all.
January 30, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Flow, by Gints Zilbalodis, is utterly and completely gorgeous. I suppose one could nitpick about some details, but why would you when it gives you moments as beautiful as these.
January 20, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Flow, by Gints Zilbalodis, is utterly and completely gorgeous. I suppose one could nitpick about some details, but why would you when it gives you moments as beautiful as these.
Wrote about All We Imagine As Light, which didn’t feel as brilliant to me as the hype suggested. These are from the unedited version. Edited version is (behind paywall 🙄) here: www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/ar...
January 12, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Wrote about All We Imagine As Light, which didn’t feel as brilliant to me as the hype suggested. These are from the unedited version. Edited version is (behind paywall 🙄) here: www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/ar...
View from the Tropic of Illegitimate Reality (1975-78) by Zahoor ul Akhlaq. Fantastic title by the Pakistani artist and a latitude that so many places seem to occupy today.
December 30, 2024 at 4:59 PM
View from the Tropic of Illegitimate Reality (1975-78) by Zahoor ul Akhlaq. Fantastic title by the Pakistani artist and a latitude that so many places seem to occupy today.
Occasionally, the writing life isn’t too shabby.
December 23, 2024 at 12:10 PM
Occasionally, the writing life isn’t too shabby.
Especially now, when print as a medium is in desperate straits, wish there were more arty/ experimental covers. This one features the brilliant Kim Tae-ri for Marie Claire.
December 18, 2024 at 7:13 AM
Especially now, when print as a medium is in desperate straits, wish there were more arty/ experimental covers. This one features the brilliant Kim Tae-ri for Marie Claire.
Artist: Jane Crowther
December 12, 2024 at 5:11 AM
Artist: Jane Crowther
“Strawberry Turkey Cupcakes” sound all wrong.
November 30, 2024 at 4:53 PM
“Strawberry Turkey Cupcakes” sound all wrong.
Salvador Dali, pattachitra style, by Bhaskar Chitrakar
November 22, 2024 at 3:48 AM
Salvador Dali, pattachitra style, by Bhaskar Chitrakar
What is more wildly impractical than being a journalist who writes about culture?
A novelist.
A novelist.
November 22, 2024 at 1:40 AM
What is more wildly impractical than being a journalist who writes about culture?
A novelist.
A novelist.
We’re inching towards black and white winters.
November 18, 2024 at 1:58 PM
We’re inching towards black and white winters.
Manipur has been in a state of civil war for more than a year. But in mainland India, we’ve seen more hand-wringing for the American elections and even the genocide in Gaza than for Manipur. Because if it’s not a trending reel/ topic on social media, it’s not worth our attention apparently.
November 17, 2024 at 6:16 AM
Manipur has been in a state of civil war for more than a year. But in mainland India, we’ve seen more hand-wringing for the American elections and even the genocide in Gaza than for Manipur. Because if it’s not a trending reel/ topic on social media, it’s not worth our attention apparently.
While it’s great that Bluesky has taken a stand against (some varieties of) AI, there is this detail that’s worth keeping in mind. www.theverge.com/2024/11/15/2...
November 16, 2024 at 4:35 AM
While it’s great that Bluesky has taken a stand against (some varieties of) AI, there is this detail that’s worth keeping in mind. www.theverge.com/2024/11/15/2...
From Arthdal Chronicles: The Sword of Aramun. (One of the many reasons to love K-dramas is that it’s written by bookish nerds who truly believe in the power of stories.)
November 13, 2023 at 4:47 PM
From Arthdal Chronicles: The Sword of Aramun. (One of the many reasons to love K-dramas is that it’s written by bookish nerds who truly believe in the power of stories.)
This remains the best moment of S3 of Only Murders in the Building.
October 3, 2023 at 11:02 AM
This remains the best moment of S3 of Only Murders in the Building.
Scrapped the blog section of my dinky little website and redid everything to be as simple, neat (and static) as possible. And it all started with making this on Canva, on a whim, and falling headlong in love with it.
October 3, 2023 at 9:50 AM
Scrapped the blog section of my dinky little website and redid everything to be as simple, neat (and static) as possible. And it all started with making this on Canva, on a whim, and falling headlong in love with it.