ThoughtsSo, What do you teach?12 Jul at 9:31 amMahesh BhatStudents of Srishti interacting with aspiring theatre practitioners at Neenasam, Heggodu. 2016 “The classroom remains the most radical space of…
ThoughtsSoil that Nourishes30 Jun at 4:45 pmMahesh BhatMaking Sense, AI Weiwei, Design Museum, London. July 2023 I was fortunate to spend a few hours at Ai Weiwei’s…
Writings on PhotographyRe-Imagining the People of India13 Nov 2023Mahesh BhatWe reached Sadar Bazar in Old Delhi by around 3 pm. My student, assistant Shivya, and I took a cycle-rickshaw…
PhotographyWritings on PhotographyArchives of N K Dasappa9 Oct 2023Mahesh BhatAbout a year ago, thanks to my good friend Harish Sriram, I came across the works of a photographer called…
StoriesLife in India-Bangladesh Border2 Oct 2023Mahesh BhatIn 2005, I photographed life in villages along the porous border between India and Bangladesh for The Times. I worked…
Writings on PhotographyImagery from the Unconscious: Conveying More by Saying Less22 Sep 2023Mahesh BhatHow do we think in imagery? How do we make pictures, and why? What do we say with our photographs?…
ThoughtsAn Uncertain Modernity7 Jan 2023Mahesh BhatThis image was made during a train journey in a third-class compartment from Ballary to Bangalore in 1985 or 86.…
ThoughtsMangalore mega urban region?7 Jan 2022Mahesh BhatMangalore in the 80s was a small town. Folks from big cities even described it as a village masquerading as…
ThoughtsNew World Makers5 Aug 2021Mahesh BhatStudents of Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology at Bisile Ghat, Western Ghats, 2020 I am sure you are…
ThoughtsWishes for a new world -3. Education to develop critical thinking and better public healthcare21 Jun 2020Mahesh BhatTulasi Munda set up a school in the remote mining area of Serenda in Orissa and has helped educate over…