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The Freedom of Exclusion - Singapore Cultural Identity in Eating Air (1999)
Directed by Jasmine Ng and Kelvin Tong, Eating Air is a Singaporean coming of age/ absurdist film centred around the exploits of Ah Boy...
Ram Jeevan
2 min read

Singapore Urbanscapes - The minimisation of the individual in 12 Storeys
Iconic images of Singapore’s city skyline and high-rise buildings often function today as depictions of how far and fast the nation has...
Ram Jeevan
3 min read


The Eye of the Beholder: Depictions of Bhakti Devotion in Pichvai Art
Portraying Gopi's love for Krishna A style which prompts deep reflection among the Pichvai  tradition are the paintings which portray an...
Ram Jeevan
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Pichvai Paintings and Bhakti: Art's role in Hindu worship
Can Art be a form of worship? The symbolic nature of architecture, transcendent potential of paintings and soothing quality of incense...
Ram Jeevan
5 min read


Lessons from a Literature Degree: Understanding strategic communication
There are 100s of 1000s of courses teaching you how to make yourself heard, how to make yourself seen and how to build influence....
Ram Jeevan
3 min read

Identity beyond one's self - individuality, community and imperfections in American literary texts
Does Singapore have a national identity? Do Singaporeans have a set of values or ideals that unite them? How does it feel to be a...
Ram Jeevan
5 min read
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