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Journalism of Courage
Gallerie, the bi-annual magazine about the umpteen patches of a seamless world is out with its fourth issue 8212; dedicated to all who have died unnecessarily, and those who die a thousand deaths everyday. Through the visually perfect 139 pages, editor and publisher Bina Sarkar Ellias has brought to the surface the fear of the other8217; and the need for a more tolerant world.
More than a decade ago, when Ellias, as a young freelance journalist, showed her first article on migrant workers to a senior journalist of a leading newspaper, she was asked: there are issues and issues, why do you think this is important enough to be printed8217;. That was the day when Ellias fabricated a dream of coming out with her magazine that dealt with issues and issues and didn8217;t strait-jacket itself. The dream stayed with her all along, even while she concentrated on visual work at her husband8217;s ad agency. Meanwhile, in 1989, Bina started a book on contemporary Indian art, with a different perspective altogether. quot;Probablythat perspective was too colossal. It just overwhelmed me and staggered with its weight for a long time,quot; she acknowledges.
This issue has an article on celebrated sculptor Navjot Altaf, who has deliberately uprooted herself from the urban milieu to enter the tribal orbit and feels that looking at and respecting dissimilarities rather than semblance can help create a world without divides. There8217;s also Adrian Piper the piano prodigy-turned-conceptual artist 8212; confronting the truth about xenophobia and P Sainath substantiating the struggle of a Dalit community against caste-system. But the highlight of the issue is the pop group Chumbawamba sharing their anti-racist views and Oliviero Toscani8217;s coverphotograph and his united colours of a divided world.
quot;The basic idea is to get people interested in larger world view. For, the moment you come out of your territory, there8217;s always better understanding,quot; says Ellias of Gallerie 8212; a quot;happened, happening, will happenquot; magazine, which is quot;much sustainable than the trash on news stands.quot;
Gallerie: gallerie.com Price: Rs 250.
