Across the Indian Ocean: Art Here 2026 traces the ties that bind India and the Gulf
· Cairo time
A handwritten letter from a wife in Kerala to her husband working in Abu Dhabi tells of the life he is missing. His mother is growing older, their child is getting taller and the family continues to wait for his return.A collection of cassette players and radios recalls a time when messages travelled across the Arabian Sea, carried by returning workers and fellow travellers. Before mobile phones, these recordings helped families separated by…
