At the heart of my interest was my passion for the art and the cinema of this country. To love Giotto and Fellini and then come to Moravia, Pavese, Levi and many others quite unknown to me ...

However, some felt art could have served as a braver lens to contemplate conflict in Gaza, Ukraine and closer home in Manipur. Barring a few examples, there was a certain degree of silence ...

The FTSE 100 and European stocks fell on Friday, finishing the week in the red, following US consumer inflation data which came in at a cooler clip than expected. US stocks started the session lower ...