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Small Plots, Big Ideas: Apoorva Lekha Designs Bold Spaces

D-Talks, D-Talks, Interview / March 28, 2026

Apoorva Lekha (B.Arch, Acharya College) is the founder of AD Studio9, a Bangalore-based design practice rooted in creating thoughtful, nature-connected spaces. Her journey into architecture began long before formal education, shaped by an early sensitivity to light, materials, and spatial balance. This intuitive foundation continues to guide her design philosophy today. At AD Studio9, Apoorva […]

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Sadegh Tirafkan: Reimagined War Memory of an Iranian Artist

Artist Profile / March 28, 2026

We are now witnessing many wars. War on terror, war for oil, for power and so on. War creates a historical milieu; it divides history, memory and life into two: before and after the war. In the ongoing context of war, this article, as part of a series on war and art, examines the artworks

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Waiting Under Systems: A Curator Between the ICU, the Art World, and a World at War

Featured, Opinion Feature / March 28, 2026

Written by Myna Mukherjee Musings from a Hospital Room Right now, my two babies, my pets, sit facing the door. Through the distant, unblinking eye of CCTV, I watch them hold their position: expectant, unwavering, and just waiting. As if the act of waiting itself might summon my return. Time gathers strangely around them; it

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The Shape of a Show: India’s Leading Curators on Their Practice

Featured, News / March 27, 2026

What does it mean to build meaning in space? Five of India’s most significant curators reflect on the philosophy, process, and persistent challenges that define curatorial work today. R. Siva Kumar One of India’s foremost art historians, R. Siva Kumar (born 1956) has been teaching art history at Kala Bhavana, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan since 1981, making

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Neha Jain Blends India’s Heritage with Modern Wall Magic at UDC Homes

D-Talks, D-Talks, Interview / March 27, 2026

In India’s colorful design world, tradition mixes with new ideas. Neha Jain shines as a smart leader. She co-founded UDC Homes. This brand has changed home décor for over 25 years. Neha did not start in design. She studied money and business at a school in the UK. Then she switched paths. Now she runs

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New Show in Mumbai Features Artworks of Vishakha Apte

Exhibitions / March 27, 2026

Veteran Mumbai-based artist Vishakha Apte presents Mapped by Tide and Time, a solo exhibition spanning painting, printmaking, paper constructions, and ceramics, opening in Mumbai this April before travelling to New Delhi. About the Exhibition Mapped by Tide and Time, curated by Ina Puri, opens at Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai from 14th to 20th April 2026, and

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Wild Grass Explores the Evolving Indian Village Through Art

Exhibitions / March 27, 2026

Wild Grass Explores the Evolving Indian Village Through Contemporary Art

Curated by Yash Vikram, Wild Grass at Eikowa Contemporary brings together five artists to examine how rural India is actively reshaping itself in the face of climate change, migration, and modernity. About the Exhibition Wild Grass has opened at Eikowa Contemporary on 20 March 2026, running through 18 April. The exhibition challenges two persistent myths about the Indian

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The Shared Threads Between the Carpets of Kashmir and Iran

Do You Know? / March 27, 2026

In India, we have grown up listening to the voices on the streets. It’s often the bells of the ice cream stall, the cries of sabzi wale or a metal rod hitting a steel wok to indicate that popcorn is here. On winter day breaks, among all those voices there was also one of a

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Waste Becomes Art: ‘Dhalan’ by Niroj Satpathy at Kochi Biennale

Kochi Muziris Biennale / March 27, 2026

Niroj Satpathy presents a thought-provoking installation from waste materials at the Kochi Biennale

In one of the most talked-about installations at the sixth Kochi-Muziris Biennale, Delhi-based artist Niroj Satpathy transforms the overlooked detritus of urban life into a meditation on memory, labour, and the invisible rhythms of a city at night. Titled Dhalan, the installation at S.M.S. Hall in Mattancherry is constructed entirely from materials sourced at Delhi’s landfill

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Sneha Ostawal on Experiential Architecture and the Human Touch

D-Talks, Interview / March 26, 2026

In the vibrant world of Indian architecture, few voices resonate as intuitively and empathetically as Sneha Ostawal’s. As Principal Architect and Founder of Source Architecture—a Bangalore-based studio celebrated for its context-led designs across architecture, interiors, and experiential environments—Sneha has spent over 15 years redefining how spaces can truly inhabit lives. A graduate of RV College

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