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Prachi Sahasrabudhe The cow sits in the middle of the road in Delhi, and foreigners enjoy seeing her since they are unable to imagine cows sitting in the middle of the roadways in their respective countries. They also like the cultural and religious angle, which keeps cows from being chased out of public places, as […]
The Decorated Cow: The Stereotypes of Worship and Exploitation Read More »
Smriti Malhotra The former Royal family of Kilimanoor last year requested the Central Government to posthumously honour Raja Ravi Varma with the Bharat Ratna, which is the nation’s highest civilian award. Ramvarma Thampuran K.R. wrote to the union minister of Culture, G. Kishan Reddy that the family wishes a Bharat Ratna Award for the late
Raja Ravi Varma: A Contender for Bharat Ratna? Read More »
Krispin Joseph PX Bhagavan Hanuman has been a trending topic in Indian online media for many days. Parallel to the Election campaign in Karnataka and other states, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP, and opposition parties, including the Congress party, take an aggressive position on this topic. PM Modi criticised Congress for including a pledge to
Artist’s Viral Hanuman Image Goes Unpaid? Read More »
Prachi Sahasrabudhe Sidharth was an ordinary guy who wished to move to a place where he could live the life of an artist. He had little money and was left with a large collection of paintings and verses that he had produced and sang during his lonely nights at the farmhouse. Someone recommended Delhi, which
Hopscotch of Manifestations and Experiences: An Era of New Beginnings in Delhi. Read More »
Pratiksha Shome A relatively lesser-known artistic identity of Manik babu, aka the world-renowned Satyajit Ray is often overshadowed by his films and his identity as a filmmaker. Ray’s films, books, and magazines, would have been incomplete without his illustrations. A glimpse of this is shown in his biographical cinema “Aparajito” by Anik Dutta. The illustrations
An Illuminating Glimpse Into The Unknown and Artistic Works of Satyajit Ray Read More »
Prachi Sahasrabudhe For Siddharth, moving from Sweden to India was like returning from nature to culture. In theoretical terms, culture is built of nature and is an interpolation on the core of what we consider natural. Being cultural is essential because it allows individuals to shift from one stage of physical life to another with
A Circle Drawn by an Incense Stick: The Illusionary Journey of Artist Siddharth. Read More »
Prachi Sahasrabudhe Storytelling is a ritualistic and performative act that allows people to communicate their emotions and the bigger truths of life through stories created by themselves and their ancestors. People gather around a fire to unwind and play a game, and when they cannot see each other’s faces, the space transforms into a platform
A Young Thangka Painter Lost in the White Country: In Search of Self and Beyond Read More »
Krispin Joseph PX Is there anything that remains without language and the landscape in a person? Whatever happens, a person or community strongly connect through different shared experience in the same terrain. Many things come up when we talk about the past, which will change the nature of the content. An ongoing solo show of
Meera Mukherjee: ‘Life in All Things’ and the Rural Indian Life Read More »
Ved Prakash Bhardwaj William Shakespeare is considered a great dramatist because each of his plays has such visual images that settle in people’s memory. Even today his plays are being translated and staged all over the world. Not that Shakespeare influenced only writers. His sphere of influence included filmmakers as well as painters. The
Plays by William Shakespeare and the Painter’s Creation Read More »
Prachi Sahasrabudhe From verses of Gurbani towards the path of nothingness: ‘Transcendence’ is a vital process that permits your true essence to blossom and take on a new form. It is all about awareness, which does not make you conscious that you are having it. Because you are unaware of your awareness, you can make
The Transcending Music of Artist Sidharth’s Life Read More »