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Muzaffar Ali: The multimedia artist before there was multimedia artists

Ruby Brahmbhatt Jagrut talks about the versatile artists, who has not only made beautiful paintings but has also directed classic films like Umrao Jaan What makes some people creative powerhouse? There are artists who just do art. Then there are ones who see, live, touch, carry art wherever they are and whatever they do. They

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Notes from an open optimist

Nidheesh Tyagi tells you why the living through difficult times makes us more human and saves the best of us from the worst of us As the world is talking less about Covid and more about vaccine jabs, it is time to come out of almost a year-long dark depressing tunnel and breathe in the

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Addiction and art: Where do you think that tenth glass of whisky is leading you?

Santanu Borah dwells on a subject that has been contentious across history: do spirits and contrabands help you make that masterpiece? Like the average individual I like to socialise. In these social events the discussion does veer towards art, though that happens rarely. A large part of socialising, often, results in mild drunken arguments. Sometimes,

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Art and Architecture: A true happily ever after

Ranna Parikh talks about the marriage of art and architecture Walter Gropious had famously said, “Architecture begins where engineering ends.” And I couldn’t agree more because everyone has their own visual perception, insight and skill. The sensitivity that an architect/ designer has is developed on a whole new tangent, and that enhances the spatial characteristics

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Want your artist friend to gift you their work? Don\’t Forget To Consider this

Santanu Borah tells you why in order to possess something beautiful you have to give something practical in return  Since I paint often and pretend as best as I can that I am good at it, I understand some of the “interesting” problems that artists face. Without using the jargons that art writers are often

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