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Art and Climate Change in India: Who Are the Climate Migrants, Who Affected Most?

Columns, Featured, Special Story / 12/07/2023

Climate change and Global warming are not recent challenges faced by the whole planet and humanity. Human history remains a history of overcoming challenges and managing obscurity. Humankind is living in a crisis that can no prolonged be neglected. We all know about the changes we bring that impact our living space and destroy our […]

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‘Run As Slow As You Can’: TOILETPAPER’s Immersive Art Exhibition Makes India Debut at NMACC, Curated by Nita Ambani

Columns, Featured, News / 12/07/2023

Renowned Italian creative studio TOILETPAPER, founded by Maurizio Cattelan and Pierpaolo Ferrari in 2010, is set to make its India debut with the immersive visual art exhibition ‘Run As Slow As You Can.’ The exhibition will be brought to India by businesswoman Nita Ambani and will be hosted at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre

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Shariqa Gulzar: Kashmiri Teenager Enters India Book of Records for Portrait of the Firepot

Featured, News / 11/07/2023

Shariqa Gulzar, a talented teenage artist from Pulwama district in south Kashmir, has recently garnered significant recognition in the art community. Her exceptional skills in calligraphy, mandala art, and sketching have earned her a coveted spot in the prestigious India Book of Records. Shariqa’s latest achievement features a vibrant portrait of the traditional Kashmiri fire

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The Aesthetics of Imperfection and Insufficiency in Japanese Culture

#longread, Columns, Featured / 10/07/2023

The Japanese aesthetic tradition encompasses diverse tastes and arts, from minimalist Noh theatre to flamboyant Kabuki theatre, monochrome brush ink paintings to gold-gilded screen paintings, and simple tea huts to majestic castles. Among these, one distinctive theme stands out: the celebration of imperfection and insufficiency. This Japanese appreciation embraces objects with defects, an impoverished look,

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Threaded Works of Art: The Case of Lambani Embroidery from Karnataka

Featured, Room For More Art / 10/07/2023

In the heartland of Karnataka, lies an exquisite craft called Lambani embroidery. It is also known as Sandur Lambani embroidery, is an art form practised by the Lambani tribe, custodians of this enchanting tradition. With its roots tracing back to the 16th century when the Lambani tribe migrated from Rajasthan to Karnataka, this embroidery has

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15 Antiquities from New York’s Met Among 150 Returning to India in 3-6 Months

Featured, News / 10/07/2023

In a significant development, the Union Culture Secretary, Govind Mohan, announced that fifteen antiquities returned by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York are expected to arrive in India within the next 3-6 months. This marks the first batch of antiquities that the Met has willingly agreed to return to India, showcasing a positive

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Weaving Wonders of Kauna Grass; Exciting Stories of Manipuri Women Crafts

Do You Know?, Featured / 08/07/2023

Kauna Grass is reed, Available in abundance in North-Eastern Manipur, and harvested thrice a year in the region. This water reed gives an income and presence to women’s craftsmanship in these regions; these days, Stories from Manipur bring water reeds as objects crafted for utility. Kauna grass is essential for an ecosystem that relies on

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The memory of Lost Water Stream and Army Boots in the Chittagong Hills

Exhibitions, Featured / 08/07/2023

What do we do when the army boots come into the dream of reality? What do we do when we see the army boot print in our hills on an everyday basis, and what do we do the army boots become part of our childhood memory? How can we erase the memory of an army

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The Women of Laura Knight And Her Undying Loyalty For Marginalised Communities.

Featured, On This Day / 07/07/2023

July 7th 2023. ON THIS DAY. In 92 years of her existence, one can primarily call Dame Laura Knight an astute observer. Be it working women, circus performers, ballet dancers or her own portraits as a painter. Dame Laura Knight art works were chiefly dominated by the marginalised folks which included circus

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Artist Namboothiri: Doyen of Drawings, Sketched ‘Malayali Life’ Passed Away

Artist Profile, Featured, News, Obituary / 07/07/2023

K M Vasudevan Namboothiri, popularly hailed ‘Artist Namboothiri’ in Kerala’s social-cultural scenario for the prior seven decades, passed away. Namboothiri (1925-2023) was a prolific literary illustrator, illustrating many popular characters for literary publications in the southern state of Kerala—an Artist renowned for his iconic drawings and gifted life to fictitious characters in Malayalam writings. Artist

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