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Tradition of Durga Idol Making: A Cultural Odyssey from Kumartuli to Guwahati

Columns, Featured / 16/10/2023

Introduction There is an age-old craft—the art of idol-making—in the centre of India’s diverse cultural tradition, where legends whisper through old banyan trees and the air hums with the immortal echoes of devotion. For nearly three centuries, this elegant and impressive skill has nurtured Bengal’s spiritual soul, reaching a crescendo in the centre of Kolkata […]

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Kolkata’s Iconic Trams Get a Durga Puja Makeover

Featured, News / 07/10/2023

Introduction The West Bengal Transport Corporation (WBTC) has embarked on a unique initiative to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Kolkata’s iconic tramways and the recognition of Durga Puja as an intangible cultural heritage. Special trams with revamped interiors and exteriors have been introduced, paying homage to Bengal’s greatest festival. These trams will run from Tollygunge

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Indo-Dutch Collaboration Brings West Bengal’s Durga Puja to Global Spotlight

News / 03/10/2023

Introduction Two talented Dutch artists have teamed up with a local craftsman in Kolkata to bring this year’s Durga Puja theme to life, aiming to showcase West Bengal’s major festival on a global scale. Their collaboration is part of a broader effort to celebrate the cultural fusion between the Netherlands and India. The Dutch Artists’

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Megha Singh: Weaving Perspectives of the Urban Landscape

Artists of the Week / 10/07/2023

Artist of the Week is a special category that recognises and highlights the works of talented artists. Each week, new artists are featured, showcasing their unique styles, techniques, and themes. From emerging artists to established veterans, the Artist of the Week category celebrates creativity and diversity in the art world and provides a platform for

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Why Jazz music is appreciated all over the world for a month?

Do You Know? / 06/04/2023

Mahima Choudhary Who knew that a mix of African and European music would pave its way to this extent where it will be celebrated for an entire month all across the globe! Be it jazz music, dance or art it gets celebrated through a certain kind of event organised by jazz lovers. And this month

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Symbolic Vision of Bikash Bhatacharjee

Columns, Featured / 03/02/2023

Abhishek Dixit Through his work, Bikash uses metaphorical methods to define realities in the subtlest of ways. His whole imagination is taken into account by evaluating one of the most symbolic works. Known as one of India’s best-known surreal artists, Bikash Bhattacharjee’s works meticulously highlighted the daily lives of Bengali residents. He exhibited a great

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Are Didi\’s Paintings Really as Good as Tagore\’s? One of Bengal\’s Most Acclaimed Painters Thinks So!

Uncategorized / 17/10/2022

Politicians as Painters By: Aliya Usmani Mamta Banerjee, the CM of Bengal, is more than a politician. Didi is an artist and an underrated one too. In April 2021, she staged a dharna to protest a 24-hour campaigning ban that was imposed upon her by the Election Commission. During the course of the dharna, Banerjee

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A starry night in Kolkata

News, Uncategorized / 04/10/2022

During Durga Puja, the City of Joy goes to great lengths to decorate pandals. If you want to see world-class artisanship, creativity, and beauty, then visit Kolkata during Durga Puja. The city will show you what type of hypnotic art can be created when our great local artists collaborate to implement a brilliant idea. In

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Secret society in Ukraine creates art under occupation; art conservators knew early on about climate change; and more from the news

News / 25/07/2022

A SUMMARY OF THE MOST EXCITING ART NEWS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE While we focus on Indian art, we can’t obviously function in a vacuum. It’s a small world and everything is connected, especially on the web. So, let’s train our spotlight across the world map to see what’s going on — from art trends

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Artist takes on social media giants; Banksy\’s newest work already vandalised

News / 16/08/2021

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