Culture
La vague hip-hop déferle sur l’Inde
May 20, 2019
Depuis quelques années, le mouvement, qui était jusqu’alors confiné à l’underground, sort de l’ombre. Aux quatre coins du pays, des talents s’emparent du rap et enchaînent les tubes, légers ou incisifs, outrageux ou revendicatifs pour dénoncer les inégalités soci...
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Indian artists at Venice Biennale 2019
May 16, 2019
India is back at the Venice Biennale with its second-ever pavilion after a hiatus of eight years and also has three artists participating in the main exhibition.
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India Moves to HIP-HOP
May 14, 2019
After years of remaining underground, hip-hop has finally emerged from the shadows and talented young artists use the music to denounce social inequalities, injustices, and conservatism in the Indian society. It was a bold bet but filmmaker Zoya Akhtar took it and won it. The dir...
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Tagore’s renunciation of knighthood
May 8, 2019
‘Kaviguru’ Rabindranath Tagore has not only enriched literature but also contributed to India’s struggle for freedom. On his 158th birthday, here is an account of one of his action which marked his patriotism in face of the colonial rule.
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India’s pop-up exhibition wins international...
May 4, 2019
The ‘Bonjour India Experience’ was the flagship initiative of the Bonjour India 2017-18, a festival to celebrate the friendship between India and France through more than 300 events spread over four months across 33 Indian cities.
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An exhibition of French artist Servières’s ...
May 1, 2019
The ongoing exhibition “Ballade Au Crayon Noir: Where Heritage Meets Life” by French artist Jacques Servières celebrates heritage of Calcutta and French colonial Chandernagore through his sketches.
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Rama Vaidyanathan présente le bharata natyam en F...
April 29, 2019
La grande danseuse de bharata natyam, Rama Vaidyanathan, accompagnée de sa troupe, sera en France afin de faire une démonstration de son art dans le cadre d’ateliers à Paris, les 2 et 3 mai, et dans la région des Hauts-de-France, à Armentières, où elle se produira avec s...
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An art exhibition in Delhi and its various hymns
April 25, 2019
Exploring the various cultural and geographical facets of India is Songs of India-an ongoing art exhibition has a different palette and emotion on each wall in its art gallery!
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Kerala’s Kadammanitta Padayani festival and ...
April 22, 2019
A ten day long, annual festival, Kadammanitta Padayani is celebrated in Kerala during the Malayalam month of Medam. A religious festival, it has come to be popular amongst tourists for its theatrical procession- kolam. Known for its serene backwaters, lush green landscapes, home-...
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Rythmes politiques et engagement artistique
April 17, 2019
La scène musicale indienne est riche et dynamique et nombreux sont les artistes qui souhaitent faire entendre leur voix au travers leur art. INDES a rencontré 4 groupes musicaux de genres très différents – rap, mélange de musique classique indienne, de rock psychédélique...
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