Culture

Kahlo inspired designs

Kahlo inspired designs

June 5, 2018

Unique interiors and house decors are something that everyone wants. There are so many ways to create exceptional interior designs. Lately, many decors and designs, including Indian are getting inspired by the works of Frida Kahlo. Born in 1907, Frida Kahlo, wife of Mexican mural...

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Reinforcing the status of Indian handwoven textiles

Reinforcing the status of Indian handwoven textile...

May 24, 2018

In a Franco-Indian artistic fusion, organisations are reviving and popularising indian weaving techniques globally. While India masters the craft of weaving, France offers expertise in tailoring and fabric manipulation; thus creating a product that introduces something new to bot...

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Dans le petit Rann de Kutch
Wiping out our languages

Wiping out our languages

May 10, 2018

Though India’s wide English speaking population is one of the advantages the country has, is the government’s official language killing its other 22 officially recognised and hundreds of other regional languages? Here is what people think.

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Indian truck art: Pimped up rides

Indian truck art: Pimped up rides

April 24, 2018

Passing through narrow city lanes to the dusty highways, delivering goods in various parts of the country, trucks in India also carry with them an Indian folk art - the truck art or Kitsch.

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A peek into the business of comic culture in India

A peek into the business of comic culture in India

March 28, 2018

Amidst other ways to reach out, comic books/ e-books and comic strips are an attractive option for advertisers. Despite the fairly low circulation and readership of comic books in India, more advertisers are hopping on to the bandwagon. However, for the Indian comic publishers an...

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Into the psyche of Psychedelic Art

Into the psyche of Psychedelic Art

March 21, 2018

This ‘trippy’ art form moves beyond the realm of drug-induced highs and into the manifestation of the inner psyche on paper.

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Entretien avec Katia Légeret-Manochhaya

Entretien avec Katia Légeret-Manochhaya

March 9, 2018

Professeur en études théâtrales et esthétique des arts du spectacle vivant, Katia Légeret-Manochhaya est également danseuse professionnelle de bharatanatyam et écrit sur les danses classiques indiennes. Elle nous livre sa vision de la « danse-théâtre », et des liens qu...

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Le patrimoine Art déco de Bombay
The history behind International Women’s Day

The history behind International Women’s Day

March 7, 2018

There is more to International Women’s Day than fancy discounts and eating out. The rich struggle and movements for women’s rights have shaped the history of women’s day as we know it today.

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