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Nazar Nasir: Kashmir’s only male crochet artist breaks gender stereotypes
February 22, 2024
In a region where rigid norms often dictate career choices, 24-year-old Nazar Nasir, a resident of Lal Bazar in Srinagar, the winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir, is weaving a new narrative as the only male crochet artist in the Union Territory as his designs not only showcase hi...
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Re-imagining the plebian through art
February 10, 2022
“Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life,” renowned Spanish painter Pablo Picasso once said. Perhaps inspired by his words, Shanthi Kasiviswanathan, a visual artist and photographer based in Mumbai, created art and sculpture drawn from everyday life and surrou...
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‘Margazhi Matram’: New festival for differently-abled
December 5, 2021
In Chennai, a 5-day cultural festival is taking place featuring the artists, who are unable to exhibit their talent to the world due to their disabilities. Non-profit organisation SciArtsRUs is hosting the second edition of their annual art festival, especially providing a stage ...
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Rogan painting: Keeping a dying art form alive
September 26, 2021
Rogan artwork is traditionally designed on bridal wear and wedding fabrics using rich bright natural colours without using any drawing brush. The Rogan fabric paintings are produced through an arduous process. The term Rogan means “oil-based” in Persian. First, castor oil is ...
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While Durga Puja celebrates womanhood, will all women get to be a part of it?
October 8, 2018
In rural areas, women are often reduced to being an untouchable when they are on their periods - they are given a separate room to stay, dirty cloths to use, and barred from entry into the kitchen and places of worship.
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The history of Air India’s priceless collection of art
July 23, 2018
The Air India collection is not just a 100 pieces of the finest artists’ paintings. There is of course oil on canvas and acrylic on canvas, but the story doesn’t end there
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Du ‘Street Art’ dans le quartier de « Lodhi » à New Delhi
June 1, 2017
Au premier abord, ce quartier de la capitale indienne, semble bien différent des autres, notamment les rues qui relient les marchés « Meharchand » et « Khanna ». Tout le long des murs qui jonchent la rue, des peintures murales captent l’attention des spectateurs. Le l...
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World’s largest artist colony on the verge of demolition
December 27, 2016
The world’s largest collective of street performers is being forced to leave their permanent establishment which is also a mark of their identity besides their profession. In a bid to redevelop their colony and thus, their lives, the demolition of the Kathputli colony has begun...
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Leonard Cohen – the poet, the fedora, the baritone
November 11, 2016
Music transcends all borders and the melancholy that has set in among music lovers worldwide proves the colossal void left by the demise of singer, songwriter Leonard Cohen.
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Prisma photo editor launches Indian-themed filters
October 26, 2016
Prisma, the phone photo editing app that transforms pictures into various styles, is set to include an Indian flavour in its filters.
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Confluence of technology and art
September 20, 2016
Technology is reshaping art. Around the world, artists are increasingly turning to new technologies to create better. These innovations can also prove to be persuasive and powerful tools for businesses to grow.
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The campus art of Kolkata
September 19, 2016
Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal, an eastern state of India, is always buzzing with political activity - whether it is election-related rallies, protest movements or film screenings with socio-political commentaries. The city is full of political art extensively found around e...
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