1+ week, 4+ day ago   (316+ words) Vimal Kumar Gopa would travel village to village collecting these pieces, often through barter rather than cash, before selling them from a small store inside Jaisalmer Fort. As demand grew, he began asking artisans to make textiles specifically for him,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1017+ words) Image used for representational purposes only. Sanjoy Roy, of Teamwork Arts, who conducts the globally recognised Jaipur LitFest, asks rhetorically, "Yeh Orange economy kya hain, bhai?" But what he says further remains important to understand the role of culture for…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (797+ words) Stanzin Wangail had heard the folklore about a witch who used to wear a headgear back in his childhood from his grandparents and elders in the community. In the ongoing sā Ladakh Biennale, the artist has created the same headgear,…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (235+ words) Talking to Local Samosa, from Uzbekistan, where he is currently travelling, he says that his life after the due recognition as an artist has become quieter. Other than the minimal pension that he obtains owing to his service as a…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (543+ words) Decades after his passing, Guru Dutt remains one of Indian cinema's most enduring creative figures. His films continue to resonate with audiences through their poetic storytelling, emotional depth and sharp social commentary. A glance at his use of light and…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (255+ words) However, the roots of these creations also go back to her unique Indo-Polish heritage that Ms Niranjan belongs to - all of which we discussed ahead of her performance. An excerpt from the interview: Yes, very much. My grandmother was Polish,…...

3+ mon, 2+ day ago   (895+ words) Local Samosa At Project Otenga in Delhi, the Elephant Apple Arrives From the Northeast With a Theory of Home Started as an NID thesis on mental health and multidisciplinary culture, Kabyashree Borgohain's Project Otenga has evolved into Delhi's most conceptually…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (358+ words) Image courtesy: Prachi Dhabal Deb We spoke to three of India's most acclaimed cake artists, Prachi Dhabal Deb, Megha Kwatra Madan, and Darpan Saxena of Whisk Cake Studio, to understand how the industry got here, what clients actually want, and…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (400+ words) India’s folk and indigenous art traditions have always had a visibility problem. They travel well at craft fairs, dress up handloom stores, and lend their motifs to corporate gifting. What they rarely receive is what contemporary art gets as a…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (553+ words) A book spread consisting of Indian graphic novels and comics The 1970s and 80s became Indian comics' golden age: Raj Comics gave the country Nagraj in 1986 and Super Commando Dhruv, homegrown superheroes selling in the hundreds of thousands. The 1990s crash, cable television,…...