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Get closer to Warli art
The Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) has teamed up with Warli artist Prakash Sathe to bring together a slow, immersive workshop on Warli Art, which will be held over two weekends in June.
19 May 2024, 09:20 IST
Get closer to Warli art
19 May 2024, 09:20 IST
A testament to syncretism
The Deccan Sultanates had long-held familial ties to Persian and Turkish states and were populated by both local Hindu and Muslim elites, along with emigres from Central Asia and Eastern Africa. This cosmopolitan culture and society of early-modern Deccan is replicated in the Nujum al-Ulum’s contents and illustrations, which draw on Islamic, Vedic and Indic knowledge systems and artistic traditions.
19 May 2024, 03:00 IST
A testament to syncretism
19 May 2024, 03:00 IST
Scenes from an art conservation space
Saving old paintings calls for painstaking, specialised work. Barkha Kumari witnesses two Ravi Varma prints being worked on
17 May 2024, 23:41 IST
Scenes from an art conservation space
17 May 2024, 23:41 IST
Dance production on food shortage and overcrowding
In ‘Yele oota’, six dancers take the stage to highlight the lack of access to food during the pandemic.
14 May 2024, 23:23 IST
Dance production on food shortage and overcrowding
14 May 2024, 23:23 IST
Design activism in election season
The exhibition brings to the fore a nuanced exploration of political discourse through design. Each of the designers plays the strategic role of an activist, prompting thought processes and conversations with the viewers.
11 May 2024, 23:12 IST
Design activism in election season
11 May 2024, 23:12 IST
Not just in jest
Improv comedy arrived only recently on Indian stages. The art form first emerged in the US in the mid-20th century, according to Sam Wasson in his book, Improv Nation: How We Made A Great American Art.
11 May 2024, 22:13 IST
Not just in jest
11 May 2024, 22:13 IST
Stamped for good
Suryakumari Dennison tells you about a theft and its amazing consequences
10 May 2024, 23:19 IST
Stamped for good
10 May 2024, 23:19 IST
National Archives acquires private paper collection of Rafi Ahmad Kidwai
Born on February 18, 1894, in Masauli, Uttar Pradesh, Kidwai hailed from a middle-class zamindar family. His political journey began in 1920 with his involvement in the Khilafat Movement and the Non-Cooperation Movement, leading to imprisonment.
09 May 2024, 04:57 IST
National Archives acquires private paper collection of Rafi Ahmad Kidwai
09 May 2024, 04:57 IST
Sense and sensuality
By all accounts, Klimt was one of Vienna’s most sought-after portraitists of his time. A leading figure of the Vienna Secession, his intricate paintings mesmerised wealthy patrons and influential collectors. Incorporating ornamental patterns, decorative motifs, and symbols, Klimt pioneered a distinctive style focused exclusively on portraying sensuous women.
04 May 2024, 20:22 IST
Sense and sensuality
04 May 2024, 20:22 IST
Warp and weft of stories
Through their designs, carpets reflected social and political changes; for instance, the Biblical tale of Noah’s Ark became a recurrent motif in dhurries produced in the 19th and 20th centuries.
04 May 2024, 20:16 IST
Warp and weft of stories
04 May 2024, 20:16 IST
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