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How the changing climate is testing Indian craftspersons

New Delhi, Sept. 4 -- The water is no longer the same in Ajrakhpur, rues Khalid Amin Khatri. It's a lament you'd hear anywhere in the country due to dropping groundwater levels and rising salinity, bu... और पढ़ें


How climate change is reshaping Assam's craft and textile landscape

New Delhi, Sept. 4 -- Aditya Saikia, an award-winning mukha shilpakar, or mask maker, laments how unpredictable the weather is. "Kabhi bhi tez dhoop ho jaati hai, aur kabhi bhi tez baarish. (It gets v... और पढ़ें


Why you should be a lifelong student of social science

New Delhi, Aug. 30 -- "Oh! You are an arts student!" Neighbours and relatives would wrinkle their noses as if the very idea of humanities threw up a stink. At a time when my cousins were charting out ... और पढ़ें


Seamus Murphy's Poetic Realism: capturing images of joy and resilience From Kolkata to Kabul

New Delhi, Aug. 30 -- At Museo Camera, Gurugram, you come across an image of a lean boy, sporting chappals, captured in the act of having kicked a ball. The ball is nowhere to be seen, but his stance ... और पढ़ें


A photo project explores how the Partition reshaped families in Punjab's villages along the border

New Delhi, Aug. 15 -- On photographer Taha Ahmad's website, three-four geopolitical maps of the Indian subcontinent appear. They feature scribbles by schoolchildren of Preet Nagar, a village in Punjab... और पढ़ें


Designer Harpreet Narula explores rhythm and abstraction in first solo art show

New Delhi, Aug. 9 -- There is a certain tactility to the Rhythm of Life series on view at Art Explore, New Delhi. In these abstract works, part of designer and visual artist Harpreet Narula's first so... और पढ़ें


'Second Nature': An exhibition where art, tech and ecology intersect

New Delhi, Aug. 6 -- Walking through Second Nature presents a bit of a paradox. From solidified light and dissolving landscapes to imagery that changes with real-time weather data, there is evidence o... और पढ़ें


Princes, Fakirs, and Soldiers: exploring 19th-century India through the art of Emily Eden

New Delhi, Aug. 1 -- A s you walk through the exhibition, Princes & People of India: Portraits by Emily Eden at DAG, New Delhi, it feels as if the sights and sounds of 19th-century India are coming to... और पढ़ें


The rise of the female figure in protest art

New Delhi, July 31 -- In 2020, an image of a woman wearing a tricolour hijab with poet Faiz Ahmad Faiz's words, Bol ke labh azaad hai tere, on her lips became synonymous with the agitation against the... और पढ़ें


Desi Cultures is back with a week-long fermentation festival

New Delhi, July 18 -- More often than not, when you start exploring a culture's culinary identity, one of the first things you should look at is its ferments. The sharp funk of Korean kimchi, the umam... और पढ़ें