By Simran Sethi Dharamsala, Nov 4 (IANS) The seventh edition of Dharamshala International Film Festival (DIFF) came to an end on Sunday with the screening of Aijaz Khan’s “Hamid”. Leaving audience teary eyed at the…
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) Photographs of key current and former Indian political figures are on view at the All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS) here. Titled “200 And One”, the photographs have…
Mumbai, Nov 4 (IANS) Video and paper works by one of Germanys prominent video artists, Marcel Odenbach, highlighting the key themes in the 65-year-old artist’s rich oeuvre, are being exhibited at the National Gallery of…
Mumbai, Nov 3 (IANS) Oscar winning musician A.R. Rahman, whose biography “Notes of a Dream: The Authorized Biography of A.R. Rahman” was launched here, says the book has been a journey for him and took…
By Saket Suman Book: Art matters; Author: Neil Gaiman; Illustrator: Chris Riddell; Publisher: Headline/Hachette India; Price: Rs 399; Pages: 112 Here’s a writer — read widely and revered globally — who never graduated from a…
Lucknow, Nov 2 (IANS) First Lady of South Korea, Kim Jung-sook, will be visiting the temple town of Ayodhya on November 6, a state government spokesman said on Friday. She, along with other dignitaries from…
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) After “Chehre” — an October exhibition showcasing select sculptures from the gallery’s reserve collection, the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) here on Friday inaugurated “Roopantar” — an exhibition of…
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) In a bid to bring together India’s art community digitally, the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) launched a web portal — So’Ham — here on Friday. “The portal is…
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) A group exhibition titled “786”, showcasing multidisciplinary works by over 20 artists, kicked off on Friday at the All India Fine Arts and Crafts Society (AIFACS) here. The show has…
By Milinda Ghosh Roy Kolkata, Nov 2 (IANS) For around six decades he has been mesmerising both adults and teenagers with his vivid and varied characterisation, gripping plots, and impeccable story telling. A deep love…
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) Studio pottery, an individualistic craft that emerged in India only in the 1950s, is not a threat to the traditional terracotta potters, whose skill is displaced more by an urbanising…
By Saket Suman New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) The Man Booker Prize “cares very much about diversity” and the Literary Director of the Booker Prize Foundation, Gaby Wood, is confident that the Prize is selecting…
By Mohammed Shafeeq Book: The Idol Thief; Author: S. Vijay Kumar; Publisher: Juggernaut Books; Price: Rs 499; Pages: 224 Here is a gripping account of one of the most sensational crimes of recent times involving…
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) Enter a world of technology breakthroughs, with the real story of starting up and unadulterated entrepreneurship; get an enormous amount of practical advice, tips and ideas to make a student…
By Milinda Ghosh Roy Kolkata, Nov 2 (IANS) For around six decades he has been mesmerising both adults and teenagers with his vivid and varied characterisation, gripping plots, and impeccable story telling. A deep love…
Jalandhar (Punjab), Nov 1 (IANS) Dancing joyfully to the beats of ‘dhols’, hundreds of enthusiastic students of Lovely Professional University (LPU) set a Guinness World Record for the largest ‘bhangra’ performance. A record 4,411 students…
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) A collection of sculptural works whose title is inspired by philosopher Nietzsches seminal “Ecce Homo: How to Become What You Are” work, is on display at the Vadehra Art Gallery…
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) When Masuram Ravikanth, a Telangana-based artist fascinated with photographic archives, introduced digital technologies into them, the results were recreated old images with a creative twist, some of which are exhibited…
By Muskan Aggarwal New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) Even as Ram V. Sutar, the sculptor behind Sardar Patel’s 182 metres statue on the Sabarmati in Gujarat, is feted and lionised, there’s another artist who has…
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) Applications have been invited for a Rs 3 lakh research grant in the history of art writing and visual culture, with the focus being on periodicals. It is granted jointly…