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HomeARTS and CULTURE

ARTS and CULTURE

Society

The new mantra of Ahmedabad’s art world: Going hybrid

January 5, 2021 Binita Parikh

2021 will see more innovative ways of creative expression, as artists take to digital platforms for display and marketing.

Society

Ahmedabad artists keep hope and creativity alive in the time of COVID-19

May 22, 2020 Binita Parikh

For many artists, the COVID-19 lockdown offers the opportunity to explore different aspects of creativity and even new art forms, especially as they learn to use the digital platform better.

Civic

Lucknow all set for a makeover with sculptures from scrap metal

March 10, 2020 Rohit Ghosh

As part of beautification plans for the city under the Smart City Mission, the Lucknow district administration has decided to install these sculptures at 100 odd road intersections. How is the project being executed?

Society

How graffiti art is paving the way for women empowerment and social change

February 21, 2020 Jahanvi J

Missing the safety of studios, graffiti involves scaling tall buildings, working long nights, and often secretly, with the risk of getting caught by cops. Nevertheless, using graffiti as a tool of protest, female artists in our cities are breaking stereotypes.

Society

Nostalgia: No more frolicking on the ice in Shimla

January 22, 2020 Ashwani Sharma

Even as it celebrates the centenary of its creation, Shimla’s iconic natural ice skating Rink seems to be dying a slow death, primarily due to environmental changes and unplanned urbanisation in its surroundings.

Environment

Students begin crusade to save East Kolkata Wetlands

October 17, 2019 Mou Chakraborty

Young students from the neighbourhoods of the East Kolkata Wetlands, along with students from city schools, are getting ready to join hands and work towards saving this “wetland of international importance” as designated by the Ramsar Convention in 2002.

Society

Quaint book café in Shimla, inspired by Kullu’s, a vibrant cultural landmark today

September 25, 2019 Ashwani Sharma

An innovative experiment in Kullu inspired a similar initiative in Shimla, where the book café, managed by jailed convicts, has turned into a vibrant literary hub, attracting the city’s creative fraternity. Such has been its success that three more are being planned.

Society

Anecdotes and nostalgia are all that remain around single screen theatres in Kolkata

August 31, 2019 Shoma A Chatterji

As old movie halls in the city pull down their shutters, one after the other, those close to the world of cinema are left ruing that iconic institutions and an entire culture of movie-watching will be lost to the future generations.

Governance

New whine in old cities: What’s in a name?

December 3, 2018 Revathi Siva Kumar

Scores of cities in the country have been renamed, or proposed to be renamed, over the decades. The recent revival of this spree focuses attention yet again on the relevance and rationale of such exercises.

Education

Beating violence with education: How Education City in Dantewada is showing the way

November 26, 2018 Revathi Siva Kumar

With 18 institutions and 5,500 students at all levels, Education City in violence-stricken Dantewada is a novel and successful experiment. It is the only ray of hope for the children of a state ravaged by Naxalism.

Society

Birds in traditional art form: How a Bengaluru birdwatcher celebrated Navaratri

October 24, 2018 Deepa Mohan

Take a look at this stunning display of a traditional art form as Vidhya Sundar of Bengaluru celebrated each day of Navaratri with a wild bird rangoli outside her apartment.

Society

When Kolkata loses old world charm and the Pujo isn’t the same anymore…

October 15, 2018 Satarupa Sen Bhattacharya

Walk past the stretches where towering billboards loom over you on both sides, advertising everything from paan masala to entertainment apps, and you are sure to feel claustrophobic. The quintessential azure sky with white cottony clouds is now invisible.

Society

India’s café revolution: Helping the marginalised find their feet

September 19, 2018 Amrita Mukherjee

It really isn’t just about coffee anymore. A distinctive café revolution has taken place across cities, with several run by, or employing, people who would otherwise find it difficult to find a space in mainstream society — from those with special needs to the HIV positive to acid attack survivors.

Society

Tête-à-tête with Mumbai’s own Bappa

September 15, 2018 Tejaswini Patwardhan

As Mumbai celebrates the 10-day festival worshipping Lord Ganesha, a citizen pens her imagined conversation with the god himself, revealing subtle changes in urban society and how it relates to and celebrates Ganpati Bappa today.

Governance

What do smart cities mean for the 99%? Nothing!

September 11, 2018 Satarupa Sen Bhattacharya

What do the commonest among the common men in our country really want? And what kind of space and acceptance do they find in the cities to which they migrate? A chance conversation with a young director of a National Award-winning film, who has filmed such people extensively, reveals stark urban realities that we often overlook.

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