Posts by: Proma Chakraborty

Proma Chakraborty -April 19, 2019

An exhibition that highlights the relevance of Anne Frank and the contribution that her account made in shaping the understanding of Nazi history Right before going into hiding to avoid persecution, Anne Frank was presented with a diary on her thirteenth birthday. Over the next two years, she penned down her thoughts and her feelings […]

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Proma Chakraborty -April 19, 2019

A festival that will stage 40 micro-dramas of 10 minutes each is sure to be a treat for those who find it hard to sit through longer performances The hassles of the judicial system, helplessness of a mentally disturbed woman in her 40s, trauma of the Bangladeshi liberation war of 1971, meeting of Karna and […]

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Proma Chakraborty -April 12, 2019

Tunes from Benaras What: Born to a musical family in a hill town in Himachal, Vidushi Sunanda Sharma embraced music under the guidance of her father Pandit Sudarshan Sharma. A renowned vocalist of Banaras gharana, Sunanda is set to perform the Purab Ang Gayaki, along with kathak recital by Neelakshi Raiv. Her performance will take […]

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Proma Chakraborty -April 12, 2019

Delhi-based artist Shreela Gokarn portrays the present smoggy and dull landscapes of the city and wonders where the colours have got lost Growing up in the coastal areas of Tamil Nadu, artist Shreela Gokarn spent her  childhood amidst bright sunlit beaches, mountains and green landscapes. Starkly different from the scenery, the grey smog-clogged sky of […]

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Proma Chakraborty -April 5, 2019

Temperatures in 2019 are expected to be 0.5 degrees Celsius more than normal in the Capital. Remember, the year 2018 was the sixth warmest year on record after 1901 Before woollens could be packed, the scorching summer heat hit Delhiites with March-end temperatures soaring to 39 degree Celsius, the warmest in nine years. The first […]

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Proma Chakraborty -April 4, 2019

Art for a cause What: ‘Women’ – as the title suggests, the solo work of paintings by Shivani Soni, portrays the positive aspects and beautiful moments in the life of a woman. As an artist, Soni feels it is her social responsibility to show the feelings of a positive and confident woman to the world. […]

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Proma Chakraborty -April 4, 2019

A Cuban film festival with a stellar lineup of films documents and explores stories from that intriguing country Best buddies Malu and Jorgito’s friendship is threatened by their parents’ differences. Malu belongs to an upper-class family and her single mother stops her from playing with Jorgito whose mother is a poor socialist that is proud […]

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Proma Chakraborty -March 29, 2019

Veteran strokes What: Responding to his immediate surroundings, noted artist Devraj Dakoji’s artworks from his ongoing series — ‘The Wheel of Life’ — are on display at the exhibition ‘Heartbeat of the Void’. Thematically the paintings explore the cycle of life that continues despite man’s destructive interaction with nature. They are energetic, at times chaotic, […]

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