(Not) safe at home

The ongoing pandemic requires people to stay at home to ensure safety, but unfortunately for some, home is perhaps the least safe place they could be The prolonged lockdown has seen an increase in incidents of child sexual abuse along with domestic violence. Considering that over 90% of abuse is typically perpetrated by people known […]

Disconnected, Disoriented

When mobile phones and laptops stop working amid nationwide lockdown, desperate measures are often the way out Imagine being stuck at home without your phone or laptop at a time when the world is continuously devising new ways to function online and work from home. Unthinkable, right? More than 2.5 crore mobile phone and laptop […]

Supporting art in uncertain times

In an attempt to help artists amid the global pandemic, galleries and art foundations are devising new ways to raise funds and provide grants Cancelled or postponed indefinitely – words that are now predominating our daily parlance, as artists look at an uncertain future. Staying at home, artists especially beginners are having a tough time […]

Virtual world is the new proscenium

Work from home – while the entire world is adapting to this new way of life, some are re-imagining themselves to keep their practice running, especially in the field of art  While Netflix, Hotstar are stealing the show, stage performers are being left behind. However, they are not stopping. Theatre practitioners are rethinking new ways […]

Who left the dog out?

The growing spread of misinformation that pets can contract the virus is leading to several cases of abandonment, sometimes at the cost of their lives  Denied food and water, tied up outside the gates of his own home in Gurugram, one-year-old Michael was left abandoned. Informed about his plight, Umeed for Animals Foundation, a Delhi-based […]

Artists pitch in to offer stress-busters

While the entire world is practising physical distancing, social media is busy bringing people closer than ever. What better way to do so than art? Remember the poster of the 1990s hit movie Hum Saath Saath Hain — where the couples were seen dancing next to each other, their hands outstretched? Artist Proloy from Kolkata […]

Art in the time of crisis

To keep art alive amid the ongoing pandemic, galleries are developing online modes to showcase their work. But theatre folk are hunkering down for a long slack period  Online viewing rooms, e-catalogues, social media –  art in the city is finding various different ways to keep itself running.  With all gallery spaces temporarily shut down, […]

Wings of fire

Artist Rupa Samaria’s exhibition titled ‘A Bird Call’ will feature around 60 stimulating and mesmerising avian artworks on the occasion of World Sparrow Day DRAWING ATTENTION to the alarming decline in the number of sparrows, Delhi based artist Rupa Samaria is giving a voice to the birds’ silent call for help through a solo exhibition. […]