KARD steals the show

Fans from across the country had a blast in popular K-pop band KARD’s maiden tour in India Jumping, cheering and screaming with tears rolling down their faces — the mood at Talkatora Indoor Stadium on June 12 was all charged up! Right from the moment KARD took the stage, the crowd went on a total […]

No country for kids to go out and play

When Delhi-NCR’s pollution gave their six-year-old daughter a severe respiratory problem, the Ojha’s took a tough decision to leave the country, just so she could live a normal life Suitcases of all different sizes and colours, briefcases and cartons lay scattered on the floor — little Paridhi, sitting amid these, carefully takes out the letter […]

Many faces of truth

Works of both veteran and upcoming artists come together in this exhibition devoted to Mahatma Gandhi’s philosophy which will be shown in Jerusalem in October ‘For Heaven’s Sake’ — the fourth edition of the Jerusalem Biennale will be thematically based on this phrase. As a precursor to that show in October this year, a collection […]

Celebrating camaraderie

This is not a group exhibition of random artists. India’s post-independence masters shared a close relationship which undoubtedly encouraged them in their creative pursuits When Ashok Vajpei went to Sayed Haider Raza in France to get the paper works done for setting up The Raza Foundation, the latter refused. “Raza felt it was unethical to […]

Plays which never die

Theatrical productions of Ghalib and Tughlaq have been running for decades, such is their popularity and appeal. What makes them tick? Over two decades, 492 shows and counting — the re-birth of the great erstwhile Urdu poet Mirza Ghalib in Delhi is still keeping audiences in thrall Premiered in 1997, Ghalib in New Delhi brings […]

Foliage fantasies

Photography, paintings, ceramic ware – the works of 30 noted artists from across the country come together united by a common subject – trees Aptly titled Vriksha, this exhibition is aimed at reminding the importance of maintaining a perfect balance between Nature and man. “Botanic subject, poetic inspiration, natural emblems of poise and perfection — […]

Inspired by the past

Flourishing Mughal gardens, unblemished Islamic-Hindu style buildings, bright colours of Spring,  Bahaar-e-Dilli takes you back in time. The word bahaar means Spring, hence the title. Re-imagining scenes of what the past would have been like, Bahaar Jain’s paintings are on display at the exhibition. “I am very fond of Indian history and find that my […]

Summer sopranos

Recordings of Swan Lake with Rudolf Nureyev and other great ballets can be watched in the Capital, thanks to Sunit Tandon Starting from 2007, the Capital is treated every summer to a month-long festival screening recordings of the best ballet and opera performances. An annual fixture for the past 12 years, Summer Sonata was curated […]