Culture & Books

Proma Chakraborty -November 1, 2018

This exhibition of sculptures highlights the lives of those for whom the city does not spare a second thought How often do we notice the fruit vendor, the child florist or the bookseller at a red-light? The lives of these neglected individuals – the society’s ‘last persons’ inspired sculptor Suraj Kumar’s latest work, which is […]

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Proma Chakraborty -October 25, 2018

Photojournalist Praveen Jain’s exhibition displays humorous and emotional moments of powerful men in the very colourful and controversial world of Indian politicians   Ten Prime Ministers. Eight Presidents. Countless Chief Ministers. Indian Express Photo Editor Praveen Jain has captured them all. A noted photojournalist, Jain has been covering Indian politics for the past 35 years. […]

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Proma Chakraborty -October 25, 2018

In the present political context, a group exhibition attempts to take a look at the prevalent myths in society and satirise it in the artists’ own unique perspective Politicians in India tend to mix up their facts more often than not. Twisting history at their own convenience, they declare certain shared beliefs and myths as […]

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Proma Chakraborty -October 18, 2018

The five-day annual festival of IIC promises to showcase Northeast’s culture through its dance, theatre, music, literature, cuisine and much more India’s Northeast states are an unexplored paradise, with a treasure trove of culture and traditions. Keeping this in mind, the annual festival of India International Centre (IIC), The IIC Experience, is themed on the […]

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Proma Chakraborty -October 18, 2018

With modern technology and fusion music, the Capital saw the retelling of Ramlila in a Broadway-style musical this Navratri Every Navratri, the entire country witnesses the dramatic enactment of Ramayana in the same storytelling tradition that has been passed down since ages. This year, keeping pace with the ways of Gen X, a Broadway-style Ramlila […]

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Proma Chakraborty -October 11, 2018

This unconventional exhibition of installation art explores the space between acceptance and transcendence of pain Ma in Japanese culture means the space or interval defined as a void. Exploring the impermanence of life, the silence, the pain and everything that comes in-between, artists Sunaina Bhalla and Sachiyo Sharma have together created a conceptual installation in […]

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Proma Chakraborty -October 11, 2018

The literary retreat at Nainital over the first weekend of October was marked by passionate discourses and intimate sessions with celebrities Clear blue skies. Lush green mountains. A slight chill in the air. This picturesque landscape transformed into a literary haven for readers and writers at the ‘Himalayan Echoes — Kumaon Festival of Literature and […]

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Proma Chakraborty -October 4, 2018

The sculptures on display at the exhibition, Earth Diaries, highlight the degrading environmental state of the earth The first look at Vipul Kumar’s sculptures takes you to an apocalyptic scene — a place pointing to an impending destruction, which is a result of human actions. These sculptures are on display at an exhibition in Threshold […]

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