Culture & Books
Shenpa, a dance theatre production, explores the Buddhist concept of attachment and tries to analyse how and why we get hooked to something Shenpa, the Tibetan word for attachment, is a bit more than just that. A looser translation would be the hook, the urge that suspends all logic. A contemporary piece attempts to explore […]
[…]The exhibition ‘Death of Architecture’ raises provocative questions on changing urbanscapes and calls on citizens to demand better cities Can architecture die? Or is it just constantly changing? From colonial buildings to spanking new institutions, every city has its distinctive architecture. The ‘smart cities’ idea seems so other-worldly, like a fantasy township in outer space. […]
[…]An exhibition that gives a glimpse of prints and patterns of vintage handloom textiles Four decades back, Pavithra Muddaya and her mother started reviving antique crafts and preserving c. That journey is documented in ‘The Story of Vimor’, an exhibition at India International Centre. Vimor — which means pure in Indonesia, as does pavithra — […]
[…]Music, fashion, theatre, painting, academics. Mauraya Sharma has mastered it all. Meet the 14-year-old child prodigy as he forays into the world of public performance this weekend Mauraya Sharma was all of six when he began his creative journey; designing and creating clothes for his dolls. A journey that took him to the London School […]
[…]The exhibition ‘Homecoming’ gives us a glimpse of the culture of North East India as recollected by artist Dilip Oinam Artist Dilip Oinam has been living in Delhi for the past 19 years. A native of Manipur, he hasn’t quite come to like the crowd and concrete jungle of the capital. Lately, missing the lush […]
[…]Delhi Metro stations are transforming into hubs of exhibitions and artworks to bring art one step closer to commuters As you walk out of Delhi airport Terminal 1D, and take a Metro at the newly opened Magenta line , you simply can’t miss the bright blue peacock mural with iconic landmarks of Delhi in the […]
[…]With a stellar line-up of films, Jagran Film Festival is back with its ninth edition, all set to travel across 18 countries Six children from Australia and India come together in Chennai to perform a dance routine. As they get ready for the performance, children along with their families share the challenges they face and […]
[…]The exhibition ‘City of Waste’ captures the lives of waste pickers — their struggles, aspirations and dreams Mohan, a young boy from a small village in Uttar Pradesh tirelessly scrubs bottles in a glass bottle recycling factory at Kanchan Kunj in Delhi. Encouraged by his parents, he left home and got recruited through a thekedar’s […]
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