Catch the classics

Navrasa Duende is back with the second edition of classic film festival featuring cinematic gems from across the world “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn,” says a peeved Rhett Butler as he walks out on Scarlett O’Hara, in the parting shot of Gone with the Wind. How often do you get to watch […]

From Slovakia with love

She came for an internship, stayed for a Master’s and is now a part of the art scene in Delhi. For Jana Bednarova, the love affair with India continues Like most foreigners, Slovak painter Jana Bednarova wanted to visit India because she was fascinated with the exotic stories she heard from friends. Never did she […]

Looking back at Kabul

A solo exhibition of paintings by Anita Anand gives us a glimpse of the beauty and art of Afghanistan Anita Anand paints what she sees. Her works do not follow a particular theme, there is no set techniques or genre she follows. Displaying her paintings for the first time in an exhibition ‘Kabulana’, at India […]

Life lessons from a pumpkin

Swati Mohan’s dance theatre festival in Gurgaon talks about being ourselves instead of constantly worrying about being someone else A pumpkin is a pumpkin. It doesn’t worry about being anyone else. This is the premise behind Danza Performing Arts’ ninth annual summer dance theatre festival this weekend titled ‘Be a pumpkin. It’s great’. “It’s all […]

Operatic offerings

Summer Sonata, a month-long festival of films showcasing popular ballet and opera films, is on at the IIC all June Opera and ballet are not restricted to winter any more. For lovers of western classical music, here’s a chance to indulge yourself in ‘Summer Sonata’, a month-long festival where recordings of the best performances will […]

Marks: making or claiming lives?

When the Board results were declared, several Delhi students committed suicide. But marks are just a number and not necessarily a marker of success or failure in life For scoring 52% in his boards, Sanjay Rajoura was beaten up by his father and forced to reappear for his exams. The entire effort resulted with him […]

Afghan aesthetics

In a country constantly at war, this exhibition of 40 paintings by a group of five Afghan painters portrays life in that country in all its raw beauty War. That’s the first word that comes to mind when we talk about Afghanistan. It has been almost two decades now since the NATO allies tried to […]

The fakir and the firangi

French artist Michel Testard is in Delhi with an exhibition of his paintings of India created over two decades With an engineering degree from Paris followed by an MBA from INSEAD, Michel Testard never knew he would end up as a painter in India. One visit to the country, and he was inspired to go […]