Curtains down

Stage performers across West Bengal are facing a severe shortage of funds as shows have come to a halt during the lockdown, with some even looking for alternative jobs As one crosses Hatibagan’s Hari Ghosh Street in North Kolkata, one can see a huge tarpaulin laid right on the side of the road. The tarpaulin […]

Adversity as opportunity

The pandemic has posed an existential crisis for Indian metal and rock music. Artists have withdrawn, spending the time to hone their talent and break new ground There are a set of people who do things for the love of it, and in the process, make a living. Musicians belong to this breed. The pandemic […]

Online exams a failure

Delhi University’s online mock exams are a disaster, students claim In June, Delhi University announced open book online exams for its final semester students. As the move was opposed by students and teachers alike, human resource development minister Ramesh Pokhriyal, on June 24, asked the University Grants Commission to revisit its guidelines for online exams. […]

Devaluation of education

Can Indian universities ask students to take exams when they have barely taught them? When the Coronavirus pandemic hit India, educational institutions were among the first public spaces to be closed to contain the spread of the virus. While exams for first and second year college students were cancelled, the question of conducting final year […]

Event of the Week

Israel connect  What: Featuring the works of two leading contemporary artists from Israel, Dani Karavan and Atar Geva, an online exhibition brings together their work in a show titled ‘Plain Abstract’. They met at Givat Haviva (non-profit education centre founded in 1949) in its home for art, the GH Art Gallery. Growing into and out […]

A library in your pocket 

During the lockdown and since books in the digital format have done relatively better in India, the format is still in its early days compared to the markets in the West The pandemic has had a profound effect on peoples’ lives and everyone is trying to adjust to the ‘new normal’. People have their own […]

In tune with ground realities

Kathak dancer Manjari Chaturvedi is a role model for many. She is supporting dozens of musicians during the time of Coronavirus, service to humanity and performing arts   A good way to judge a nation is to see how artists are treated in the country. In India, they are, apart from few notable exceptions, the worst […]

Different strokes

With lockdown norms relaxed, art galleries across the city are re-opening, but on a cautious note with limited access   With the easing of the lockdown, the entire city is slowly attempting to get back to its usual form. As offices, malls and markets re-open for business, art galleries have also opened their doors but things […]