REELING BACK What: Born in 1903 in Munich, Josef Wirsching came to India in 1925 while working as a cinematographer on Light of Asia for Emelka Film studio, which was produced by Indian Himanshu Rai and shot entirely on location in India. Wirsching was impressed and beguiled by India, and nearly a decade later when […]

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If wildlife conservation and research is the purpose of animal parks, Delhi Zoo needs to pull up its socks  NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL Park in Delhi is a beautifully planned zoo. It was made with a vision — it would have state-of-the-art facilities and management practices and be a role model for other zoos in the country, […]

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WEAVING ART What: Born in 1957 in a family of dyers and washer folk in Tripura, Ajit Kumar Das is a renowned master of natural dyes using the traditional ‘kalam’ (a hand crafted bamboo reed). His works are on display at the exhibition titled, ‘The Art of Hand Painted Textiles’. This selection of hand painted […]

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URBAN SHAPES What: Settled in complete urban set up and overwhelming hum drum of city life, artist Malay Saha’s works reflect an awareness and spatial relationship between objects and the beholder. Titled ‘Framed Within’, this show projects the works mostly in blacks and whites, squares and checks, flats and textures. Along with prominent blacks and […]

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SCULPTING ART What: Through a series of composite sculptures in bronze, artist Rajesh Ram delves into stereotypical human and animal behaviour that influence socio-economic structures. On display at the ongoing exhibition titled ‘Growing Wild’, his body of work addresses the contradictions of growth, and of privileging one species over the rest. This is exemplified for […]

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CELEBRATING CULTURES What: To celebrate Sri Guru Nanak‘s  message of ‘ik onkar’  (there is but one god) and his five hundred and fiftieth birth anniversary along with the intangible  secular spirit  of our national identity, eminent  women vocalists from different regions of  India will come together. Titled ‘The Invisible Divine Kirtaniye’ this festival of women’s […]

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QUESTIONING REALITY What: A result of more than twenty years of exploration of Asian cultures, here’s an exhibition titled, ‘Thread through Asia’.  Not turning his back on the world of abstract-expressionism, street art and punk rock from which he comes, Artist Guyseika confronts and mixes different world views in order to create a mythical universe […]

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What: This is the age of industrialization. Every thing of our daily necessities these days is an industrial product. The basic ingredient may be natural, but the production of the basic ingredients too is influenced by industry for the simple reason to grow more. Exploring this idea, artist Pintu Sikder uses the medium of brass […]

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