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Capturing paradise What: Imagine a remote valley high up in the western Indian Himalayas, abutting Tibet. A valley that at various times in history has been part of the Tibetan realm,  one hundred per cent Buddhist. A valley abounding in fossils of maritime inhabitants of the prehistoric Tethys Sea and with a stunning moonscape. A […]

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Kebabs galore What: Winter is almost here, so how can a kebab fest be far behind. The stories and recipes revolving around kebabs are many, from ancient hunter-gatherers to the Mughal dynasty. Each recipe asks for several combinations of spices and a story to warm your heart. Kebab di Kahaniya Festival of Punjab Grill is […]

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Reopening doors What: After a very long wait, Triveni Kala Sangam has finally reopened its galleries with an additional viewing platform of online ‘Virtual Walk Through with 360* view’ tour of the gallery. As new relationships and connections are being formed between the arts and its viewers on this new platform, the gallery is offering […]

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Drawing scars What: ‘The wound is the place where the light enters you’ – these words by Rumi, which informs the title, capture the dilemma of our times when malady has become a part of our daily existence, pointing us towards wisdom and magnificence instead of receding into our pain. A group of artists have […]

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Capturing Gandhi What: A rare and intimate archive of photographs of one of history’s most public figures – Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi — captured by Kanu Gandhi, can be viewed online. Born in 1917, Kanu, the Mahatma’s grandnephew, spent his formative years at Sabarmati Ashram. In the mid-1930s, he joined the Mahatma’s personal staff in Sevagram […]

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Figurative abstraction What: A new group of works on paper has been created by the artist Dhruvi Acharya during the lockdown titled ‘Evaporating Voices’. Confined within our homes, unable to socialise for a period of three months has been a startling experience for most people. The vocabulary of Acharya’s paintings and watercolours has been developing consistently […]

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Kids’ film fest  What: With a host of national and international films, The Kiran Nadar Museum of Art in collaboration with Children’s Film Academy has launched an online film festival for young adults and children. Called ‘Children’s Talkies’ the festival features absorbing cinema to entertain and educate children as well as promote family bonding and universal empathy […]

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Making manifestos What: Manifestos have often served as a means by which individuals and groups state intentions. Could manifestos play a role in how we envision the future and move forward at this moment? Titled ‘The Artists’ Way’ it’s a series of experimental workshops hosted virtually by Kiran Nadar Museum of Art and led bypractising artists […]