Rising star falls

Suraj Chavan, 18, became one of Maharashtra’s most popular TikTok stars, with 15 lakh followers. His dream was to rebuild his one-room house It was one o’clock in the afternoon. Heavy clouds gathered over a vast expanse of farmland in the tiny village of Modhve in Maharashtra’s Baramati. In the shade of a tin roof […]

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In retrospect What: Focussing on the history of exhibitions of the last 10 years, Kiran Nadar Museum of Art has made accessible to a global audience some of the early exhibitions, by revisiting and retro-fitting it for a virtual experience. Titled ‘Visions of Interiority’ by Rameshwar Broota, the project refrains from becoming a simple walkthrough […]

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Ode to Nature  What: Vadehra Art Gallery is back with live exhibitions. Titled ‘A World Of One’s Own’, the group show features works of artists Chameli Ramachandran, A Ramachandran, Paramjit Singh, Arpita Singh, Benodebehari Mukherjee and Gieve Patel. It appears as travelogues, or excursions into nature, with romantic undertones scoring the choreographies of terrains and […]

Neither big nor fat, the new Indian wedding

Amidst the disruption of normal lives by the Coronavirus, marriages are making a comeback without the usual pomp and show The pandemic brought on by Covid-19 has reshaped our reality. As people are coming to terms with the ‘new normal’, social events like marriages are making a comeback. In India, weddings have always been an […]

No hangouts, no hookups, more stargazing

Millennials, amid the pandemic, seem to have travelled back in time – taking pleasure in the simple joys of life in a world that has slowed down ‘Weekends’ – this word held a special significance for millennials like us until the pandemic happened. The pre-Corona world was a different one – and we all are […]

Empty pitches and stadiums make way for virtual gaming 

With sports all over the world coming to a halt during the Covid-19 crisis, esports have made a huge surge as people sit at homes The Covid-19 pandemic has stilled sports stadiums and arenas into silence, with players kept in lockdown. But in this environment, a tournament is taking place, with participation from players across […]

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Folk music What: Organised in collaboration with Hungarian Information and Cultural Centre, India International Centre presents Borsa Band from Moldva, Romania. With musicians – Noemi Refi (violin), Katica Manninger (vocals), Peter Toth (flutes) and Oliver Toth (koboz) along with dancers Flora Csente, Gabriella Erdei, Mark Bence Dunai and Gergo Porvai. Moldva is a region in […]

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Groove along What: For all the music lovers out there, gear up to celebrate World Music Day online this year. Hungama Artist Aloud World Music Day is back with its fourth season. Curated by BookMyShow join in this one-of-a-kind digital music festival where you can groove to the songs of your favourite artists. From the […]