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Auction alert What: For all those looking to collect Modern art, AstaGuru is set to present a special online auction titled ‘Collectors Choice: Modern Indian Art’  to cater to the discerning preferences of Modern Indian art collectors. The online auction aims to create a versatile platform for both, seasoned as well as budding collectors, by offering accessible […]

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Back on stage What: Theatres across the city are back with stage plays, following the government permission to perform plays with 50% capacity. Pierrot’s Troupe’s return to stage performances with two plays. ‘To Gandhi Ji With Spelling Mistakes’ is a humorous presentation woven around five 12-15-year-old boys and girls writing an English letter replete with […]

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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 […]