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Going back What: In 1948, after arranging for her children to flee to America to escape the turbulence of the Greek Civil War, Eleni Gage was executed by the communists occupying her village. Decades later, her son, a successful journalist in New York, returns home to find out who was responsible for her death. Based […]

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Indo-France connect What: Covering a span of six decades, this exhibition features artist Sakti Burman’s artistic journey since 1950s to 2016.  Burman grew up in Bangladesh and has been living in France for the last five decades — exhibiting his works in France as well as India and maintained a strong connection with the country. […]

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Craft corner What: With Diwali around the corner, Dastkar brings artisans to Delhi for its annual 14-day crafts mela. Dastkar, being a society for crafts and craftspeople, aims at exposing shoppers  to a range of authentic handcrafted products —  from textiles, home decor, 3D articles to food items and collectibles. Look out for hand-made flowers […]

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Flute fest What: Dedicated to peace and good, the 10th edition of Raasrang World Flute Festival 2019 is back. The festival focuses on various genres of music, with the flute at the core of the rendition. Across multiple editions, it has drawn attention to the flute, an instrument of divine seduction, which brings at its […]

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All about paper What: Paper – a surface to write, draw, doodle or print. To mark or stain. A material to fold or layer, to cut, puncture or impress. Explored by artists as matter, method or metaphor, paper kindles a sense of nostalgia and a sense of being made by hand. Recent works of such […]

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Looking back What: Remembering and taking note of what their forefathers have left them with and to heed to that calling of not merely documenting but expressing their sense of belonging to Meghalaya – artists Careen J. Langsteih and Conrad Syiem have put together a joint exhibition titled ‘Kynmaw: to remember, memories, to take note, […]

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Metallic moulds What: Bringing together 23 of the best known and most original voices from India and the subcontinent, Palette Art Gallery has put up a group exhibition titled ‘Burnish /Tarnish’. With metal as the focus of the show, the featured artists explore metal as the material and subject, using a variety of mediums including […]

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Self at the centre What: Inspired by Gandhi’s seminal anti-imperialist text Hind Swaraj written in 1909, here’s an exhibition that examines elements of Gandhi’s critique of modern civilisation, noting his emphasis on an evolved ethical and spiritual self for creating an alternative perspective of a better world. Titled ‘Bound by Duty: An Idea of Swaraj […]