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Proma Chakraborty -June 12, 2020

Ghalib at Bus Adda What: Pierrot’s Troupe is back with its longest-running comedy  Ghalib, e-launching the play on BookMyShow. Performed over 509 times since 1997, it is an extremely funny account of the re-birth of the renowned 19th-century poet Mirza Ghalib in 21st century New Delhi. Directed by M Sayeed Alam, the play begins with […]

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Proma Chakraborty -June 6, 2020

Art tutorials What: To do something to help fellow artists and help the community at the same time in these unprecedented times, artist Venkat Shyam had posted online art tutorial videos of Gond artists. The videos were really loved by people and encouraged them to initiate live online art classes. Shyam states that art is […]

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Proma Chakraborty -May 29, 2020

Keep grooving What: At only 20, 19 and 17 years old, they have performed on some of the world’s most recognised stages both in Australia and the USA. The Buckleys are a chart-topping teenage sibling trio from Byron Bay, Australia. They’re hit single ‘Daydream’ raced up the Official Australian Country Radio Chart, landing at number […]

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Proma Chakraborty -May 22, 2020

EUROPE SHOWCASE What: To all the movie buffs, the European Union is helping us to get through confinement with arts. The European Film Festival 2020 is an excellent window to discover talented new filmmakers and their latest works. With the web as its venue now, there is no excuse to miss these films. European Film […]

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Proma Chakraborty -May 14, 2020

Blast from the past What: Making art accessible during this lockdown, India International Centre presents a virtual exhibition of black and white photographs from 1950-61 on their website. Aptly titled ‘The Three Amigios’, the exhibition features the works of Vinoo Bhagat, Kishan S Rana and Deb Mukharji. The three met as undergraduates at St Stephen’s […]

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MAYANK JAIN PARICHHA -April 17, 2020

Musicians in rural India, who depend on religious festivities for a living, face hard times as all gatherings, including social events, stand cancelled in the wake of the Coronavirus outbreak. Fifty-year old Sarvan, a Dalit, is a resident of a village called Parichha — a gram panchayat in Pohri tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya […]

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Nabeel Ahmed -April 3, 2020

The spread of Coronavirus has increased uncertainty in the future of Indian youth, here and abroad, including the postponement of internships, often the first steps to a career  The spread of Coronavirus across the globe has led to countries shutting their borders, announcing lockdowns and concentrating on containing the spread of the virus. In tune […]

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Patriot Bureau -March 21, 2020

The Adityanath government has banned large gatherings, except in the holy city where over 10 lakh people are expected for the Ram Navami Mela later this month UTTAR PRADESH, India’s most populous state with a headcount of around 22 crore, declared the coronavirus outbreak an “epidemic” last week. It has reported 12 infections so far. […]

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