Getting high after a low
When Kaushal Pal was 16 years old, he would wait for the first week of the month when salaries would...
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A platform for those who create art
Founded by Shefali Khanna, Dear Sunshine is a non-profit organisation that helps musicians and artisans looking for opportunities to showcase...
Rags to riches: Gem of a man on Old Delhi’s footpaths
At the age of 12, Mukeed Ahmad came to Delhi, a city of dreams, in search of work. “I started...
Shades of blue: Why art is a natural outlet for activism
Most of Siddhesh Gautam’s works were based on his personal experiences growing up in a deprived community. According to Gautam,...
Dr M Sayeed Alam: A theatre of history and comedy
With instruments and props scattered around in his dining space, and an empty hall with a couple of beautifully carved...
If it’s a man’s world, why not dress as one to survive?
As Nusrat Jahan confidently sits behind mounds of paper cups and kulhads, her brother Kamaal recites his freshly written Urdu...
Karthik, a ‘special’ resurgence
It was during the 2014 Asian Games when Dinesh Karthik was accompanying his would-be wife, star squash player Dipika Pallikal,...
Gond redefined: a conversation with Padma Shri Bhajju Shyam
According to Bhajju Shyam, a 2018 Padma Shree awardee for Gond art, the art form largely focuses on Gond kings....
Metronama: going places, rapidly
On the Yellow Line a woman sits nursing an infant not more than twenty days old. We are not in...