One for the road: Delhi show brings together 14 artists to highlight shared creativity and heritage of the Silk Route

One for the road: Delhi show brings together 14 artists to highlight shared creativity and heritage of the Silk Route

Artworks for Padm at Bikaner House from January 30 | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT India’s first curated platform for contemporary sculptural art, Padm, is hosting its inaugural exhibition. Conceptualised by Sakshi Ruia and curated by Falguni Bhatt, the show brings together a series of ceramic and stone sculptures by 14 contemporary artists showcasing the cultural […]

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Six Kathakali veterans including three women reunite after 20 years for a performance in Kasaragod

Six Kathakali veterans including three women reunite after 20 years for a performance in Kasaragod

Hymavathi Raveendran, Baby Nair, K Kunhambu Nair, Karthiyani Muniyoor, Ramakrishna Nambiar and Raghunath Kanuthur practising for their performance on January 7. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Twenty years after her last recital, 68-year-old Hymavathi Raveendran will apply chutti (facial make-up of Kathakali) to play Lord Krishna of Kuchelavritham Kathakali on January 7. “Happiness!” says Hymavathi […]

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How heritage conservationists are preserving culturally and historically significant artefacts and monuments

How heritage conservationists are preserving culturally and historically significant artefacts and monuments

A leopard skin lies on a table at Namita Jaspal’s lab, set on the second floor of her three-storeyed house in New Chandigarh, a township just outside the eponymous state capital of Punjab and Haryana. “It has come for restoration from a private collection,” says Namita, the chief conservator of Heritage Preservation Atelier, a company […]

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After NMACC in Mumbai, Delhi to get a new cultural address

After NMACC in Mumbai, Delhi to get a new cultural address

The architectural model of KNMA new cultural centre | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Close on the heels of the opening of the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre in Mumbai, Delhi is set to get the country’s largest state-of-the-art cultural centre. The architectural model of the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA) was unveiled last weekend […]

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Bharat Gaurav Train operating between Coimbatore and Shirdi to include more new destinations

Bharat Gaurav Train operating between Coimbatore and Shirdi to include more new destinations

South Star Rail operates between Coimbatore and Shirdi “The objective of Bharat Gaurav Train services is to showcase our country’s rich cultural heritage and magnificent historical places to the people of India and the world,” says Jose Charles Martin, MD of M&C Group. The group, under South Star Rail, its sister concern, runs a train […]

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Culture clash? Conservative Qatar preps for FIFA World Cup party

Culture clash? Conservative Qatar preps for FIFA World Cup party

On the Instagram accounts of fashion models and superstars last month, the sheikhdom of Qatar looked like one glittering party. High-heeled designers descended on exhibition openings and fashion shows in downtown Doha. Celebrities, including a prominent gay rights campaigner, snapped selfies on a pulsing dance floor. “As-salaam ‘alykum Doha!” Dutch model Marpessa Hennink proclaimed on […]

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Storytrails walking tours book showcases India’s heritage

Storytrails walking tours book showcases India’s heritage

Chennai-based Storytrails launches a fun-filled, information-packed book drawn from its walking tours across the country Chennai-based Storytrails launches a fun-filled, information-packed book drawn from its walking tours across the country The skyline of Chennai’s coast is pinned in place by the Arabian Nights-like turrets of the High Court on the one side, and the Gothic spire of […]

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Chettinad Heritage and Cultural Festival Karaikudi event

Chettinad Heritage and Cultural Festival Karaikudi event

The Chettinad Heritage and Cultural Festival promises a deep dive into the region’s rich history The Chettinad Heritage and Cultural Festival promises a deep dive into the region’s rich history If visiting Chettinad and experiencing the region’s rich culture, flavourful cuisine, and extravagant architecture has been on your to-do list for way too long, the […]

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