Storytellers of the streets | Sameer and Zeenat Kulavoor’s ‘Everyday India’

Storytellers of the streets | Sameer and Zeenat Kulavoor’s ‘Everyday India’

Hand-drawn ‘Storefronts & Signages’ | Photo Credit: Bombay Duck Design When directing someone to a location, chances are you’ll probably guide them with signages, eschewing formal road names. “Turn left after the Mother Dairy hoarding; take a U-turn when you see the SBI ATM; the office is bang opposite the Croma showroom!” Brands, and their […]

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Kerala inspires  Masque, the award winning Mumbai restaurant’s, new menu.

Kerala inspires Masque, the award winning Mumbai restaurant’s, new menu.

The traditional puran poli  as a tart, filled with the flavours of seasonal vegetables found in the ambati curry. String hoppers with meat curry reinterpreted and served with fried shallots flavoured kahwa broth? These and many more re-imagined versions may just be some of the offerings at Masque, Mumbai when it reopens in Augustafter a month long break […]

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Cyrus, on traffic, seemingly endless roadwork and embracing Mumbai

Cyrus, on traffic, seemingly endless roadwork and embracing Mumbai

Satheesh Vellinezhi | Photo Credit: Satheesh Vellinezhi Look, I might as well start today’s lecture, with an appropriate action — an apology. This apology is no ordinary apology. To liberally borrow from one of this century’s greatest poets, Shree Saddam Hussein, this is ‘the mother of all apologies’. In the sense that this apology covers […]

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The third edition of AYCS to showcase homegrown fashion, music and art

The third edition of AYCS to showcase homegrown fashion, music and art

A fashion show put together at AYCS  | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement When he successfully executed the first edition of All You Can Street (AYCS) at the age of 19 in 2021, Abhishek Gandhi wanted to make homegrown brands the new wave of trends. A year later, his brainchild — what he calls a cultural […]

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Mumbai’s Gallery XXL puts post-graffiti and urban contemporary art in the spotlight

Mumbai’s Gallery XXL puts post-graffiti and urban contemporary art in the spotlight

Aravani Art Project, Deepa in Colaba I, 2023, Acrylic, cloth and embroidery on canvas, 48 x 24 inches  | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement In February this year, the India Art Fair in New Delhi showcased a couple of ‘outsiders’ at Bikaner House. Featuring artworks by phenomenal artists including Anpu Varkey, Aravani Art Project, Guesswho, Fintan […]

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Mumbai-based artist Rekha Vyas weaves magic through hand shadows and narrates tales through puppets

Mumbai-based artist Rekha Vyas weaves magic through hand shadows and narrates tales through puppets

A shadow puppetry show on Ramayana being performed by Mumbai-based artist Rekha Vyas organised by GEMS, recently held in Visakhapatnam. | Photo Credit: V Raju As the lights went off, the small white screen on stage came alive with floating forms of animals in their habitat, humans and scenes from daily life. Mumbai-based hand shadowgraphy […]

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BJP leaders in Mumbai stage protest against Rahul Gandhi for ‘insulting’ OBCs

BJP leaders in Mumbai stage protest against Rahul Gandhi for ‘insulting’ OBCs

Activists of the BJP take part in a protest against Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi in Mumbai on March 25, 2023. | Photo Credit: AFP The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday staged protests here against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi demanding an apology from him for “insulting” the Other Backward Classes (OBC). The protests, with placards with messages […]

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Count Of Savoy, who ran second in his last start, should make amends in the R.N. Kanga Trophy

Count Of Savoy, who ran second in his last start, should make amends in the R.N. Kanga Trophy

Trainer M. Narredu’s ward Count Of Savoy, who ran second in his last start, should make amends in the R.N. Kanga Trophy, the main event of Sunday’s (Mar. 12) evening races. Rails will be placed 5 metres wide from 1400m to 1200m and thereafter 10 metres wide from 800m up to the winning post. 1. […]

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Singer-songwriter John Legend, who staged two concerts in India last weekend, is now immune to the vagaries of chart success

Singer-songwriter John Legend, who staged two concerts in India last weekend, is now immune to the vagaries of chart success

India has witnessed performances by several Grammy winners but singer-songwriter John Legend is the first EGOT to have played our shores. An EGOT, as you may or may not know, is a term that refers to the small list of individuals who have won Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards. ALSO READ John Legend supports […]

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John Legend, who just staged concerts in India, is immune to the vagaries of chart success

John Legend, who just staged concerts in India, is immune to the vagaries of chart success

India has witnessed performances by several Grammy winners but singer-songwriter John Legend is the first EGOT to have played our shores. An EGOT, as you may or may not know, is a term that refers to the small list of individuals who have won Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards. ALSO READ | John Legend […]

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