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Indian contemporary art on show at Lalit Kala Akademi in Chennai

Indian contemporary art on show at Lalit Kala Akademi in Chennai

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Manifestoes in the Open Air presents a slice of what contemporary Indian art means in today’s context | Photo Credit: special arrangement Artist Basist Kumar’s photorealist canvases are one for the books. At Lalit Kala Akademi today, his body of work speaks a decipherable language — whether it be in large swathes of familiar landscapes, […]

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With Yūga, designer Parul Gupta is designing gender-neutral apparel with Chendamangalam weaves

With Yūga, designer Parul Gupta is designing gender-neutral apparel with Chendamangalam weaves

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A snapshot from Kiru Keshiki | Photo Credit: Anirudh Salu A couple of years ago, the Chendamangalam Handloom Weavers’ Cooperative Societies in Kerala’s Ernakulam district were grappling with yarn and dye shortages, and poor sales. This was after weavers lost their livelihood to the 2018 floods. Over the years, designers such as Sreejith Jeevan, and […]

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