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In this new column, eminent photographers reflect on their memorable works

Co-founder of Fabindia, Bim Bissell was the force behind promotion of Indian handicrafts and handlooms

Poet and author Gopaldas Neeraj, popularly known as Neeraj, also penned the lyrics of several hit film songs. His son, Mrigank Prabhakar, pays tribute on his birth centenary

Exploring the eclectic world of four women who have been honoured with the Sahitya Akademi Award for 2024

From withdrawing her first book over editing changes to turning down the Padma Bhushan, from designing her own gararas to rattling off coarse words used in her book at a seminar — each act of Krishna Sobti was an act of defiance. Remembering the literary icon in her birth centenary year

Despite having tasted success with two Hindi films, the filmmaker made a conscious departure from the narrative style of storytelling

In times where monitoring of what you say, write or paint is auto-corrected by the artists’ dependence on grants and endorsements, art is increasingly relinquishing the connection it had towards the political sphere

Several of the popular parallel films to come out of India in recent years are collaborations between countries geographically & culturally distant

Working in an era when sophisticated equipment was not widely available, the stage lighting stalwart relied on ingenuity to achieve complex effects

The art calendar next year is brimming with artists’ engagement with the past, present and future, with the highlight being Modernist painter Krishen Khanna’s 100th birthday in July

December is a treat for music lovers with festivals lined up from North to South, though the exacting schedule is a challenge for artistes

December 24 marks the birth centenary of Mohd Rafi, whose songs continue to hold sway

‘The Great Mughals: Art, Architecture, and Opulence’ at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, highlights ‘the great age of Mughal art’, while the inheritance has in recent years been repressed or actively denied — akin to disowning the Mughals

Nothing was accidental or casual in the Rock Garden even though it might have seemed so. This was genius at work

The camera was his constant companion, but it was a passionate indulgence that graphic artist Surinder Singh Chandhok seldom cared to share with the rest. His son, Gurvinder Singh, an award-winning filmmaker, rediscovers a wealth of negatives that stand out for their observational quality

The New Delhi-based art gallery celebrates its 35th anniversary with an exhibition of works by artists who’ve been integral to its journey

Ninth edition of the festival kicks off on December 15

What is the marker of an artist’s greatness? His contribution to the art scenario of his time? His body of work? His eccentricities? The worth of his work after death? His trysts and tribulations that transcended the personal to become...

Bhagwan Das Garga exercised a global modernity that began to ferment in the immediate aftermath of the collapse of empire colonialism. He would come to inhabit an era energised by the dissolution of an ancient order and the pursuit of...

Vocalist Mahesh Kale is based in California, but visits India every other month, crisscrossing the country, giving concerts, teaching and recording for his show on Colors Marathi. An icon for the younger generation, it is a common sight to see...

From the formal to the informal, theatre spaces have been through a journey of interesting transitions

We, in Chandigarh, claimed Prof BN Goswamy as our own, cheering him and basking in his achievements as he travelled and lectured around the world. We knew he would be back home, and we could interact with him, listen to...

On his first death anniversary, a tribute to Prof BN Goswamy

A passion and a vision in Kasauli November 12, 2023 (five days before he passed away aged 90) 19.4.76 (Moscow) Dear Vivan, we had been to Leningrad — fantastic place — remembered you quite a lot. Went to Hermitage and...

BN Goswamy was India’s most eminent art historian — distinguished with the highest honours by the Indian government and admired by his readers and listeners for his deep and traditional understanding of Hindu religiosity as well as Muslim Sufi culture;...