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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;...

Arpita Singh’s works move us on many levels, elevating the ordinary with a startling intensity, yet soothing serenity

Celebrated American comics journalist Joe Sacco’s work is a blend of reportage and art

Amit Dutta’s latest film, ‘Phool Ka Chhand’ (‘Rhythm of a Flower’), which premiered at the MAMI Mumbai Film Festival recently and won the Golden Gateway Award, the event’s top accolade, is a full feature-length hand-drawn animated film on the life...

There is something pleasurable about discovering the ancient, and finding connections. I love ferreting out old stories and drinking in the ancient well of knowledge. The story that has held me in thrall is about the nature of ‘time’. A...

Photographer Sayali Goyal travels through rural India and captures the unnoticed

There is more to the quick-witted art collector than meets the eye

Thota Vaikuntam’s Delhi show is a reflection on his five-decade journey and the connection with his Telangana roots

Food is often used as the main ingredient in plays, engaging the audience in multi-sensory ways

The Department of Language has announced 10 best literary book awards for the year 2023 related to various categories. As many as 144 books in different categories, including Punjabi novels, poetry books and drama were shortlisted for the awards and...

Satinder Kaur, collections manager at Dumfries House is offering visitors an authentic 18th-century dining experience in historic home's Pink Dining Room

Muzaffar Ali’s art and aesthetics are a lesson in history, culture and philosophy. A Sufi at heart, his creations reflect his fine taste, not just as an artist, filmmaker, sculptor, poet, designer and illustrator, but most importantly, as an equine...

It had just been a month or so since their wedding when Kailash Kaur suddenly found herself on stage, acting in her husband’s play at Nangal. An engineer at the Bhakra-Nangal dam site, Gursharan Singh had formed a drama company...

Classical music, as we know it today in North India, would not have existed without the patronage of the princely states. Musicians attached to the court were given salaries and allowed to pursue the arts without the fear of the...

Lavish backdrops, melodramatic flourishes, high-pitched singing, complex tableaux and opulent floats — it combined European techniques with local contours to create a theatre form that became India’s first commercial venture

An exhibition to mark 20th anniversary of Gallery Akar Prakar puts the spotlight on the trailblazers

Ladakh-raised Maisam Ali takes his debut film ‘In Retreat’ to the prestigious Busan International Film Festival

Bickram Ghosh brings Shubha Mudgal, Aruna Sairam and Usha Uthup on one stage, and it’s magic

Once in a while comes a show that transports viewers from the real world to the sublime and works as a time machine. ‘OP Sharma & the Fine Art of Photography (1950s-1990s)’, presented by the Alkazi Foundation for the Arts...