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The Shadows of Absence: Tom Vattakuzhy’s First Solo Exhibition in India

Exhibitions /

Presented by The Institute of Contemporary Indian Art and AstaGuru The Institute of Contemporary Indian Art (ICIA), with the support of AstaGuru, is pleased to present The Shadows of Absence—the first-ever solo exhibition in India by celebrated artist Tom Vattakuzhy. The exhibition will be held at the Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Kolkata, from […]

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“Krishan Khanna is an Artist of Epic Imagination”: Ashok Vajpeyi

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Excerpts from the conversation between Poet and eminent Cultural Critic Ashok Vajpeyi and Abir Pothi Founder Nidheesh Tyagi Krishan Khanna: An Unusual Modern Master Krishan Khanna is a very unusual modern artist. This modern master has attained the age of one hundred. The Progressive Artists Group, of which he was a member, had artists who

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Visit The Last Fire Temple in Mumbai’s Parsi Museum, You Can Enter!

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Inside Framji Dadabhoy Alpaiwalla Museum. Courtesy - Conde Nast Traveller

Introduction Tucked away in a quiet lane of Mumbai’s bustling Malabar Hill stands the Framji Dadabhoy Alpaiwalla Museum, a unique institution unlike any other in the world. As the only museum dedicated solely to Parsi-Zoroastrian history and culture, it is both a time capsule and a wake-up call. With the Parsi population in India dwindling

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Serendipity Arts Residency 2025 Brings Diverse Cohort of Artists and Programmer-in-Residence

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Serendipity Arts is pleased to announce the selected participants for the ongoing eighth edition of the Serendipity Arts Residency, which began on 12 May 2025. The annual three-month residency, held at the Serendipity Arts Foundation in New Delhi, continues its commitment to nurturingemerging voices across disciplines and geographies. This year’s edition brings together five Artists-in-Residence

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Kolhapuri Chappals & Prada: Inspiration or Cultural Appropriation

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Renowned Italian luxury brand Prada recently unveiled its Men’s Spring/Summer 2026 collection, which featured what it described as “leather flat sandals” priced at around ₹1.2 lakh. However, the design immediately caught the eye of many for its uncanny resemblance to Kolhapuri chappals the traditional handcrafted leather footwear deeply rooted in India’s cultural heritage. The open-toed

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Forging Legacies: Two Artists, One Contemporary Vision

Artists of the Week /

Hemalatha Senathipathi: Contemporary Lineage of Cholamandal’s Legacy Born 1969, Hemalatha Senathipathi is Chennai based sculptor and painter. Her genes are artistically coded, being the chip of the old block, the daughter of nationally acclaimed eminent artist M. Senathipathi of the erstwhile Madras Art Movement. An artistic career spanning over three decades, she has dedicatedly worked

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Serendipity Arts Festival Announces Curators and Grants for its 10th Edition.

Exhibitions, Featured /

In its largest-ever edition, the festival will have 35+ curators including Shubha Mudgal, Lillete Dubey, Ehsaan Noorani, Manu Chandra, Thukral & Tagra, and Geeta Chandran among others across disciplines like visual and performing arts, craft, culinary arts and accessibility. Serendipity Arts Festival (SAF) returns to Panaji, Goa in its landmark tenth edition, from December 12

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Rare Rabindranath Tagore Works Achieve Exceptional Results At AstaGuru’s ‘Collectors’

art market, art market news /

AstaGuru’s recently concluded ‘Collectors’ Choice’ auction witnessed remarkable results for two rare and historically significant offerings by Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore, reaffirming his enduring legacy and cultural resonance. Lot no 5, an extraordinary archival lot of 35 handwritten letters with 14 envelopes that Tagore penned to sociologist Dhurjati Prasad Mukerji, sold for ₹5,90,00,000. Written between

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