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Fellow Yellow Shapes Design Rooted in Stillness and Human Experience 

Fellow Yellow Design Studio is a young and thoughtful design practice led by Geethu Gangadharan and Sreyas Vidhu S. The studio believes that good design is not just about how a space looks, but how it feels and how people connect with it. With a background in architecture, Geethu brings a strong focus on people […]

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From Colonialism to Waste Colonialism: The Hidden Cost of Fast Fashion

Emmanuel Aggrey Tieku

Colonialism is considered to no longer exist. It is a system that European countries implemented with profit as the only goal. This is very clearly explained by French-Tunisian writer and essayist Albert Memmi in his book The Coloniser and the Colonised. Since it was implemented solely for profit, the term ‘colonial capitalism’ is also sometimes

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‘Echoes of Silence’ Depicts a Spiritual Reflection of the Himalayas

Echoes of Silence, a solo exhibition by Nidhi Sharma is on display at the Convention Centre Foyer, India Habitat Centre in New Delhi from 11th to 15th July 2026. The exhibition presents a series of abstract landscapes inspired by the Himalayas and Nidhi’s spiritual journey after decades of engagement with the mountains. The paintings are

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Framing Rural India: Ritayan Mukherjee on Photography, Memory, and Change

Ritayan “Rikh” Mukherjee is an independent photographer based in Kolkata. With editorial clients such as the World Bank Group and UNDP, he reports on healthcare, climate change, migration, and culture in rural India, and his photographs have been published in national and international media. Awarded the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism (RNG) Award in 2019,

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Holiday Homework Explores Childhood Beyond Mass Production

Holiday Homework exhibition in Delhi gathers 18 artists to rethink childhood, play and care through objects and participatory projects at Method. About the Exhibition Holiday Homework explores what childhood looks like when it is not shaped by mass production. LOAM, supported by the Ardee Foundation, asks how artists can construct environments of play instead of

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Inside Ask Aakriti: India’s First AI-Powered Guide to Indian Art

Aakriti Art Gallery will launch Ask Aakriti, India’s first AI-powered Virtual Art Advisor, on 17 July 2026. The platform appears on www.aakritiartgallery.com and aims to help collectors, students, researchers and art fans. It uses the gallery’s two decades of research, archives and curatorial know-how. What Ask Aakriti does Ask Aakriti answers questions about artists, artworks

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Old Bombay, New Visions: Gallery Maxima Debut in Fort

In Mumbai’s ever-evolving contemporary art landscape, Fort welcomes a compelling new addition with the opening of Gallery Maxima, founded by curator and arts professional Sunaina Rajan. Located within the historic Kitab Mahal building, the gallery enters the scene at a moment when the city is witnessing renewed energy around artist-led experimentation, critical programming, and expanding

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Three Exhibitions Showcasing Sumit Sarkar, Ann Carrington, and Emerging Voices in Hyderabad

Kalakriti Art Gallery in Hyderabad is currently hosting a trio of concurrent presentations—Liminal Threshold, In The Viewing Room, and A Special Viewing of Works by Ann Carrington—on view from 20 June to 18 August 2026, following a preview on 19 June. The exhibitions bring together contemporary practices from India and abroad, anchored by two solo presentations and

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