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Athmaja Biju

Athmaja Biju is the Editor at Abir Pothi. She is a Translator and Writer working on Visual Culture.

Group Exhibition “Linear Conversations: Between Line and Form” Open in Delhi

Exhibitions /

Tarun Art Gallery, New Delhi, is presenting Linear Conversations: Between Line and Form, a group exhibition featuring six contemporary Indian artists — Anup Kumar Chand, Bikash Poddar, Tapan Dash, Goldminson Aimol, Harshh Kumar, and Ishu. The exhibition explores the relationship between line and form through diverse artistic perspectives and practices. The show brings together artists working […]

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Dastkari Haat Samiti Presents 40th Annual Crafts Bazaar at Dilli Haat, INA

Culture & Heritage /

The Dastkari Haat Samiti, under the leadership of its President Jaya Jaitly, will host the 40th Annual Dastkari Haat Crafts Bazaar at Dilli Haat, INA, New Delhi, from January 1 to 15, 2026. The annual event, a highlight of Delhi’s winter cultural calendar, brings together artisans from across India to showcase the country’s vast craft

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INSV Kaundinya: Reconstructed Fifth-century Indian Trading Vessel Sails to Oman

News /

In a symbolic reclamation of India’s seafaring past, the Indian Naval Sailing Vessel (INSV) Kaundinya set sail Monday from Porbandar, Gujarat, embarking on a historic maiden voyage to Muscat, Oman. The engineless vessel, painstakingly reconstructed from fifth-century ship depictions, carries not just a crew but an entire civilisation’s maritime memory across 1,400 kilometres of Arabian

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Paitkar Scrolls of Jharkhand: Chitrakar Painters of Epics

craft & Handmade /
Paitkar, sometimes written as Pyatkar, refers to a scroll painting tradition that centres today on Amadubi village in the East Singhbhum district of Jharkhand.

Paitkar, sometimes written as Pyatkar, refers to a scroll painting tradition that centres today on Amadubi village in the East Singhbhum district of Jharkhand. Chitrakar families, who work as hereditary painter‑storytellers, create the scrolls and perform them in a combined practice of image, song and narrative. Researchers link Paitkar to older pata or patua scroll

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Reclaiming the Body as Archive: Saviya Lopes’s “You, Me and Them: A Body That I Used to Know”

Exhibitions /

At Art and Charlie gallery, Saviya Lopes presents an ambitious solo exhibition that transforms intimate histories into monumental interrogations of memory, labour, and resistance. “You, Me and Them: A Body That I Used to Know,” running through January 2, 2026, stages the body not as a singular, bounded entity but as a living archive, a

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Witness and Resistance: Ashfika Rahman’s “Of Land, River, and Body” Show at Delhi

Exhibitions /

 Of Land, River, and Body (Mati, Nodi, Deho), the first solo exhibition in India by Bangladeshi artist Ashfika Rahman, transforms Vadehra Art gallery into an archive of voices, memories, and struggles that refuse to disappear. On view from 17 December 2025 to 24 January 2026, the exhibition brings together three ongoing projects — Than Para, Files of the

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Sut te Saah: An Exhibition Showcasing the Stories Woven in Phulkari at Delhi

Exhibitions /

At LATITUDE 28, the exhibition ਸੂਤ ਤੇ ਸਾਹ — Sut te Saah: Stories Woven in Phulkari is an archival and emotional journey through Punjab’s living textile heritage. Presented by Bhavna Kakar and curated by Shreya Sharma, the exhibition brings together over 40 rare pre-Partition Phulkaris and Baghs. It is from the collections of designer Amit Hansraj and

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The Indian Cultural Congress 2025 in Kochi Unites Art, Dissent and Diversity

Culture & Heritage /

The Indian Cultural Congress 2025 in Kochi was held as a national gathering of artists, writers, scholars and performers, foregrounding pluralism, dialogue and resistance to cultural homogenisation. Over three days from December 20 to 22, the city was turned into a dense network of seminars, performances and exhibitions spread across multiple venues in Ernakulam.​ Event

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ASI to Begin Rock Art Investigation in Sambalpur and Angul from December 27

Culture & Heritage /

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) will launch a detailed investigation into prehistoric rock art sites in Odisha’s Sambalpur and Angul districts starting December 27. The study aims to document, preserve, and analyze ancient rock engravings and paintings believed to date back to the prehistoric and early historic periods. According to officials, the ASI’s Bhubaneswar

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Saudi Arabia and China Mark 35 Years of Ties with Major Contemporary Art Exhibition in Riyadh

International Art News /

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Culture has announced that the Common Ground Festival, produced by Benchmark, will be held from December 24, 2025, to January 6, 2026, at Misk City in Riyadh. The festival forms part of the Saudi-Chinese Cultural Year 2025 and coincides with the celebration of 35 years of diplomatic relations between the two nations.

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