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The Science Behind Gamchas: Samvaad with Jaya Jaitly: Part VI

Welcome to Samvaad, where art meets conversation, and inspiration knows no bounds. Here we engage in insightful conversations with eminent personalities from the art fraternity. Through Samvaad, Abir Pothi aims to create a platform for thought-provoking discussions, providing readers with an exclusive glimpse into the creative processes, inspirations, and experiences of these creative individuals. From […]

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Isabella: Love, Blood and Tears in a Feast Table?

Mostly, painting has many layers of stories. One picture may bring many layers of narratives and other materials alike. Some paintings, like ‘Isabella (1849), a creation of John Everett Millais, have a multi-layered story, which brings many unfamiliar things into the dialogue. One painting has many roots that went into literature, poetry and that time,

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Significant Discovery of Palaeolithic Tools and Rock Art Unearthed in Rachakonda

In a remarkable find, new evidence of Upper Palaeolithic tools and rock art has been discovered in Rachakonda, shedding light on the prehistoric inhabitants of the region. Historian Dyavanapalli Satyanarayana, who has been studying the area since 2014, recently made the significant discovery during a visit on July 8 and 9. The findings include prehistoric

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Theatre Festival Revives Kashmir’s Folk Art Scene, Reigniting Cultural Heritage

In an effort to revive the cultural heritage lost during the grip of militancy in Kashmir over the past three decades, a seven-day theatre festival organised by Kashmiri cultural NGO Vomedh is currently underway. The festival aims to breathe new life into the region’s fledgling folk art scene, which has suffered greatly due to the

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Shariqa Gulzar: Kashmiri Teenager Enters India Book of Records for Portrait of the Firepot

Shariqa Gulzar, a talented teenage artist from Pulwama district in south Kashmir, has recently garnered significant recognition in the art community. Her exceptional skills in calligraphy, mandala art, and sketching have earned her a coveted spot in the prestigious India Book of Records. Shariqa’s latest achievement features a vibrant portrait of the traditional Kashmiri fire

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Artists and INTACH Launch Campaign to Save Heritage Structures in Udupi

Artists, in collaboration with the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH)-Udupi subchapter, have initiated a campaign to preserve the heritage structures of Udupi. The campaign aims to raise awareness about the importance of protecting these structures and prevent the demolition of a 117-year-old building that served as the old jail. Background and

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The Experience of a Haat and the Inadequacy of Indian Street Murals: Samvaad with Jaya Jaitly (Part V of VI)

Welcome to Samvaad, where art meets conversation, and inspiration knows no bounds. Here we engage in insightful conversations with eminent personalities from the art fraternity. Through Samvaad, Abir Pothi aims to create a platform for thought-provoking discussions, providing readers with an exclusive glimpse into the creative processes, inspirations, and experiences of these creative individuals. From

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Khaal Gaon: Stories of Climate Change and Displacement from North-East India  

Conceptual art gives art practitioners more possibilities, equipping ambiguous space for arranging visual arguments and setting them into a ‘laboratory’ to encounter the audience freely. Khaal Gaon is an art project of Anga Art Collective, designed as a laboratory for the collectivity of ideas, individual practices and observations, displayed in Kiran Nadar Museum of Art

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The Aesthetics of Imperfection and Insufficiency in Japanese Culture

The Japanese aesthetic tradition encompasses diverse tastes and arts, from minimalist Noh theatre to flamboyant Kabuki theatre, monochrome brush ink paintings to gold-gilded screen paintings, and simple tea huts to majestic castles. Among these, one distinctive theme stands out: the celebration of imperfection and insufficiency. This Japanese appreciation embraces objects with defects, an impoverished look,

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Fictional Characters of Afra Eisma in Textile Art Projects

Visual art has relied upon Visuals. What we see is the principal thing in visual art, and what we carry and sublimate also matters. Artwork can come anywhere, literature or folklore, a song or resistance, political uprising and revolution. Any event can stimulate artwork. What we see is a manifestation of other things. An artist,

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