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Following Severe Backlash, Prada to Launch ‘Made in India’ Kolhapuri Sandals Worth ₹75,000

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Italian luxury brand Prada will release a limited-edition collection of sandals crafted in India, drawing inspiration from the country’s traditional footwear styles. Each pair will sell for around €800 (approximately ₹75,000), according to Lorenzo Bertelli, Prada’s Marketing Director and Head of Corporate Social Responsibility, in an interview with Reuters. The initiative follows public criticism over cultural […]

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Vayu – Design for Living Opens Expanded Lodhi Market Store

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Vayu – Design for Living opened its new store in New Delhi’s Lodhi Market in December 2025. The event featured a craft-led showcase attended by members of the craft, design, and cultural community. Event Highlights and Attendees The evening drew collectors, painters, architects, and cultural leaders. Notable attendees included Lekha Poddar, founder of Devi Art

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U.S. Department of Education Reclassifies Architecture and Other Professions, Eliminating “Professional Degree” Status

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The U.S. Department of Education has announced a significant policy shift that will reclassify architecture, nursing, accounting, social work, occupational therapy, physical therapy, special education, and public health as non-professional degrees effective July 1, 2026. The change fundamentally alters federal student loan eligibility and borrowing limits for students pursuing these graduate-level degrees.​​ Financial Impact on

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South Asia’s Premier Contemporary Art Festival, Kochi-Muziris Biennale Opens Today at Kochi

Kochi Muziris Biennale /

The sixth edition of Kochi-Muziris Biennale officially inaugurates today, transforming the historic port city of Kochi into a 110-day hub of artistic exchange, creative dialogue, and cultural resilience. The sixth edition, titled “For the Time Being,” opened with a flag-hoisting ceremony at Aspinwall House this morning and will see Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan formally inaugurate

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Cecilia Vicuña Wins Inaugural Art Basel Awards Icon Artist Gold Medal

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Chilean artist, poet, and activist Cecilia Vicuña has received the inaugural Art Basel Awards Icon Artist Gold Medal, the highest artist distinction in the fair’s new awards platform launched during Art Basel Miami Beach 2025. She is part of the first cohort of “Gold Awardees,” recognized in the Icon Artist category for a decades-long practice

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Nnena Kalu’s Turner Prize Win Marks Historic Shift for Neurodiverse Artists

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Sculptor and drawing-based artist Nnena Kalu has won the 2025 Turner Prize, becoming the first artist with a learning disability to receive the United Kingdom’s most prominent contemporary art award. The Glasgow-born, London-based artist was recognised for an installation of vividly coloured sculptures and drawings that judges described as “bold and compelling” in both material

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Kolkata’s AMI Arts Festival Nears Its Grand Finale and Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Miss It

Art Festivals /

Kolkata Centre for Creativity (KCC) has presented the sixth edition of the AMI Arts Festival, its annual multidisciplinary celebration of art and culture, running from November 21 to December 21, 2025. Launched in 2020, the festival marks KCC’s anniversary and continues to serve as a platform for diverse artistic expressions across visual arts, performance, design, and community

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Memorium: Frank Gehry, Architect of Boundless Imagination and Iconic Design

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Frank Gehry, who died in December 2025 at the age of 96, was one of the most influential and recognizable architects of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. His work reshaped skylines and civic identities around the world, making him a cultural figure whose name was known well beyond the field of architecture.​ Born

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