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Design in India: Story of the Civilization Itself

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Design's Journey Through Indian Civilization

Ancient Foundations: Urban Planning and Craftsmanship Design in India has evolved through a long, layered history where craft, technology, and ideology constantly intersect. From ancient urban planning to contemporary digital interfaces, Indian design has negotiated between tradition and modernity, utility and symbolism, local forms and global influences. The earliest evidence of design consciousness in India […]

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Mumbai Becomes a Living Museum Once Again: DAG’s ‘The City as a Museum’ Returns for Edition Two

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The city of Mumbai is once again turning into an open-air museum this March, as DAG Museums presents the second edition of The City as a Museum, Mumbai. The ongoing festival reimagines Mumbai as a living archive—where its streets, institutions, and histories become both venue and collaborator in a dynamic exploration of performance, art, community, and

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‘She Who Saw the Deep’: Ceramic Practices Converge at Museo Camera

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'She Who Saw the Deep', a three-person ceramic sculpture exhibition

A new ceramic sculpture exhibition titled ‘She Who Saw the Deep’ opens at Museo Camera, Gurugram, from March 25 to 29, 2026, bringing together three artists whose practices converge around the act of looking beneath the surface of lived experience. Presented by Galerie at Museo, the show runs daily from 11 am to 7 pm

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Musical evening with Dextrus – Unplugged & Unbound:  From Ragas to Rock  

Celebrate International Women’s Day with a high-voltage musical takeover. This all-female lineup presents a dynamic journey across genres — from the depth of Indian classical and the fluidity of jazz to the energy of rock and pop. The evening will also feature a curated showcase of blues, pop, and R&B artists from India and the

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Threads That Bind: Reframing Kantha in Contemporary Context

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Threads that Bind: The Kantha Project,

Gallery Vayu, in collaboration with utsaco, presents Threads that Bind: The Kantha Project, a new exhibition curated by Amit Vijaya. It is On view from March 11 to 20, 2026, at Gallery Vayu, Lodhi Road. The show brings together textile artworks that reimagine the traditional craft of kantha as a site of contemporary artistic and philosophical inquiry.

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The Woman Power market at Quorum Gurgaon

Srila Chatterjee, known for her inimitable style and flair for beautiful things will curate a Woman Power market at Quorom, Gurgoan. The pop up is a melange  of decor pieces, apparel, jewellery, unique art and crafts and more.   This electrifying three-day extravaganza, from March 13th to 15th, will showcase woman-led creativity, culture, and unbreakable community bonds.

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Sufi Heritage Festival Returns to Sunder Nursery, Celebrating Sufism

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Sufi Heritage Festival

The serene Mughal-era gardens of Sunder Nursery will once again echo with the sounds of devotion, poetry, and mysticism as the Sufi Heritage Festival returns for its second edition on February 28 and March 1, 2026 (2–10 PM). Conceptualised by Yasmin Kidwai and Himanshu Anand under Culture Plus, and powered by Aadyam Handwoven (an Aditya Birla initiative), the festival seeks to recast Sufism not

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Songs of the Stone Returns with Rakesh Chaurasia at Qutub Minar

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Delhi’s iconic Qutub Minar will once again become the stage for an extraordinary confluence of sound, light, and legacy as Songs of the Stone returns for its second chapter on 8 March 2026. Conceptualised by Simar Malhotra under her cultural platform Inkpot India, the series transforms heritage monuments into immersive performance spaces where music and architecture converse across centuries. Presented in

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Raw Collaborative’s Design Cultures – City Collabs Kolkata Set to Showcase Indian Design Legacy

Design, Venice Biennale 2026 /

Raw Collaborative is bringing its innovative Design Cultures series to Kolkata with the City Collabs edition, running from February 27 to March 1, 2026, at the Kolkata Centre for Creativity (KCC). This travelling showcase explores India’s diverse design landscape by blending craft traditions, contemporary practices, and cultural narratives, making design accessible and place-specific.​ Event Highlights

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Amit Ambalal’s ‘Leela’ Exhibition Opens at Mumbai

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Sakshi Gallery in Mumbai will host veteran artist Amit Ambalal’s fifth solo show titled Leela, opening tomorrow and running through March 31, 2026.​​ The preview takes place on Thursday, February 26, 2026, from 6 pm to 9 pm at the Ground Floor Gallery, Sakshi Gallery, Third Pasta Lane, Colaba, Mumbai.​ The exhibition remains open to the

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