Dancing to Rajasthani tunes
13 Jun 2012 4:41 PM ISTIt is perhaps India’s biggest exhibit, culturally, in the Western world as proved by the thousands of tourists from across the globe who throng the...
Lodhi Garden gets poetic
11 Jun 2012 8:24 AM ISTAgainst the backdrop of quiet monuments that stand mute witnesses to history, a unique poetry recitation programme was held in the sylvan surroundings...
Churning the sands of time
11 Jun 2012 8:19 AM ISTFollowing what seems to be a tradition of sorts with the Indian music scene and its Bollywood counterpart, another band from across the border is all...
Dressing up, Raj style
8 Jun 2012 12:53 PM IST'Costumes of Hindostan' [Costumes de L’indostan] by Balthazar Solvyns, a reprint edition of 60 colour printed engraved plates with descriptions in...
Dancing away to memories
7 Jun 2012 3:23 PM ISTMemories are the essence of time. Every human being has his own set of experiences which s/he jots down in the brain to enrich his experience through...
Bring on the 'bindu'
7 Jun 2012 3:15 PM ISTWhen I had met SH Raza last summer, just after his much-hyped return from Paris after nearly six decades, the grand old man of Indian art was...
Comrade Kumbhakarna merges lore, reality
4 Jun 2012 12:25 PM ISTWith the advent of too many entertainment sources proliferating each day, it is surprising that theatre is not already dead. So when one saw a crowd...
India’s varied palettes
31 May 2012 7:44 AM ISTIf you are a food lover, and willing to experiment, then Dilli Haat is where you should be heading. The place, a popular shopping haunt among...
Overseas ‘Japantowns’ to boost economy
31 May 2012 6:48 AM ISTJapan is hoping to cash in on its rich culture by recreating fashionable districts of Tokyo in foreign cities, determined that enclaves of vibrant...
A social commentary
30 May 2012 7:58 AM ISTIt is not everyday that you can get a play to run packed houses. And to do it year after year is truly commendable. Asmita Theatre Group has managed...
A 'social' man and the canvas
26 May 2012 7:51 AM ISTManu Parekh's journey embodies the itinerant sailor's trail along the vast expanse of land and sea. Standing in the throes of acute artistic crisis,...
Young at art
25 May 2012 9:07 AM ISTFrom palace like art galleries where the works of renowned artists are critically evaluated over wine and cheese, art has now seeped into the realm of...
