Kolkata: Where walls breathe art
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:13 am
Indian cities are not known for the walls of buildings transformed into art galleries as in the West. There is no Bansky yet in India where city walls are mostly usurped by politicians for flaunting their election posters. But one Kolkata neighbourhood recently showed the way, turning it into a graffiti hotspot. Photo journalist Avishek Mitra captures the change
Sunder Nursery to host the Classic Bagh Festival, an India-UK collaboration
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:13 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Designed as an immersive and environmentally conscious experience, the one-day ‘Classic Bagh Festival’ is scheduled to take place at the famous Sunder Nursery (formerly known as Azim Bagh, or Bagh-e-Azeem) this March.
Mystic music festival Ruhaniyat returns on digital platform, hybrid format for Mumbai event
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:13 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India’s leading mystic music festival, Ruhaniyat is back in a new avatar, with physical concert at Mumbai and digital presentations at other places.
Indian photographer Purushothaman Sathish Kumar wins the Serendipity Arles Grant (SAG) 2020
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:13 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Photographer Purushothaman Sathish Kumar, from Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, has won the Serendipity Arles Grant (SAG) 2020, said to be South Asia’s largest grant for photographers.
Flautist cop’s rendition wins hearts at Dover Lane Music Conference 2021 in Kolkata
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:13 am
Kolkata: A cop by profession, flautist Indrajit Basu won the hearts of Indian classical music connoisseurs with his performance at the prestigious Dover Lane Music Conference 2021.
Central Kolkata free library installs marble bust of Rabindranath Tagore
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:13 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Tripura Sankar Sen Shastri Smriti Granthagar, a government sponsored public library in central Kolkata, recently unveiled a marble bust sculpture of Nobel laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore.
Mumbai’s Phoenix Palladium hosts an art fest until March 8
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:13 am
Mumbai/IBNS: One of Mumbai’s premier shopping addresses, Phoenix Palladium, is hosting an art exhibition called The Luxe Fest until March 8, this year.
Digital COVID Relief Concert Series comes to the aid of folk musicians of Rajasthan
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:13 am
Jaipur/IBNS: While the COVID-19 pandemic has left no sectors unscathed, not many are aware how it has affected the people practicing folk arts and crafts.
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:13 am
The famous Nathdwara paintings of Rajasthan have at their core bhakti ras expressing devotion to Lord Krishna, Ranjita Biswas finds
Earshot to bring Dolby Atmos experience to podcasts in multiple Indian languages
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:13 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Earshot.in, billed as India’s digital destination for news, entertainment and audio originals, has announced the launch of Dolby Atmos immersive audio on the Earshot podcast streaming service app.
Museum sector in India needs to understand what the audience want: Vinod Daniel
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:13 am
Vinod Daniel, who spearheads the not-for-profit India Vision Institute (IVI), which promotes excellence in vision care delivery, is also a Member, International Council of Museums (ICOM), Paris. During his recent Kolkata visit IBNS-TWF correspondent Supriyo Hazra caught up with him to discuss his project and the challenges museums are facing amid the pandemic. Excerpts:
Infant Jesus Church at Santiniketan installs Stations of The Cross; draws people of all faiths
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:13 am
Bolpur, West Bengal: The Infant Jesus Church of Makrampur at Santiniketan in West Bengal has installed a Station of The Cross – depicting the crucifixion of Christ - and a grotto in the shape of a conch shell dedicated to the Lady of Lourdes.
Contemporary art festival Kathmandu Triennale 2077 will be held later this year
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:13 am
Kathmandu/IBNS: Kathmandu Triennale 2077, Nepal’s premier international platform for global contemporary arts, has announced the new dates for the fourth edition of the festival to be held later this year.
Journalist Elora Sen's maiden watercolour show is an upshot of her pandemic fightback
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:13 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Covid19 and the attendant lockdown brought the best and worst in our lives. But for some it is a journey of self-discovery while fighting back the strains of an unforgiving pandemic.
A guru had asked me to do farming for my skin tone: Kuchipudi exponent Raja Reddy
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:13 am
Dancing couple, guru and choreographer Raja and Radha Reddy, who are exponents in Kuchipudi, a major Indian classical dance form originating in Andhra Pradesh, were the guests at Ek Mulakat Vishesh organised by Prabha Khaitan Foundation and presented by Shree Cement in January. Souvik Ghosh brings excerpts of the Reddys in conversation with Shinjini Kulkarni
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:13 am
What’s so important about a book cover? Lots, if you look behind the cover, literally, finds Rakhee Roytalukdar
Apur Panchali, a wall calendar tribute to multifaceted genius Soumitra Chatterjee
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:13 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Apu, Felu Mittir, Udayan Pandit, Mayurbahan, Devdas- Soumitra Chatterjee the actor was constant in his excellence with all the changing characters on screen. While Bengalis are still coming to terms with his passing away in November last year, a wall calendar titled "Apur Panchali" in his memory was unveiled on Wednesday.
WICCI West Bengal Arts Council empowers women art community of West Bengal
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:13 am
Kolkata: To empower the women art community WICCI West Bengal Arts Council has taken an endeavour to support the women art community of West Bengal amidst the pandemic situation.
Confluence Ideathon 2021: A competition to develop innovative solutions for a cultural space
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Confluence Ideathon 2021 is inviting applications for an online competition where participants will have to develop innovative solutions for a cultural space in an urban setting.
Sabyasachi Mukherjee, Abir Chatterjee, Tanmoy Bose participate in Pooram 2020 by Unmish
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Fashion designer Sabyasachi Mukherjee, actor Abir Chatterjee and musician Tanmoy Bose have participated in Pooram 2020 organised by Unmish.
Shree Pritam brings together Bappi Lahiri, Kumar Sanu, Abhijeet, Rituparna for a musical project
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Under the musical baton of Shree Pritam, stalwart artists such as Bappi Lahiri, Kumar Sanu, Abhijeet, and many others, came together for the Bengali song ‘Hasbe Biswa Hasbe’, which was recently released on You Tube.
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Film and entertainment sector in Maharashtra is expanding by creating opportunities for employment and self-employment. Considering this, a proposal to give industry status to the film and entertainment sector would be presented at a cabinet meeting soon, clarified the state's Cultural Affairs Minister Amit Deshmukh
Spirituality not integral to an artist's journey: Geeta Chandran
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am
Bharatnatyam dancer Geeta Chandran was the guest at Ek Mulakat Visesh organised by Prabha Khaitan Foundation and presented by Shree Cement in late November. In the course of interaction, Chandran spoke about her dance, career and more. India Blooms brings excerpts
Chennai Photo Biennale postponed to next year, releases first list of artists
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am
Chennai/IBNS: The third edition of the Chennai Photo Biennale (CPB III) earlier scheduled for December this year has been postponed to the same month next year, according to the organizers, owing to the prevailing pandemic situation.
Turkish Presidential Symphony Orchestra’s new building opens doors as 'Turkey’s Cultural Campus'
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am
Ankara: One of the world’s longest established orchestras, with a history spanning nearly two centuries, the Turkish Presidential Orchestra (CSO) inaugurated its new building with spectacular gala concerts held on Dec 3-4-5. The new CSO building will breathe new life into Turkey’s culture and arts scene.
Do not miss the arts extravaganza SA Virtual in December
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Indulge in a fortnight of curated projects, performances, workshops, talks, engagement-based initiatives and discourse around the arts at the SA Virtual programme organised by the Serendipity Arts Foundation.
Paintings of Oscar-winning costume designer Bhanu Athaiya to go under the hammer on Dec 2
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am
Kolkata/UNI: In the predominantly male bastion of what has been categorized as the "Progressive Artists Group" or "Bombay Progressives", the rediscovery of a suite of paintings and sketches by Oscar-winning costume designer Bhanu Athaiya (née Rajopadhye) opens up the possibility of an important reframing of a popularly held notion about the artists producing in the milieu of post-Independence, cosmopolitan Bombay (Mumbai) of the 1950s.
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am
Srinagar: After a short break due to COVID-19 imposed lockdown, traditional and cultural activities have resumed in the Kashmir Valley.
Kashmir artisans to take part in Noida Haat fairs, make most of festival season
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am
Srinagar: After successful participation of craft entrepreneurs and exporters in virtual fairs amidst stringent Covid-19 lockdowns, the artisans and weavers from Kashmir shall get their first opportunity to participate in physical fairs outside the J&K for selling their exotic range of hand-made products during the Diwali Utsav beginning at Noida Haat from October 30 to November 14.
Sep 17, 2024, at 12:14 am
Jaipur: A short musical film “Dashobhuja” (the ten-armed Goddess) by Spagia Foundation has drawn the who’s who of the performing arts and film world to highlight the ten astras (weapons) wielded by Maa Durga in each hand and its deep spiritual meaning and message.