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A note-worthy move for art world
While everyone was busy trying to find liquor vends that were willing to accept the Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes hidden from wives for their daily tipple and wives were frantically calling the friendly n
10 Nov 2016 4:21 AM
The magic of indigenous perfumes
A small Diwali unrecyclable gift this year came from an uncle of mine who knows my penchant for indigenous perfume or ittar — it was a small vial of rose ittar from Rajasthan.
03 Nov 2016 2:23 AM
Remembering art world’s departed lights this Diwali
I am of the firm conviction that it is important to remember one’s gurus and loved ones during festivals and such happy occasions for they were once an intrinsic and important part of one’s life and t
27 Oct 2016 2:34 AM
An ‘epic’ discussion throws light on Mahabharata
If I were ever asked to name my single-most favourite book, the answer, without a moment’s hesitation, would be the Mahabharata.
20 Oct 2016 3:07 AM
Friendships renewed at launch of exhibition
I was in Mumbai last week for the opening of an exhibition that I had curated at the Taj Mumbai. I went to Mumbai after many years and actually liked the city for the first time.
13 Oct 2016 2:09 AM
Parijat: A flower fit for the gods
This threatens to be a bit of a nostalgia-peppered piece. Can’t help feeling a trifle maudlin during the festival season.
06 Oct 2016 2:35 AM
‘Eclectic metaphors’ of change
Over the years, the description of art camps has undergone a change.
29 Sep 2016 2:34 AM
Lotus, a symbol of divinity, blooms in two exhbitions
The entire raison d’être of the lotus as being a concept where we humans are supposed to live life like the veritable lotus floating above the ‘bhavsagar’.
22 Sep 2016 6:42 AM
Why auction houses are still a no-go in India
‘Investors’ be warned — auction houses are an idea whose time has not yet arrived in India.
08 Sep 2016 6:51 AM
Ain’t no mountain high enough
A group of disabled artists shows how creativity can overcome barriers
01 Sep 2016 6:29 AM
Depicting the monsoon’s moods
The poignant smell of the earth as the first raindrops fall is something that has inspired the romantic in all of us.
18 Aug 2016 6:27 AM
Colours of India: The gift that keeps giving
I am one of those people who feels moved to tears everytime I hear Lata Mangeshkar sing Aai mere watan ke logon.
11 Aug 2016 12:20 AM
Vibrant textile traditions thrive in Northeast
It is handloom week and, for a diehard handloom fan like me, it gives me greatest pleasure to see the lead taken by the textile minister, Smriti Irani, to take forward the struggle to make handlooms t
04 Aug 2016 6:42 AM
Needle art: A proud tradition
It is my theory that most indigenous art or paintings of civilized communities have roots in their textiles. The reasons are not far to seek.
28 Jul 2016 2:28 AM
End of an era in modern Indian art
I hate writing tributes of any artist or artiste – for it means one more life that spent his or her entire life to create — has lost its life.
24 Jul 2016 1:40 AM
Remembering a great guru
On Guru Purnima, when the monsoon moon is at its shimmering best as it swims on the rain-laden clouds, I went into memory recall mode of all the people who have been gurus to an entire generation.
21 Jul 2016 2:58 AM
How to put Indian textiles centrestage
The past few months I have been pre-occupied working with weavers from Chanderi in Madhya Pradesh and a few wooden block printers from Ayodhya and Faizabad in Uttar Pradesh.
14 Jul 2016 2:44 AM
Art camps — an exciting space for artists
Watching artists commune with their creative impulse and its manifestation, be it dance, music or painting, is like entering a sacred space where few are invited in and when you do get lucky to get in
07 Jul 2016 2:56 AM
Finding the elusive India connect
There was an opportunity for me to visit a large multi-use building recently that is as modern as modern can be — replete with miles of glass and chrome and steel — to curate appropriate works of art
30 Jun 2016 12:24 AM
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