June 14, 2019 8:13 am
Any refusal to introspect may only deepen the crisis. How is it that a society which prided itself on nurturing art forms such as Chakyar Koothu and Ottan Thullal, in which satire is the dominant idiom, which celebrated writers including Sanjayan, VKN and Vaikkom Muhammad Basheer, and prided in cartoonists like Abu, Kutty and O V Vijayan, became intolerant of criticism?
February 19, 2019 5:27 am
“My experience has been so unpleasant. A quotation is raised for Rs 8 lakh and bills are submitted for Rs 80 lakh. Matters are landing in court, we have held back payments and referred the matter to the ministry," Uttam Pacharne said.
June 13, 2018 12:05 am
Artist Uttam Pacharne, chairman of the Lalit Kala Akademi, on buying new works, selecting art for the PMO and focussing on women artists.
May 01, 2018 12:00 am
The Lalit Kala Akademi plans to digitise and archive the 5,000-odd artwork in its repository
April 01, 2018 2:52 am
With the term of Bengaluru-based artist CS Krishna Setty as administrator of Lalit Kala Akademi ending on Thursday, the Ministry of Culture has appointed Joint Secretary ML Srivastava as protem chairman.
February 24, 2018 2:45 pm
Their installation is site-specific, since they have incorporated the area’s soil into the display and have also used cotton textiles into it. The artists will be at work till February 25.
May 13, 2016 5:16 am
The complaint was made at Tilak Marg police station on May 5, but no case has been registered as police are still investigating the matter, the sources added.
October 16, 2015 2:06 am
Since December 2011, Sharma has been dismissed twice by the Akademi on different charges.
September 18, 2015 1:17 pm
The Institute of Scientific Research on Vedas on Thursday launched the ‘Unique Exhibition on Cultural Continuity from Rigveda to Robotics’ at the Akademi.