Praveen Pardeshi, the former private secretary to Devendra Fadnavis during his stint as Maharashtra CM, and ex-BMC Commissioner, is now working as Member (Administration) in the Union government’s National Capacity Building Commission.
Threshold, which has travelled across the world, showcases works of printmakers from 17 countries. Since 2013, this initiative has spawned a community of 295 participants from 45 countries, contributing to a fantastic run of over 80 exhibitions around the world.
“The election of Panches will be done by ballot paper while that of Zilla Parishad members, Panchayat Samiti members and Sarpanches will be done through EVMs,” Singh said at a meeting with the Deputy Commissioners and other officials in Rewari.
Organised by the Chandigarh Lalit Kala Akademi in association with the Government Museum and Art Gallery, the exhibition showcases nearly 50 examples of diverse designs of arches, documented by Wattas, over years of architectural photography, around the world.
While CRAFTOPIA, an artsy summer camp for children, will be held at the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art from May 25 to June 4, a group exhibition at Vadehra Art Gallery will feature works by artists across generations.
According to ACB, the brother of the complainant in the case was booked in an offence lodged at the police station. Akolkar allegedly demanded Rs 15,000 in bribe from this person, claiming that she had done a favour by submitting the chargesheet early.
For Jitish Kallat, Frida Kahlo’s The Two Fridas melds imagery of healing and agitation all at once, Gigi Scaria finds in Sudhir Patwardhan’s Balcony a faraway destination that’s as important as one’s breath.
This week, listen to stories from barber shops or have a telepathic encounter in the Amazon, let art be a lullaby or join in for a food photography workshop.
Saarang Theatre Festival in Pune lasts a few days only — from February 24 to 28 — and showcases no more than one performance every evening so that the audience can absorb the ideas of some of the best theatre practitioners of the country.
The special full-day conference held in Mumbai, which had 260 attendees from various fields including corporates, NGOs, government institutions and students, received messages of support from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the 14th Dalai Lama, Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus and Ratan Tata among others
He spoke with Anant Goenka, Executive Director, The Indian Express Group, and Sunil Jain, Managing Editor, Financial Express, on his book Bridgital Nation, the economic slowdown and how the liquidity problem is largely behind us.
