A large circular installation,comprising wide mirrors and deep golden mannequins dressed in lavish Indian garments,seemed slightly out of place at the upscale DLL Emporio mall in New Delhi with the Giorgio Armani store on one side and Tom Ford on the other.

In one of Jayasri Burman’s colourful paintings,inspired by Indian folk elements,her concern for women is visible,with the central figure assuming the form of a Hindu goddess.

Partying in the city

Simulcasting,a new trend on television,is helping channels expand their audience base

Pranay Parab gives the lowdown on apps that help devotees with prayer alerts,reading the Quran and finding the direction to Mecca

Rehan Fazal,an agnostic,and Ritu Rajput,a believer,on their unconventional celebrations

That Muslim menswear has lost its religious tag is a big turnaround in Indian fashion,says Kashmiri designer Zubair Kirmani

It seldom happens that works of noted international playwrights such as Anton Chekhov and David Horsburgh are staged together with the works of Indian dramatists.

A trip to the all-night Ramzan bazaar near Jama Masjid

The ‘backstage’ story of putting up an art exhibition shows that making of an artwork is just the beginning

Unlike the slimy or machine-like versions from Hollywood,the aliens in Shirish Kunder’s Joker are rather simple

No one grudges a vacation but is our public holiday calendar a little optimistic?

“Skin Deep”,an ongoing art exhibition in the Capital,deals with human skin as a metaphorical rather than a physical entity

Even as the country celebrated its 65th Independence Day on August 15,Mumbai was in a mood to go back in time.

There are few suitable rehearsal spaces for theatre groups in the city

Hearing-impaired Sangeeta Gala,who trained actor Ranbir Kapoor for Barfi!,overcame the challenges of her disability to be part of the film industry

Vignettes of singer Bela Shende’s musical journey enthralls Loksatta Viva Lounge audience

It was on a weekday at Mumbai’s Hard Rock Cafe that Arjun Ravi,co-founder of NH7 Weekender one of the most popular indie music festivals in India came across the Kolkata-based band.

For a non-fashion writer,decoding couture can be an unnerving spectator sport

Sixty five years after India’s independence,freedom has become a free-to-interpret idea — revelled in,enjoyed,challenged in myriad ways,even resisted and resented by some. In urban India today,freedom has numerous,polarised definitions — mostly personal. Talk speaks to a cross section of Indians in different cities,age groups and professions about that particular moment in their lives when they felt unbound and free

It is easier to change a man's religion than to change his diet.

Earlier this year,when Manish Malhotra showcased “Gulala Giltoor”,his autumn-winter collection,many were surprised at the designer’s shift from Bollywood bling to a toned-down collection.

The Vintage and Classic Car Collection a private collection of cars owned by the royal House of Mewar,Udaipur boasts of many beauties.

Photograher Prabuddha Dasgupta’s body of work tells a black and white story about his life