Sonnets c.2019, devised by Nair’s group Guild of the Goat, sided with the liberal discourse on gender in India, where Section 377 was read down last year.

Madanapalle is a town in Chitoor district, which was then a part of the Madras Presidency and is now in Andhra Pradesh. It is also the birthplace of the philosopher Jiddu Krishnamurthy. Horsley Hills, a quaint small hill station, is nearby as is the Rishi Valley School.

The show includes works by other well-known artists such as KG Subramanyan, Jehangir Sabavala, Manjit Bawa, P Perumal, Laxma Goud, Ranbir Kaleka, Jitish Kallat, Reena Kallat and Archana Hande.

Awarded works of photojournalists from 77 countries on display in Delhi.

Artist Atul Dodiya on his love for the films of Alfred Hitchcock and how they opened the possibilities of abstract painting for him.

Actor Kartik Aaryan talks about his upcoming release Luka Chuppi, relationships and the importance of marriage.

Integrative Psychotherapist Gloria Burrett took parents through an educative process at the latest edition of Express Masterclass.

The film does away with the traditional mould of a documentary and observes the culture of hip-hop by following Dharmesh Parmar or MC Tod Fod, Aklesh Sutar or MC Mawali and Sreejit Nair aka Mayavi from Swadesi, who have also featured in the Bollywood film, Gully Boy.

They are among the 12 winners, who were were judged in a two-step process from 800 submissions to the competition.

Men and women embraced the feminine hue, celebrated diversity and challenged traditional dress codes at the red carpet of the 91st Academy Awards.

When brands take a stand

An exhibition in Fort Kochi highlights art by individuals with special needs.

Curators Amit Gupta, Director STIR, and Pramiti Madhavji, Creative Brand Consultant, The Blue Pencil Design Company, have brought together nine designers on a collaborative platform with material partners whose forte in steel, clay, cement, textile and recycling is well known.

Writer-director Sujoy Ghosh on his next, Badla, why he leans towards thrillers, and being influenced by Satyajit Ray.

Artist Madan Lal’s show at Mumbai’s Jehangir Art Gallery is an exploration of hues and themes.

On Saturday, at Creaticity, Pune, a 90-minute performance called Uff Malka Jaan and The Velvet Courtesans took the audience on a tour of the lifes of courtesans, into the darbars of patron kings, nawabs and gora sahibs.

An exhibition of paintings, made in 12 traditional Indian styles, depicts the life and philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi and his wife Kasturba.

Painter Gurdeep Dhiman on winning the amateur photographer of the year award at the seventh National Photography Awards.

It’s the journey and not the destination that drives Anna Durai.

Artists Jiten Thukral and Sumir Tagra come closer home, to Punjab, with their exhibition to express the complex economic, social, political and personal crises faced by the farmers.

Spaven and Sandunes have much more in common than one would imagine: both are gifted storytellers of sound; Spaven, especially, is a master of controlling tension and release, and Sandunes excels in weaving in little flushes of emotion in her set.

The son of a textile trader, it’s only natural that Ali has a deep appreciation and connection with woven fabrics and has worked with weaving clusters from West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, over the years, taking traditional Indian weaves and lending them minimalistic, contemporary cuts.

The exhibit is a sort of a time capsule of architecture, beginning at least 20,000 years ago with the rock paintings of Nawarla Gabarnmang in Northern Territory, Australia, to the more modern Burj Khalifa, Dubai.

Remembering one of Independent India’s best-known Hindi author and literary critic, Namvar Singh, who passed away yesterday