What happens next is the crux of Privacy, a play by National School of Drama (NSD) alumnus Ajay Khatri, which was performed at the International Theatre Festival of Kerala (ITFoK) to mixed reviews and is a part of the Bharat Rang Mahotsav (BRM) in Delhi.

Thomas Laird, the American writer-photographer was in the Capital at the India Art Fair (IAF), for his sumo-sized book Murals of Tibet, where he documented over hundred Buddhist murals across temples and palaces.

A documentary on Pauline Kael sheds light on a cultural icon who left a lasting imprint on the film scene and the craft of criticism

For someone who has performed more than 7,500 puppet shows in more than 50 countries, Ogrodnik has spent more than half his life in the world of puppets and believes that the art depends on thinking with your heart and practicing it.

On the Twin Art Gallery walls at Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) hang nearly 61 works of calligraphy that use handmade paper to celebrate 150 years of Gandhi’s birth.

Established in independent India “to acquire and preserve works of modern art from 1850s onward” and “organise special exhibitions”, among its several other objectives, this is not the first time that the functioning of NGMA is under scrutiny.

Director-writer Zoya Akhtar on Gully Boy, if gender matters behind the camera and what changed with the launch of her production house.

The wedding party has very little to do with a marriage

Photographs from the recent expedition, along with 74 more photographs clicked by Deb Mukharji in the last six decades, comprise the exhibition “Tall Tales from the Himalaya” that is on at India International Centre in Delhi.

British artist Idris Khan on melodic layering in his work and confronting images of conflict

Titas Ekti Nodir Naam, based on a novel by Adwaita Mallabarman and immortalised by filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak, drew a largely Bengali audience at Shri Ram Centre and, gently, touched the raw nerve of migration among an audience that had forgotten they were migrants.

Sunita Bali went to the hill state as a design consultant with the Ministry of Textiles to work with weavers and help make their craft more sustainable and productive.

A new documentary explores the themes of violence, forgiveness and redemption through three stories of national significance.

Sonam Kapoor Ahuja talks about the philosophy that guides her choice of movies, the stories she wants to tell and her idea of perfect love.

In an era when thinking audiences are questioning the relevance of vanity-fuelled and celebrity-driven fashion shows, a few designers at Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) Summer/Resort 2019 sought to widen the circumference.

In India, there are 1331 species of orchids, found in the Eastern Himalayas including Northeast region, Western Ghats, and eastern part of western Himalayas.

Actor Rajeshwari Sachdev on her digital avatar, women-oriented narratives and staying relevant.

Ronny Sen’s film deals with a chapter from his life that he thinks is being forgotten, which will be completely erased from public memory unless it’s bottled into art.

Ishara, a four-day international puppet festival, celebrates the art form in its many dimensions. Performers come from across India as well as Brazil, Iceland and Ireland to tell magical stories. The 17th edition of the festival opened in Delhi and four shows are travelling to Chandigarh. It is the seventh edition of the festival in […]

A community initiative, Happy Threads, brings hope for a better future to hundreds of women by using needle and yarn as agents of change

The Marathi film, which stars child actor Bhagyashree Milind as Anandibai and Lalit Prabhakar as Gopalrao Joshee, covers the story from their marriage, the ups and downs in their journey in India and Anandi’s travel to the US and her studies at the medical college.

There’s a reason that the ritual of an annual holiday found its way into our work lives and it can be traced back to Biblical times. Since the Middle Ages, the Church recognised cessation from work one day a week, as essential to mind, body and spirit.

The Indian Express Film Club screens The Silent Revolution and discusses the power of speech

Blues legend Charlie Musselwhite, the 75-year-old Grammy-winning legend, elevates its sound and tone into something that reaches deep down inside, alternately caressing your heart, and sometimes, wringing it too.