The genesis of the exhibition is in the efforts of Spirou magazine — created in 1938 — in the anniversary campaign launched by the UN Human Rights Office. It has come out with a special issue in which some great talents of comic art illustrate the articles of the Universal Declaration.

A full Imperial original watercolour painting will be on display. Prints on sale at the day-long watercolour exhibition, which follows a three-day workshop where nine international artists will interact with over 50 participants to create watercolours that will be sold. Proceeds will go to the Ashok Kumar Foundation set up by his daughter Bharati Jaffery.

It has been more than 250 years that Shah’s Heer, a young Muslim woman from undivided Punjab and the protagonist of the classic romance saga, stood and died for her choice — her ishq — with Ranjha. Even today, the text of 630 stanzas written by Shah in 1766, is relevant for women.

Khoj is an international artists organisation that plays a central role in the development of experimental, interdisciplinary and critical contemporary art practice in India and South Asia.

Eighteen-year-old Srushti Dhoke on her debut novel, which is a fictionalised account of real-life stories she heard from her grandparents

Theatre For Theatre’s month-long Winter National Theatre Festival is a platform for varied forms and expressions.

Meera Dewan revisits the life and philosophy of Baba Farid in her latest film

The 11th India Art Fair highlights global concerns, from the refugee crisis and migration to gender violence and feminism

Breezy styles, artful layering and easy separates dominated Day One of Lakme Fashion Week Summer-Resort 2019

The show was touted as one where Gaurav Gupta would present his first-ever explorations of Lucknowi chikankari, zardozi and handwoven brocade textiles. And while the sculptural proportions, crisp lines and poetic undulations were all there, we wished we’d seen more of Gupta’s trademark bodacious interpretation of the crafts.

Sammad is the younger of two siblings and lives in a joint family, with a grandmother, aunt and uncle. His businessman father deals with property as well as dry fruits.

The event will bring people from various walks of life who have been working towards upholding the tenets of democracy. The list of speakers includes Jasti Chelameswar, former Supreme Court judge; student leader Kawalpreet Kaur; actor Amol Palekar and writer Javed Akhtar.

Prantik Basu, a graduate of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) in Pune, was making another documentary in Purulia when he came across Khodi Dungri, a colourful chalk-stone hill, whose whole rocks are used by the local Santhali community to make murals and paintings in their houses.

While the country debates sustainability practices and the Textile Ministry ruminates about “fashionising weaves”, this season, we’re looking forward to shows at LFW that promise to take the domestic design narrative forward on multiple levels

Winner of the 2017 Pulitzer Prize, Colson Whitehead, on his award-winning novel, The Underground Railroad, White guilt and his new book.

A month-long festival takes a walk around heritage and cultures of India.

Three stargazers are reaching out to others with Space Geeks Mumbai.

Mohit Takalkar on his play, Mathemagician, which is being staged at the 20th Bharat Rang Mahotsav in Delhi.

Lessons in etiquette from those in the limelight

In its 11th edition, the four-day fair will see participation from 75 exhibitors from across the world. While the showcase will include works by international biggies such as Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, Icelandic-Danish artist Olafur Eliasson and Turner Prize-winning photographer Wolfgang Tillmans, the focus will be on art from the region.

The duo now admit to having finally bitten the scarlet bullet, quite literally, for their forthcoming Lakme Absolute Ultimate finale for the Summer/Resort 2019 edition of Lakme Fashion Week (LFW).

Through her exhibition, artist Vibha Galhotra urges viewers to engage with the environment

Professional storyteller Akshay Gajria on the finer nuances of the art

The Jaipur Literature Festival opened at Diggi Palace yesterday with a keynote address by Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan