Abhilash Pillai’s experiments have ranged from the brilliant Midnight’s Children to the middling Talatum: The Circus to the insipid Lorem Ipsum. Now, the Delhi-based director and final year students of the National School of Drama (NSD) in Delhi are presenting Blindside, based on Sreemoyee Piu Kundu’s novel called Cut.

The 56-page illustrated book, which has a child talking about her fears on one page, and an older voice tackling her concerns on the facing page, reels out some of the most generic fears faced by children in the age group of three to six years.

Rizwan Kadri has often discovered precious wares among the more commonplace junk on sale, but there is one purchase that is most dear to him: artist Chhaganlal Jadhav’s sketchbook chronicling Mahatma Gandhi during the Dandi March.

On the sidelines of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in Varanasi on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated 55 kiosks at the trade facilitation centre.

Satish Gupta’s latest solo comprises sculptures, paintings and installations, offering his renditions on life and its experiences. His canvas Roaring Sea — Still Mind I shows a Buddha-like figure meditating calmly near the ocean.

A new web series, Four More Shots Please!, has been helmed by an all-women team, with women as protagonists. The lead actors on their roles, and why it’s the right time for a show like this.

The AIA, on its website, notes about the project: “Modern reinterpretations of these local techniques add character and beauty to the campus and emphasise a sense of place that is particular to India.”

A crafts initiative from Kashmir makes an impact through its unusual collaborations

At a time when artisanal and organic weren’t popular buzzwords, and sustainability wasn’t a trending hashtag, Sangita Kathiwada’s stand-alone Altamount Road studio sought to change the design lexicon by introducing natural fabrics, minimalist shapes and mindful fashion.

Sangeeta Dutta’s documentary, Birds of Dusk, gives an insight into the life and work of the late filmmaker Rituparno Ghosh.

This year’s international line-up includes two Pulitzer prize-winning authors, Andrew Sean Greer, who won it for his novel Less in 2018, and Colson Whitehead, who won it the year before for The Underground Railroad.

Sandhya Raman had been mentoring the weavers in Arunachal Pradesh for quite some time, and wished to get their voices and crafts in the mainstream narrative.

The 10-year challenge, more than anything, draws attention to how flawed the conversation around growing old really is.

Actor Bhumi Pednekar talks about her intense preparation for Sonchiriya and having the option of cherry-picking her projects.

Jeevay Punjab is an effort to keep alive the rich literary, folk and music traditions of Punjab, along with providing a platform to new voices

A unique theatre campaign kicks off in Punjab to sensitise villagers about gram sabhas

This year’s edition of Habitat Photosphere fuses environmental sustainability with culture. Ahmed is one of the four awardees of the Photosphere Fellowship — who were selected through an open call from among hundreds of entries — along with Juhi Saklani from Delhi, Thulasi Kakkat from Kochi and Zishaan A Latif from Mumbai.

Veteran filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan remembers his long-time mentor, Mrinal Sen, in a tribute held in Delhi.

At a time when loan waivers to farmers have become a political issue, Umesh Singh, the postgraduate student of fine art at SN School of Arts and Communication, University of Hyderabad, has brought the voices of the farmers to the Kochi-Muziris Biennale though his exhibit that features in the Student’s Biennale segment of the 108-day event that began on December 12.

The 16,000 sq ft space has an equally mammoth menu — designed as an all-day offering, starting early in the day as office hours demand, and going into late hours, to cater to revellers

Six dance forms — Odissi, Kathak, Bharatnatyam, Kuchipudi, Kathakali and Mayurbhanj Chhau — will be presented, besides two dance workshops.

Legendary British guitarist Bernie Marsden looks back on his career, the musical form and playing music on cellphones

Bose Krishnamachari, President, and Sunil V, Secretary, of the Foundation about the vision, challenges and road map for Kochi Design Biennale. Read the interview here.

Actor Emraan Hashmi on his role in Why Cheat India, the education system, and #MeToo in Bollywood.