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The Lotus has a Point

May 2, 2016 12:00:54 am

Scottish-born Olivia Fraser paints the art of Hindu miniatures in a contemporary idiom in her solo show, in New York.

Original Tintin artwork sells for $1.2 million

May 1, 2016 12:06:49 pm

Original artwork for the last two pages of a Tintin comic book sold for $1.2 million, exceeding even the auction house's expectations.

Stitched in Time

May 3, 2016 4:20:13 pm

Gill photographed her host as he took her from river to forest to field, deciding to place the man in the landscape that he knew and loved so well.

Kolkata troupe to perform at India by the Nile 2016 festival

April 30, 2016 6:17:50 pm

Odissi dansuese Dona Ganguly's troupe will perform Ardhanariswara, Saveri Pallavi, Arvi Pallavi, Naba Durga, Jatayu Moksha and Vishnuvandana Shantakaram and will be in Egypt from April 30 to May 10.

Waltzing Around: On International Dance Day, dance to the rhythm of the world

April 29, 2016 1:09:51 pm

Introduced by UNESCO partner and NGO Conseil International de la Danse (CID), France, in 1982, this day is dedicated to dance, dancers and dance enthusiasts.

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Women as an Active Voice

April 29, 2016 12:00:30 am

Italian photographer Bruna Rotunno presents women from Bali, their position and power as residents of the island.

Sounds of silence: UK’s Big Ben to fall quiet for repairs

April 27, 2016 8:50:29 pm

Big Ben, a popular tourist attraction in London and an iconic piece of British history, fall silent for several months during repairs to its crumbling clock tower.

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EYE Shakespeare Special: 400 years of the Bard of Stratford-upon-Avon

July 23, 2016 2:26:00 pm

Theatre legends Ratan Thiyam, MK Raina and Roysten Abel speak of the debt they owe to William Shakespeare.

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To Appa, With Love

April 27, 2016 12:20:23 am

A new festival honours the life and work of the late artist KN Ramachandran.

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Shaky Ground

April 27, 2016 12:00:28 am

The recent history of Nepal, chequered by civil war, rallies, a controversial constitution and a massive earthquake, is the subject of a new exhibition in the Capital.

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Cross Hatching

April 27, 2016 11:47:41 pm

Latest addition to the crop of young galleries in Delhi, The Egg Art Studio focuses on emerging artists.

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Trade Secrets: Stories of a forgotten village near Kargil

April 26, 2016 12:48:30 pm

Roots Collective from Ladakh brings stories of Hundarman, a forgotten village near Kargil, which was an important stop along the ancient Silk Route.

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They Came for Oil

April 26, 2016 12:00:20 am

Mumbai-based Sachin Bonde’s debut solo show is an unsettling look at the politics of oil.

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Shovana Narayan’s ‘Vividh Mat’ festival to convey message of harmony

April 25, 2016 5:11:48 pm

"Vividh Mat: Perceptions", a two-day seminar-cum-dance festival, will start from April 26 at Rabindra Bhawan, Delhi.

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Mumbai, Uninterrupted

April 25, 2016 12:21:00 am

Sam Kulavoor is good at observing the scenes that unfold around him. His first solo exhibition is an ode to the silences amid the chaos of Maximum City.

A time for Natak

April 24, 2016 1:31:02 am

Parsi theatre was the first to realise the full commercial potential of Shakespeare’s works. The result was King Lear as comedy and a farce called Hamlet No Omelette.

Dancers in the dark

April 24, 2016 1:20:03 am

In Ratan Thiyam’s production, Macbeth is the name of a disease that sweeps through the world.

Who was Shakespeare but a Bhaand?

April 24, 2016 1:10:56 am

When theatre director MK Raina took King Lear to the bhaands of Kashmir, the Valley found a way to tell its story

The Rehearsal is at Play

April 24, 2016 12:00:34 am

In a legendary production, Roysten Abel took on the establishment and came out with flying colours.

My Travels With the Bard

April 24, 2016 12:00:04 am

To mark 400 years of Shakespeare’s death, a look at how his work has found new, vigorous life in India. First, Sanjna Kapoor recalls her journeys with her grandparents, Geoffrey and Laura Kendal.

Free From Form

April 23, 2016 12:00:56 am

An exhibition traces the evolution of Avinash Chandra's oeuvre, from hillscapes of Shimla to sexually explicit narratives

‘With great awe, I adapted the Bard for modern age’

April 23, 2016 12:00:50 am

Danish Iqbal turns Shakespeare’s first play into a contemporary production

Play, the Goan Way

April 22, 2016 12:00:50 am

Director Sunil Shanbag adopts a Goan theatre genre to narrate a story of language chauvinism, peppered with music and satire

Narratives from Nepal

April 22, 2016 12:00:46 am

A year after the devastating earthquake hit Nepal, Kathmandu-based Uma Shankar Shah brings an exhibition of paintings on steam engines, Bollywood posters and Hindu deities