Vidya Balan wants to popularise handloom
Actress Vidya Balan, who often flaunts traditional Indian weaves, says she feels strongly for the dying art of handloom in the country and would like to spread awareness about weavers' work. At the...
View ArticleTailor-made courses make admission a ‘child’s play’
KOLKATA: Fret not over your kid's admission to a good school. All you have to do now is a bit of research and get your toddler admitted to the 'right' kindergarten. And what's 'right' for you depends...
View ArticleFor celebrating the nine yards, a perfect 10
Odisha weaves at the Saree Mela; a model wearing a blouse by Pratham, and visitors at the mela. Every sari is a story. A tale of careful selection, and painstaking coordination; a tale of the enduring...
View ArticleBeautiful weaves
Handloom Stories Saris can be as varied and diverse as the regions they hail from. Neha Baheti takes you on a cross-country journey of the many crafts and textiles that add an elegant touch to the...
View ArticleTraditions for the next gen
Fashion and design are the current buzzwords in the city with pop-up shows being held on a regular basis. Designers, well-known and upcoming, have been showcasing their works here with much success....
View ArticleNew prints on the block
When tradition blends with modernity in the right manner, the result comes as a fresh breath of air. The traditional art of ‘Kalamkari’ is undergoing changes like never before. Although, this form of...
View ArticleThread that binds art and devotion
Evoking veneration An individual might visualise God in his/her thoughts but it is only an artist who can recreate this imagination in a physical form. At the exhibition ‘Forms of Devotion: The...
View ArticleCity school attempts 29 world records to mark birth centenary of Swami...
COIMBATORE: Celebrating its 34th Annual Day and birth centenary of Swami Chinmayananda, students of Chinmaya Vidyalaya Matriculation Higher Secondary School attempted 29 world records. Of the 29...
View ArticlePreserving tradition
A high degree of skill is required in making miniature art and this art is carried out delicately with a fine squirrel hair brush,” says miniature artist Kailash Chand Kumawat. Hailing from a small...
View ArticleTirunelveli and Ariyalur schools win battle of wits
It was a difficult task for quiz master V. V. Ramanan to quell the riot inside Tholkappiar Hall of Thiagarajar College here whenever a question went unanswered by the finalists. The 16{+t}{+h}edition...
View ArticleObituary: Robert Turnbull Haig Smith, artist and educator
Born: 2 December 1938, in Dunfermline. Died: 9 June 2016, in Pitlochry, aged 77 Bob Smith simultaneously pursued two very successful careers as painter and teacher/administrator although, given the...
View ArticlePongal festival celebrated
Pongal festival was celebrated at Mannar Thirumalai Naicker College, Madurai, on January 14 on behalf of K. Rajendra Babu and Family Trust. Girl students and staff members cooked pongal in the...
View ArticleArt of a pen revealed
Kalamkari The term kalamkari literally means drawing with a pen. Although the art got this name during the Muslim reign, it had a much earlier and humbler origin. Long ago, groups of musicians and...
View ArticleMan attempts to create record by standing still for 36 hours
MADURAI: On Monday, people attending the Republic Day celebrations at NMSS Vellaichamy Nadar College were surprised to find what was, at first glance, a brand new statue of Mahatma Gandhi. Till Sunday...
View ArticleA stitch in time
Artist Asif Shaikh wants the world to recognise embroidery as a fine art — and his delicate designs are certainly a step in the right direction Designer and master embroiderer Asif Shaikh weaves magic...
View ArticleDifferent strokes
In the early 20th century, India was still under British rule. At this time, a great nationalist movement grew in the country. Indians began to take pride in Indian culture, customs and art. In the...
View ArticleArt as common thread
A one-day exhibition, ‘The Traditional and Folk Art Painting’s exhibition,’ held in the city recently brought together art from different regions of the country. The collection of 48 works by...
View ArticleCity celebrates Republic Day with patriotic fervour
Patriotic fervour and gaiety marked the Republic Day celebrations across the district. At the Tamil Nadu Foodgrains Merchants Association, president S.P. Jeyapragasam hoisted the national flag and...
View ArticleWomen’s Day
International Women’s Day was organised at Fatima Michael College of Engineering and Technology, Madurai, on March 8 with a talk by A. Sendhil Lakshmi, Siddha physician, on “Self-realisation.” M....
View ArticleWhen Creativity inspires Learning
In his book “Finding Your Element”, author and educationist Sir Ken Robinson, says creativity is the crucial skill of 21st Century required for solving today’s pressing problems. Perhaps it is time...
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