Art 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 ArticleThe best brains battle it out in Madurai
Playing the fastest finger first; frantically pressing buzzers; quickly writing down the answers; and cheering enthusiastically for every point scored — these and much more were part of the...
View ArticleCabbages & Kings: Culture & the Raj - A look back
“The medium was the message Now the massage is the medium A mystery and a presage Of hours of hope and tedium Of ways that needed mending Of the elusive happy ending.” From Tambu Mey Gabhrahat by...
View ArticleStudents’ creative talents come to fore
Creative talents of students pursuing education at St. Thomas Matriculation Higher Secondary School in Thoothukudi were revealed through paintings and drawings at the ‘Art and Craft’ exhibition here on...
View ArticleStories on a saree
One of the pieces in the textile collection at Museum Of Fine Arts in Boston is a Jamdani saree, gifted by art collector and historian Denman Waldo Ross back in 1927. Created between the 18th and 19th...
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 ArticleKaruppur Kalamkari artist passes away
R. Emperumal, a national award-winning exponent of the ‘Karuppur Kalamkari’ technique of textile painting, passed away in the early hours of November 1, in his native village of Sickalnayakenpet,...
View ArticleMost schools ignore govt order, begin admission for KG section
COIMBATORE: Ignoring the state government's order issued in April 2013, schools in the city have begun kindergarten admissions for the academic year 2015-16. As per the rule, schools should begin...
View ArticleRare Kalamkari, Pattachitra handicrafts to go on display Wednesday
MUMBAI: Over 35 artists, including five national award winners and eight state award winners, will showcase traditional Indian crafts at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (formerly Prince...
View ArticleThe sari is her canvas
Carefully, Rajini Sarma Balachandran unfolds a lustrous fawn-coloured silk sari with beautiful red, yellow and green bird motifs woven using the intricate adai technique. She displays another creation...
View ArticleMass demonstrations mark Yoga Day
People of all ages and from all walks of life in the city joined the nation in reiterating the role played by yoga in disciplining the body and mind on the occasion International Day of Yoga on...
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 ArticleOf Past and Present
Taniya Vaidya’s work. A voluptuous female figure is immersed in the wonders of nature, revelling in the lap of blooming trees and flowers and surrounded by the hills to become the sole protagonist in...
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 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...
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 ArticleA home for fabulous fabrics
Textile museum Entering the portals of the Calico Museum of Textiles in Ahmedabad is like entering a biosphere reserve. Sunlight struggles to pass through the dense green canopy above, casting dappled...
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 ArticleArt for Concern to host two-day traditional and folk art exhibition
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) The capital is all set to witness a two-day exhibition of traditional and folk art from across India, including Kalighat paintings from the east, Kalamkari from Andhra Pradesh...
View ArticleGold chain snatched right under the nose of cops
MADURAI: Thanks to police inaction, motorcycle-borne chain snatchers are having a field day on the city streets. In the latest of such incidents, a school teacher lost her gold chain to two miscreants...
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