A look at beautiful bagrus
Textile tales Bagru is one of the most enchanting fabric traditions in India. Originating in the town of Bagru in Rajasthan, these prints form an essential part of the block printing industry of the...
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 ArticleHelen McLean: ‘Mosaic art, which dates back to 2,000 BC, is a dying art’
“Nothing compares with doing stuff at home. You can travel the world but to come back to install an artwork in your own parish, where your family is based, is very emotional, very fulfilling.” Helen...
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RELIGION Selva Vinayagar Temple: Devotional music by Ramachandra Bagavahar, Railway Colony, 6.30 p.m. Jagadguru Sri Sringeri Sankaracharya Mahasamasthanam: Chandi parayanam, 9 a.m.; Lalitha Sahasranama...
View ArticleTwo historians share notes
Art historian, curator, author, public speaker and teacher... all these descriptions fit Dr. B. N. Goswamy perfectly. Professor Emeritus of Art History at Punjab University, where he has taught for...
View ArticleStudents, teachers in AIM creating large-scale art in schools (University of...
(Source: University of Wisconsin - Stout) Art is being created on a grand scale in three local elementary schools, thanks to Arts Integration Menomonie. Students and professors from University of...
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 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 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 ArticleStudents envision city of the future
There was no dearth of innovation and creativity at the auditorium in Valluvar Kottam, where hundreds of school students participated in Dream Madras 2015 to celebrate Madras Week. Swachh Bharat was...
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 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 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 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 ArticleQuirky twist to desi weaves, prints
Indian handlooms are known for their richness, exquisite designs, variety and fine quality . They have been an inte gral part of our culture since ages. Apart from the six-yard, these traditional...
View ArticleMount Mercy School once again registered excellent results
Hyderabad, May 23: Mount Mercy School, located in Brindawan/Sabza Colony, Tolichowki, in line with its well established tradition, has registered excellent results this year too. MMS student Syeda...
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 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 Article160 students take part in quiz contest
More than 160 students came together at TVS Matriculation School on Sunday to put on their thinking cap and participate in Shaastra Junior Quiz organised by IIT-Madras....
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...
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