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Designer Makes Natural Dyes With Fruits & Flowers; Teaches How To Dye Your...
Shades of bright pink, yellow, orange and blues always attracted Manya Cherabuddi as a child. She would spend hours in her mother’s garden admiring the beautiful colours and shapes of the flowers....
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‘I’m Unstoppable’: 48-YO Kathak Dancer on Why She Performs Between...
When Alaknanda Dasgupta narrates stories with the gestures of her arms and the movements of her eyes, her spectators are left awestruck. The Kathak performer, who is 48 years old today, has been an...
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The Making of Maharashtra’s Unique ‘Sugar Jewellery’, a Generational Heirloom
In Maharashtra, newlyweds are often seen flaunting white jewellery on black traditional clothes on their first Makar Sankranti festival together. While these jewellery pieces look like they’re made...
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Paint, Read, Quiz, Plan The Perfect Weekend! 8 Cafes in India That Go Beyond...
With their array of delicious snacks and a cuppa chai made to go, cafes in India are underrated for the kind of experience they provide. However, in the past decade, there has been a shift in the...
View Article‘I Lost 40% Lung Capacity, But Play 45 Instruments’: Meet Mumbai’s ‘One Man...
Having never been a part of a musical group, Gladson Peter decided to be his own band! Today, he calls himself a ‘One Man Band’ and entertains thousands of people worldwide by singing and playing 14...
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Who Is Jamini Roy Whose Bengal Home Is To Become India’s First Private Artist...
A 75-year-old building located in the historical streets of South Kolkata was recently acquired by Mumbai-based art gallery DAG. The building, which is all set to become India’s first private...
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How an Ex-Lawyer Used Discards From Rundown Warehouse to Design His...
More often than not, in one’s life, there comes a moment that changes how one sees the world. For Bengaluru-based Ajay Raghavan, it came when his daughter was almost five. On a regular evening in...
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In Pics: Inside The Only Town in India Responsible for Preserving a 300-YO...
Located along the banks of the Banas River against the backdrop of the Aravalli Hills, Nathdwara is a piece of history whose charm has only grown with time; a muse for every art lover. In Nathdwara,...
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Inside India’s Only Interactive Music Museum Studded With History & Nostalgia
A brightly painted auto rickshaw, with no driver, has two visitors seated inside, listening to Indie pop from the early years of contemporary rock music. Adjacent to it is a space dimly lit and...
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‘Came to Mumbai With Rs 24 & No Cinema Dreams’: Celebrity Photographer’s...
Thousands come to Mumbai to chase big dreams, but Munna Thaakur says that his was simpler — “To simply earn a living and send financial support to my family back home.” Today, the 47-year-old is an...
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Entrepreneur Brings 100+ Artists Together; Uses Art on Decor Plates to Serve...
Can art solve India’s hunger problem? Given the scale of the problem, it seems like a ridiculous question. But Chitresh Sinha, the 38-year-old founder of The Plated Project, has found an interesting...
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A Trip to Kutch Inspired an Engineer to Take Nomadic Tribe’s Ancient Craft to...
At the edge of the Little Rann of Kutch lies Dasada village, where a riot of colours is brewing. Several members of the Mir community sit with a spread of beadwork before them. They will turn these...
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‘Art Helped Me Fight Grief’: Engineer Crafts Stunning Paintings Using Nothing...
It’s not just Vignesh’s tools and techniques that set him apart as an artist. It’s also the medium that makes this Tamil Nadu resident’s art so unique. The Mayiladuthurai-born artist’s work employs...
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Why I Run a Free Dance Therapy Studio For Thousands With Parkinson’s Disease
Every morning, several senior citizens throng to the Hrishikesh Centre for Contemporary Dance. Here, they gather with enthusiasm to learn and master dance steps. These are patients with Parkinson’s...
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How Are Perfumes Made in Kannauj? A Chef Keeps the Ancient Craft Alive in His...
To me Kannauj — only a two or three hour drive away from my city, Agra — at first appears as a typical, dusty town in North India, marked by narrow streets, vibrant markets, and thronging crowds. But...
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59-YO Helps Hundreds from Tribal Group Keep Their Art Alive, Earn Financial...
Seventy-year-old Mithipoov from Porthimandu in the Nilgiris, takes a 45-minute drive to Ooty every once a week with a bag of embroidered fabrics. The embroidery, called Toda embroidery, is the pride...
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‘My Dolls Travel the World’: 23-YO With Rare Disease Sculpts Global Success...
Life was on tenterhooks for Coimbatore’s Radhika JA when she came to know about her brittle bone disease at a young age. Year after year, the disease made her prone to bone fractures without any...
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A Bali Trip Inspired Couple to Quit Jobs & Start Block Printing Biz; Earn Rs...
It was the winter of 2017 when engineers Mohit Ahluwalia and Jagjyot Kaur were looking for a perfect getaway to Bali. Not only did the couple make warm memories there, but they also returned with new...
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Why A 72-YO Is Teaching Educators How to Use Puppets for Storytelling
What makes 72-year-old Lata Satagopan so passionate about using puppetry in education? Her strong belief that it is a technique well suited to storytelling. And storytelling, in turn, is an effective...
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In Pics: One Artisan on a Mission to Revive Rajasthan’s 500-YO Artform, Takes...
At a time when there was no radio or television, Kavad art was considered an integral part of entertainment and the rich cultural heritage of Rajasthan. Richly decorated with bright colours, Kavad is...
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A Raipur Boy in Mumbai Paved the Way for Chhattisgarhi Cinema with His...
There are some films that leave their mark in time, and Shyam Benegal’s Ankur (1974) is one classic example. The film’s achievements extend beyond the confines of bagging three National Awards....
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Travel to Explore Northeast India’s Hidden Crafts With a Designer’s...
In the Salmore village of Majuli, the first island district in India, Binu Bhorali sits hard at work. As a fascinated crowd gathers to watch Binu deftly mould clay into beautiful handicrafts, the...
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In Pics: 12 Rare & Stunning Shots Captured By Wildlife Photographers Across...
Towards the 29 and 30 of this month, hundreds of wildlife photographers will gather at the Jayamahal Palace in Bengaluru. Armed with shots that could make it to the front covers of the most acclaimed...
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From Prejudice to Pride: Evolving Representations of Disability in Cinema
Popular media can be a powerful facilitator in inculcating disability pride, acting as a mode of representation for people with disabilities to see those like them included in the mainstream. However,...
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‘These Dolls Look Like Us’: Designer Makes Heritage Dolls to Represent...
Growing up in a small village located between the border of India and Bhutan in Assam’s Baksa District, Kirat Brahma’s childhood was full of folklore and tribal tales. “These stories have been a part...
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BYOB: Friends Turn 7 Lakh Glass Bottles into Quirky Art & Home Decor
Gayatri Fabian, based in Bengaluru, affectionately labels herself as a hoarder, expressing her fondness for collecting items, particularly bottles. “I can never have enough of them. I would go to...
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Rare Pics from India’s Musical Past: A Raga Reaches Outer Space, Nation’s...
If one were to chronicle all the music genres that India has given to the world, it is safe to assume the list would be endless. What is fascinating is that the role of Indian music has always gone...
View ArticleThis Indian Bharatnatyam Legend Chose Her Love for Dance Over An Offer to Be...
Did you know that Rukmini Devi Arundale, the legendary Bharatnatyam dancer, was once offered the opportunity to become the president of India? As shocking as it might sound, the dancer humbly refused...
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How A Mom-Son Team in Mumbai Turn Broken Tiles & Driftwood into Art & Furniture
What do you get when two self-taught artists with equal passion for the environment decide to work together? The answer is an initiative that makes unique art and is eco-friendly and sustainable as...
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In Pics: 5 Indian Photographers Swimming Against The Tide With Their Love For...
As American photojournalist Burk Uzzle rightly put it, photography is a love affair with life. Pictures allow one a blissful escape from the ordinary, an opportunity to live in a million different...
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Kyani to Nirula’s: Artist Takes India Down Memory Lane with Sketches of...
“I wanted to portray iconic spots; ones that are a part of people’s lives but often lost in the cacophony,” says Aditya Raj, a self-taught fine artist from Jaipur whose Instagram sketches of heritage...
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Homage to Heritage: Why I Spent 25 Years Painting India’s Iconic Steam Trains
Until 1995, the familiar chug-chug-chug of steam locomotives hustling along the Indian railway lines was a regular sound to many. While aficionados of steam locomotives can still hop onto the...
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Nehru & Dalai Lama to CV Raman: Life of A Padma Shri Photojournalist...
An amiable casualness of early youth, the creative restlessness of a teenager, and the boundless energy of a child — these are the qualities that photojournalist Tambrahalli Subramanya Satyanarayana...
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Buying Gifts for Festive Season? Shop From These 8 Places to Help India’s...
Happiness grows when it’s shared, and here’s your chance to experience it for yourself! The next time you purchase a gift for your near and dear ones, you can put a smile on more faces than one by...
View ArticleEco-friendly Diwali Decor Ideas: How to Get Your Home ‘Looking Like a Wow’
Why not ramp up your festive decor by adding a touch of sustainability to it? These will save you bucks as well as time and add just the right amount of glamour to your home. From trendy lamps to...
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Painting on Mud Walls to Winning Padma Shri: How Durgabai Took Gond...
At first glance, Gond artist Durgabai Vyam’s Bhopal home would easily pass off as a studio. Bedecked in canvas paintings, with drawings on the mud walls interspersing this art, the home is a riot of...
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How a Tribal Woman’s ‘Bamboo Kandils’ Captured the World Stage
Coming from a small village called Tetwali in Maharashtra, Namita Namdev Bhurkood learned one of the more emphasised roles growing up — being a good homemaker. What she did not realise for a long time...
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At Just 10, This Bengaluru Whiz Kid Became ‘Wildlife Photographer of the Year’
In 1984, London’s Natural History Museum was flooded with hundreds of jiffy bags. Each contained a picture — a submission for the ‘Wildlife Photographer of the Year’ competition launched in 1964....
View Article‘Men Don’t Wear Ghungroos’: Smashing Stereotypes, This Man Quit His Job For...
Suraj Kumar, a successful Kathak dancer, is widely praised in India, but reaching this point involved facing criticism and working hard to overcome it. In Kumar’s hometown in Uttarakhand, it was...
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I Was a Sex Worker Before Art Changed My Life
Trigger warning: Mentions of suicide, bullying, and depression. Whenever Shanthi Muniswamy’s mother would make rangoli, she would watch her from a corner of the room. The patterns, the symmetry, and...
View ArticleThe Colours of Hope: ‘My Daughter, A Bharatnatyam Dancer, Was Told She’ll...
Ujjwala Sahane and her husband were excited to start their family in 1985 when they were blessed with a baby girl. Things were wonderful until their baby had a fall when she was six months old, which...
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Nagaland’s Biggest Rapper Moko Koza Chose Hip Hop Over MBBS To Speak for His...
Mvüko Koza, a Kohima-based multilingual recording artist and songwriter, who popularly goes by Moko Koza, has never been afraid to express his Naga identity and represent his people. Standing at the...
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Dhanush Biopic on Isaignani Ilaiyaraaja: The Real Story of India’s ‘Musical...
The name Ilaiyaraaja evokes a certain magic for his fans, who span across generations and countries. Everyone in my family has a favourite song, and a memory associated with the musician. Late nights...
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These Stunning Photos Document the World’s Most Unique Tribes, From Ladakh to...
Any traveller exploring the Ladakh highlands is bound to come across a set of people with distinguished attire — berry flower headdresses, heavy metal jewellery and sheep skin capes. These sightings...
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This 99-YO Padma Shri Has Collected 2000 of India’s Finest Artifacts
Tourists flock to the city of Hyderabad with visits to the Charminar and Golconda high on their itineraries. But few know of a place in the city’s Himayatnagar before which all other attractions seem...
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‘Gehraiyaan’ Composer Wanted to Be a Physicist Before Music Took him To...
On 3 December, 2023, 34-year-old composer and producer Kabeer Kathpalia fulfilled a dream he had since college of performing at the NH7 Weekender music festival in Pune. Accompanied by his friend and...
View ArticleVikrant Massey’s ’12th Fail’: This IPS-IRS Couple Inspired the Movie
Once in a blue moon, you come across a real-life story that pales even perfectly orchestrated movie scripts in comparison. One such instance is the life of IPS Manoj Kumar Sharma, who failed Class 12...
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How Kolkata’s ‘Jute Queen’ Is Making the Humble Fibre Go Glam & Global
Chaitali Das, aged 50, is a prominent figure in West Bengal and beyond. Renowned for her contribution to the jute industry, which is often referred to as the Golden Fibre. Growing up in Bengal, the...
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Why Chhattisgarh’s ‘Village of Youtubers’ Got a Rs 25 Lakh Studio From Its...
“You know, in Tulsi village, we didn’t just become YouTubers. We turned the whole place into a YouTubers’ village. It’s as if our village found a new voice through YouTube, and now we’re all...
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Doctor Turns Entrepreneur With Handcrafted Fabric Toys, Earns Rs 15 Lakhs &...
Back in medical college, the prescriptions written by Dr Shweta Gupta would leave anyone stunned – from her patients to her seniors. “Once, my senior doctors from different departments called me. I...
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