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TBI Blogs: Your Next Vacation Can Help Promote India’s Arts & Crafts and...
India has a rich history and heritage of arts & crafts from different regions, and a growing tourism industry. Combining the two can help empower livelihoods in rural India while giving India’s...
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EXCLUSIVE: Varun Grover on His Journey, the Film Industry, & Sexism in...
A songwriter, scriptwriter, or a comedian - even Varun Grover has 'no idea' which of the job descriptions define him the best. But ask his fans and they'll tell you that each one of them is his forte....
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Meet the Gujarat Artisans Behind Emma Watson’s Costumes in the New Beauty and...
In its newest adaptation of the famous fairy tale, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast is gliding up the box office charts. Fans of the movie will surely be delighted to know that one of Emma Watson’s most...
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Why an IIT Bombay Grad Is Working with Independent Musicians in Rural India...
What is the future of an independent musician in India, especially if he/she belongs to a small village? Why is the image of indie music restricted to a festival or a pub in a city with a certain age...
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This Unique Crafts Village in Kerala Sets an Example of How Tourism Can Help...
How does a young person, who is born deaf and dumb communicate his feelings? How does he express his artistic skills? More so for a young person whose parents are coolies and uneducated. How do they...
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Years Ago, a Calcutta-Born Photographer Captured Charles Darwin, Alfred Lord...
“Oh, Mystery of Beauty! Who can tell Thy mighty influence, who can best descry How secret, subtle and swift is the spell Wherein the music of thy voice doth lie?” The composer of the above verse, Julia...
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TBI Blogs: Why the ‘Make in India’ Movement Might Just Be What the Indigenous...
The ‘Make in India’ programme is an ambitious nation-building initiative to encourage more multinational and overseas companies to invest in manufacturing in India. However, there are several small and...
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TBI Blogs: How a School in Rural Tamil Nadu Is Using Traditional Theatre to...
Cal Brackin talks about joining a school in rural Tamil Nadu that promotes holistic youth development through traditional Kattaikkuttu theatre as part of the William J. Clinton Fellowship for Service...
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TBI Blogs: How Amitabh Kumar Is Raising Awareness About Animal Cruelty in...
Art can be a great driver for social change. Encapsulating that sentiment, mural artist Amitabh Kumar talks about creating a mural that captures the suffering of battery hens in India. Last month,...
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IN PHOTOS: Kochi-Muziris Biennale, One of India’s Biggest Art Shows, Is a...
It’s only March, but the temperature in Kochi is already soaring. In spite of the heat, the streets of Fort Kochi are filled with visitors cycling or riding (the brave hearts walk, but it’s a tough...
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TBI Blogs: The Inspiring Journey of Polio Survivor and India’s “Pele of...
A polio survivor who lives life on his own terms, Ghatam Suresh Vaidyanathan has created a career and legacy for himself that far surpasses many others in his field. This Carnatic music virtuoso has...
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One Man Wants to Change the Landscape of Indian Cinema by Training Kids to...
Through Cinevidya, cinematographer-producer Amitabha Singh is trying to take filmmaking to children in all corners of India. "Cinema is a very potent medium; a medium with mass reach as well as mass...
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Transgender Women Around India Are Discovering the Joy of Art With Help From...
“I don’t have words to describe the experience,” says Poornima Sukumar. The Bengaluru-based artist is talking about her recent trip to Chennai, where she lived with 40 trans women in their house. From...
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How You Can Turn the Flowers You Use for Worship Everyday Into Soaps,...
Travelling via the Western Line on Mumbai’s local train gradually introduces travellers to a regular phenomenon. As the train crosses over Mahim Creek, passengers — particularly in the ladies...
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TBI Blogs: An 800-Year-Old Art Form Is Helping over 300 Women in Bihar Earn...
India’s multiple indigenous art forms are more than just windows into the country’s rich culture and history. Often, they are also important sources of livelihood and empowerment for their artisans....
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TBI Blogs: Born into Poverty, How Veteran Kannada Theatre Actor Hanumakka...
March 27 was World Theatre Day, and Kannada theatre thespian Hanumakka observed the day by reminiscing on her 22-years-and-counting journey dedicated to the stage. Shruti Sharada explores further. The...
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TBI Blogs: 85 Years After the First Gujarati Talkie, Gujarati Cinema and...
Gujarati theatre and cinema have long languished under the label of comedy that offers little in terms of meaningful messages. However, a new wave of theatre artistes, playwrights, and filmmakers are...
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“Everyone Can’t Become an Einstein, Everyone Can’t Earn in Lakhs”– Piyush...
“Aao yaar bas ek baar... zinda ho baat kar le Khaak ho gaye hai mazaak... fir bhi mazaak kar le..” A writer, poet, lyricist, singer, composer, music director, actor and script writer, Piyush Mishra...
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TBI Blogs: Why Arabic Calligraphy & Phad Painting Are the Perfect...
Several Indian art forms have suffered a steady decline as the years have passed. Two such iconic art forms are Arabic Calligraphy and Phad Painting, both strong representations of India’s rich...
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Jamini Roy: The Rebel Artist Who Rejected His Western Training to Return To...
April 11, 2017, marks the 130th birth anniversary of Jamini Roy, and Google commemorated the occasion with a doodle that pays homage to the iconic Indian artist's signature style. One of the most...
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