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Remembering V Shantaram: The Veteran Filmmaker Who Shaped the History of...
Today, marks the 116th birthday of one of the pioneering figures in Indian cinema. To pay tribute to this veteran Indian filmmaker’s life, Google celebrated V Shantaram’s life & legacy in the...
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India’s First Filmmaker Remains Forgotten. Do You Know His Story?
On July 7, 1896, the Lumiere Brothers (the famous French pioneers of motion pictures) showcased six films at Bombay’s Watson Hotel and India witnessed the birth of cinema. Seventeen years later,...
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How 30 Artists Breathed New Life Into Mumbai’s 142-Year-Old Sassoon Docks!
Built in 1875 and situated off Cuffe Parade in South Mumbai, Sassoon Docks is one of the oldest docks in Mumbai, and only one open to the general public. The 142-year-old dock is also, one of largest...
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The Vision of a Boy with Leukemia Is Helping Cancer Patients Across the Country
Born on 6 February 1993, Ashwin Maharaj Ramasubramaniam was an enthusiastic sportsman, social-worker and budding lawyer. From the very beginning, he was actively involved in the upliftment of weaker...
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An Award-Winning Craftsman and the Long Legacy of Wooden Toys on His Shoulders
“Today, the younger generation doesn’t take any interest in the traditional art form, but to keep it alive, artists need to work for at least 12 hours on a daily basis,” says 71-year-old Subhash...
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Lovers of Art! This Gem in Kerala’s Kayamkulam Has to Be on Your Travel Plans!
Replete with serene backwaters and swaying coconut palms, the sleepy little town of Kayamkulam in Alappuzha district remains relatively lesser known when compared to the coveted tourist spots of...
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Bengaluru Women Making Sure Unknown Craftsmen Reach the Market They Deserve
When Mala Dhawan was growing up as a child of parents from the Indian Air Force in small towns and cities across India, she couldn’t help but notice how everything had to be done with your own hands....
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Meet Annappa Sutar, a Man Who Refuses to Quit Traditional Carpentry
“I was not interested in any of the subjects taught in school back in the 1950s. I knew that carpentry was my passion, so I decided to quit education immediately after I passed my Class 4 exams,” says...
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Watch: Swarathma Takes to the Streets to Perform for Citizens as They Clean...
The folks at ‘Let’s Be The Change’ NGO in Bengaluru call themselves a bridge connection between the BBMP and the average citizen. The city is infamous for its recurring black spots, often ignored by...
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Loved the Infinity War Trailer? Meet 8 Real-Life Desi Versions of Marvel’s...
“All the best heroes are ordinary people who make themselves extraordinary.” – Gerard Way The culmination of a decade-long cinematic series that began in 2008 when Marvel’s Iron Man introduced the...
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The PM’s Gift to Ivanka Was Quite Special. Know More About This Unique Art Form
As a welcome gift, Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently gifted Ivanka Trump a wooden box decorated with geometric patterns during her visit to the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) in Hyderabad....
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This Incredible Artwork Is Giving Ancient Tamil Proverbs a New Look
Letterforms have played an indispensable role in lending languages a tangible form as we have come to know today. Carried down through centuries and millennia, it is indeed the time-tested accounts...
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Toiling for Three Decades Without Recognition, Weavers Finally Get Some Help
Textiles from India formed the majority of products the British traded in, during the colonial era. Thousands of mills churned out hundreds of metres of cloth. With time, trade died down, and support...
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Government School Teacher and His Puppets Have a Very Important Message for...
We have all heard tales of the epic villains from the Mahabharata and the Ramayana. However, a school teacher in Karnataka has developed special characters, through puppets, to teach children the...
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Watch: Created by Minor Girls, This Film on Child Marriage Will Open Your Eyes!
Despite the legal age for marriage in India being 18 and 20 for women and men respectively, child marriage continues to remain a prevalent social evil across the country. This archaic practice that...
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Struggling to keep a passion alive? Let this 71-year-old musician inspire you
“During the day I worked as a banker, only to keep my passion for playing the harmonium alive,” says 71-year-old Tukaram Bugad, a passionate harmonium player and a former banker. Tukaram grew up...
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Meet the 11th Generation Puppeteer Who Has Revived an Age-Old Art for the New...
Legend has it that first came Chaitanya (holiness), then emerged Prakruti (nature), followed by the sun and then, light. As the first man danced, his shadow danced along with him. Shri Ramachandra...
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How One Pune Artist Is Paving Way for an Art Revolution Through Its Streets
Unlike works of art which remain within the four-walled boundaries of museums and art institutes, and find appreciation only among a niche audience, streets have always been the modest pedestal chosen...
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This Illustrator’s Artwork Will Educate and Inspire You About Gender Norms
“Design is a plan for arranging elements in such a way as best to accomplish a particular purpose.” —Charles Eames. Annushka Hardikar is a 22-year-old graphic designer and illustrator who has been...
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75-Year-Old May Be Visually-Impaired, but He Is Still a Flautist & Sketch...
“Even though I have lost more than 90 percent of my eyesight, no can stop me from pursuing my passion of playing the flute,” says 75-year-old Ashok Sangle, who belongs to the Ichalkaranji town in...
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