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Forgotten Polymath’s Prison Experiment Inspired Bollywood Classic & Won a...
Do Aankhen Barah Haath, a 1957 Hindi cinema classic directed by V Shantaram, which among other accolades won a National Award and Golden Globe Award, has a remarkable back story. A cannon of popular...
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After 2 Weeks With Artisan Family, Designer Spends 40 Yrs Helping Weavers...
Within the walls of the National Institute of Design, in the years that spanned between 1974 and 1980, there was a woman who was inspired. At lectures, she would sit intrigued by how fabrics were...
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Adivasi Women Are Reclaiming Centuries-Old Warli Art With GI-Tags & Huge Murals
It was predominantly an art made by women. Simple art consisting of circles, triangles, lines and dots. All arranged differently and only in white, either on red background of geru (red clay) or...
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Friends Innovate Device to Recycle Plastic; Design Benches Out of Waste for...
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Conventionally when one thinks of school, it usually has to do with academics. But Mala Pal (52) from Kolkata’s famed potter’s quarter Kumartuli has started a rather unique paathshala (school) where...
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The Historic Day that Popularised Pandit Ravi Shankar as ‘Godfather of World...
On a cloudy Sunday afternoon in July 1967, sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar played a mesmeric four-hour set at the Monterey International Pop Music Festival in California, accompanied by Ustad Allah...
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The Caribbean Artist Who Inspired Amitabh Bachchan & Bollywood to Sing His Songs
In 1969, Sundar Popo released his debut song ‘Nana and Nani’, a monster hit which left an indelible mark on the cultural fabric of Trinidad & Tobago, a dual island nation in the Caribbean. Sung...
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After Ponniyin Selvan, A Look Back At 10 Mani Ratnam Films You Should Watch
Mani Ratnam’s Tamil-language epic period drama ‘Ponniyin Selvan:1’ (PS:1), which releases today, has captured the imagination of movie-goers and history buffs alike. The first of two cinematic parts...
View ArticleNational Awards: Key Wins, Big Moments & a Film That Won 5 Honours
The 68th National Film Award Ceremony for 2020 was held at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on Friday. President Droupadi Murmu presented the awards to the winners, with veteran actor Asha Parekh winning...
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Grandpa’s Struggles Moved This Engineer to Help 2200 Small Businesses Reach...
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How Indian Ice Hockey Goalie Saves Ladakh’s Centuries-Old Scroll Paintings &...
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View ArticleWho Is Gauri Sawant? Trans Rights Activist’s Life Inspires Series Starring...
Posting the first look of her upcoming series Taali — based on the life of transgender activist Gauri Sawant — Sushmita Sen expressed pride and gratitude for “having the privilege of portraying this...
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The Forgotten Shankar: Sitar Maestro Who Jammed With Hendrix, Pioneered...
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Doctor G: ‘See Skills, Not Gender,’ Says Doc on What It’s Like to Be a Male...
Radha was shocked when she found out that she was pregnant. And the fact that it had only been a few months since she had moved to Chennai, as well as that she was unmarried, added to her woes....
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India’s Best Folk Artists & Artisans Take Masterclasses on 1st Culture-Tech...
“The power of the digital creator economy has truly enabled equitability for the first time. We believe it is time for that equitability and democratised access through technology to work for...
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Who is Neera Arya, INA’s First Woman Spy Whose Bravery Inspired a Biopic
Trigger warning: Violence against women Through India’s struggle for freedom, there emerge a number of names to whom we owe our independence. And one such significant name is that of Neera Arya, who...
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How Hindi Cinema’s ‘Go-To-Guy’ Accidentally Invented A Global Music Genre
How many of you have heard of Charanjit Singh, the multi-instrumentalist session musician coveted by legendary Hindi film music composers like RD Burman, Laxmikant-Pyarelal and Naushad? Did you know...
View ArticleHow India’s Centuries-Old Eco-Friendly Alternative to Thermocol is Found & Used
While most of us are familiar with thermocol, a material used to make decorative pieces and headgear, few know about its eco-friendly alternative – the Indian cork or sholapith. Sholapith is a plant...
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Organic Farmer Uses Cow Dung to Make Recyclable Sculptures & Torans that Can...
Organic farmer P Ganesan from Perungamanallur village in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, is well-versed in all aspects of agriculture. He turned his nine-acre farmland into a certified organic farm around five...
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