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Google’s Doodle Honours Amrita Sher-Gil. Here Are 5 Things You Should Know...
Today, Google has honoured legendary Indian painter Amrita Sher-Gil on her 103rd birth anniversary. The doodle reflects Amrita's painting 'The Three Girls'. It shows three girls in colourful clothes...
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IN PICTURES: An Indian Artist Portrays Train Engines in a Way They Were Never...
Kishore Pratim Biswas used to live near a locomotive workshop in Kolkata when he was a child. It was very easy for one to spot steam locomotives every now and then, and as an enthusiastic 5-year-old...
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Want to Buy a Keepsake and Help an Indian Artisan at the Same Time? These 10...
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Whimsical Motifs by Italian Artist Lift the Spirits of Delhi Metro Commuters
Tigers, treetops and a girl with flowing tresses -- all these and more greet commuters embarking on trains at the Govindpuri Metro Station in Delhi these days. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and...
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Events to Attend This Week (4/2/2016-11/2/2016)
1. Pune Heritage Festival Photo source: Facebook This Heritage Festival had its humble beginnings in 2012 and was then known as ‘Heritage Week’. It was initiated to commemorate the World Heritage Day...
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This Brazilian Duo is Documenting the Lives of the Unsung Heroes Of India,...
Cambodia, Thailand, Bolivia, Peru, Morocco, Brazil, United Kingdom - Lara & Patrick of Bem-te-vi Productions have been there and done it all. For 7 years now (individually & together), this duo...
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These 6 Indian Web Comics are Taking on Social Issues with Brilliant Humour...
Humor has for long been used as a weapon of human intelligence against oppression and inequality. Even as the foundations of free expression are shaky in India today, and bans and sedition charges are...
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How Shipping Containers in a Drab Container Yard in Delhi Transformed into...
Mention the words ‘ shipping container’ and one immediately thinks of large, drab, rusted and dirty metal boxes mounted on flatbed trucks or placed in container yards. This is set to change, for some...
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5 Things You Must Know About Disney’s New Movie, The Jungle Book’s India...
Walt Disney's movie The Jungle Book, inspired by Rudyard Kipling’s collection of stories, will release in India on April 8. And Indians couldn't be more excited. One of our most loved and adored book...
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Two Dutch Students Spread Awareness about Plastic Waste in Delhi Using a Mural
Two students from Netherlands came to India and saw the abysmal state of plastic waste and littering. They stayed, and decided they would raise awareness against it, starting with a mural in Delhi. If...
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The Man Who Knew Infinity – How Indian Genius Ramanujan Rose From Zero to Wow...
Srinivasa Ramanujan, a self-educated mathematician, pioneered brilliant discoveries of theorems. He was aided by Professor G. H. Hardy in England. The Man Who Knew Infinity, starring Dev Patel, is a...
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How Suchitra Sen Used Indian Cinema to Revolutionise the Public Image of a...
Suchitra Sen’s persona has many dimensions – as the legendary romantic star, who created mushy magic on 700mm; a powerhouse performer, who portrayed a working-woman on screen, at a time when women...
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Why This Kochi Artist Has Been Painting Herself Black After the Rohith Vemula...
Artist P. S. Jaya has undertaken a 100-day social experiment, in which she paints herself black before stepping out of her house. She is documenting the reactions and comments that she gets from people...
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Students at This School Cannot See. But They Can Dance, in a Group, with...
At Bengaluru’s Shree Ramana Maharishi Academy for the Blind, visually impaired children learn how to dance. Rohini, a Class 9 student, has been learning dance from the age of six. Her dance training...
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He Started Shooting Films on a Mobile Phone at 21. In Five Years, He’s Won...
Anshul Sinha started making films with a mobile camera in 2011. From covering a blind school to talking about the issue of bio medical waste – all his movies are based on social issues and are made...
View Article7 Thought-provoking Short Films You Can Watch Online For Free
Watch these 7 short films that will inspire you to change the way you think about issues such as religious fanaticism, discrimination against sex workers, eve teasing, AIDS and cleanliness. The art of...
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A BHU Professor and His Students Are Transforming the Walls of Varanasi with...
“I got a job in Banaras in 2007. When you first come to the city you feel there are so many dirty and unorganised places that the government is not taking care of. After walking around the city for a...
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5 Fascinating Facts About Sayani Gupta, the Promising ‘Fan’ Star Who’s...
Sayani Gupta is slated to play an important role in the upcoming film, 'Fan,' which stars Shahrukh Khan. The actor recently said that she felt quite lucky to have been cast in the film and shared that...
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A Musical Initative Is Bringing Back The Magic Of Live Music In Bengaluru
An initiative called Sofar is working towards letting people bond over their love for music. No more pushing or shoving in a crowded room, no more looking over a person’s shoulder to watch a favorite...
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From 1920s till Today – Meet the Women Who Created Movie Magic, behind the...
There have been many hard working women behind the scenes in Indian films – right from the time when cinema was not considered a respectable profession even for men. Here’s remembering some of them....
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