This Museum in Gurgaon with Vintage Cars & Old Aircrafts Will Enthrall You
Are you a vintage car lover? Or an aerospace enthusiast? Are you interested in knowing about the evolution of transport in India? Then you are in for a treat because there is a museum especially for...
View Article19-Year-Old’s Stunning 3D Drawings Will Make You Want to Reach Out and Touch...
Sushant S Rane, a first year student of Ramnarain Ruia College, Mumbai is currently in great demand. With several celebrities like Ritesh Deshmukh praising him on Twitter, his Instagram handle already...
View ArticleIN PHOTOS: These Black & White Pictures Capture India’s Soul. In it’s...
India has been a draw for talented photographers from all over the world for a long time now. They come here fascinated by the vibrant culture, diversity and rich colours of the land. Pictures tell...
View ArticleBhagwan Dada: India’s First Dancing Superstar Who Was an Inspiration to...
Bhagwan Dada was the first dancing super star of Indian cinema. Here are some unknown facts about his tryst with stardom. Bhagwan Dada had the body of a wrestler and the jiggle of Ginger Rogers. He had...
View Article5 Surprising Ways in Which the Story of the Epic Ramayana Differs in Other...
The Ramayana, an ancient Indian mythological tale loved and revered by Hindus, is performed all over the country during the festival of Dussehra, culminating in Diwali. The story is simple, about the...
View ArticleTBI Blogs: Did You Know He Composed His First Song at 9? More Interesting...
RD Burman's influence on the music industry is undeniable. A look at some of the lesser known facts about this musical genius. Rahul Dev Burman was born on 27th June, 1939 to renown music composer...
View ArticleIndia’s First Female Graffiti Artist Is Leaving Her Stamp All over Berlin...
Graffiti and street art may be considered a nuisance by many but it has slowly made its way to being considered a legitimate art form around the world. One of the first female graffiti artists in...
View ArticleAutism to Artism: These Face Masks Are Expanding the Horizons for Autistic...
Read how a theatre specialist is using face masks to help autistic children overcome the challenges of making eye contact, focusing and concentrating. When Parasuram Ramamoorthy, a theatre specialist,...
View ArticleHow One Indian Organization is Trying to Preserve Ancient Indian Rock Art...
The study of 'rock art', ancient paintings and engravings on the walls of caves, is a surprisingly recent phenomenon - just about 30 years old! But now that archaeologists, historians and...
View ArticleListen to Some Chutney Music Today – A Vibrant Mix of Bhojpuri Beats and...
What happens when the dholak and dhantal from the heartland of India meet tassa drums and Soca beats on the shores of the Caribbean? A delectable fusion called Chutney music, of course! In 1970, a...
View ArticleTBI Blogs: Meet Kerala’s Only Practising Glove Puppeteer, KC Ramakrishnan
Tracing the history of the Bharatapuzha river that is home to Aandipandaram, the community of traditional glove puppeteers. "We sing and act, giving an impression to the audience that the wooden...
View ArticleThe Link Between Modi, Obama and the Village of Nirona in Kutch!
This family of artists living in Nirona in Kutch region of Gujarat is quite unique - their art adorns the walls of White house. Know all about this extraordinary ancient art form here. Traditional...
View ArticleMeet the Dreamcatcher: A Photographer Who Connected 365 People with Their...
Meet Siddhartha Joshi, the dream catcher, photographer and travel blogger who has collected more than 365 dreams since 2015 under his unique project – ‘Tell Me Your Dream’. Imagine meeting a complete...
View ArticleHow Alokananda Roy Is Teaching Convicts to Dance, Act, Reform
For years, Alokananda Roy has been using the arts, especially traditional dance and music, to change lives of convicts at the Presidency Correctional Home in Kolkata. A six-foot man quietly strides...
View ArticleIn This Tiny Karnataka Village, Farmers and Shopkeepers Debate over...
IIn the quiet village of Heggodu in Shimoga, 350 km from Bangalore, it is not uncommon to hear local farmers, cart drivers and shopkeepers rattle off names of literary greats and their theatrical works...
View ArticlePaint for Change: This Student-Led Initiative Is Breathing Life into Mumbai,...
Ever thought painting could be used as a means for social change? This student-led-initiative is all about using art as an effective medium for raising awareness. Project MAD, an acronym for Murals and...
View ArticleThis Herbal Park in Trichy Makes Beautiful Eco-Friendly Jewellery from Seeds
Jungle Jewels, an initiative to support women in Trichy, makes jewellery straight from nature’s bounty – the seeds of trees. About 2500 years ago, the queens of Tamil Nadu flaunted their beauty by...
View ArticleHow PCs Are Taking Folk Music from Rajasthan to a Global Audience
This article on using computers for change is a part of the India Digital series powered by Intel India. Yusuf Khan, now 34, first learnt to operate a PC at the age of 16. Today, technology is an...
View ArticleTBI Blogs: Ever Met a Craftsman Who Makes the Headgear & Ornaments Worn by...
The headgear and ornaments worn by Kathakali artistes are handmade by 68-year-old Ramankutty Kothavil. The heritage village where 68-year-old Ramankutty Kothavil's home is located, is etched in the...
View ArticleBuy and ‘Plant’ This Special Rakhi To Help Save a Farmer from Poverty
This Rakshabandhan get to know what goes into making the thread that binds – the farmers, weavers and spinners behind the scenes. You can also grow a small plant from the seed encased in this very...
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