This Artist Captures Endearing Father-Daughter Relationships through Vivid...
Debasmita Dasgupta is a development communications professional based out of Singapore, who has been making illustrations ever since she can remember. She decided to put her efforts into bringing about...
View ArticleTBI Exclusive: Renowned American Poet Sarah Kay on India, Inspiration, Spoken...
Meet Sarah Kay, the pioneering New York-based poet whose “spoken word” performances have taken the world by storm. We were lucky to speak with her at a recent event in Bengaluru. "I want her to know...
View ArticleKeeping Alive the Stories of Partition through Oral History, Photographs,...
Artist and oral historian Aanchal Malhotra talks about how she is collecting stories of everyday objects brought over by families at the time of the Partition. Aanchal Malhotra is a writer,...
View ArticleTBI Blogs: Once a Rite of Passage for Young Girls, This Tradition Now Helps...
After centuries of anonymity, the Phaksaba artisans in Manipur are getting their time in the spotlight. This group of aspiring women is working day and night to get the recognition they deserve. In an...
View ArticleTBI Blogs: How a Quirky Footwear Brand Is Empowering Young Artists across the...
Young artists are using Shakeef Khan and Sujeet Maadhogaria's F-Gali to display their talent on fun and quirky footwear. Shakeef Khan was always on the hunt for something exclusive, trendy and...
View ArticleHow One Photographer Is Capturing Happiness across the World through Portraits
Utkarsh Narang is a Delhi-based photographer who believes that a life is well lived only when one acknowledges one’s ability to contribute to the society in one’s own distinct way. When we spoke to him...
View ArticleThis October, the St+Art Festival Will Be Painting Bengaluru Red with Its...
St+art Festival is a collaborative platform for street artists from India and around the world. It works on the idea of 'Art for Everyone' with the primary objective of making art accessible for wider...
View ArticleTBI Blogs: Artists & Writers From India & Pakistan Come Together to Prove...
Project Artzaadi is bringing together artists from India and Pakistan to create stunning works of art with the aim of building a community where art is the only identity people share. Artzaadi is a...
View ArticleTBI Blogs: Why I Believe the River Nila Plays an Important Role in Preserving...
Like all river valley civilizations, River Nila is a fertile ground for arts, craft, literature and tradition to flourish on her banks. Exploring the river civilization is often a journey of...
View ArticleThis Arts Programme in Delhi Is Using Theatre to Help Teenagers Become...
Imagine a space where teenagers from different backgrounds transcend the lines of caste, class, religion, gender, and disability to meet each other and discuss diverse issues based on topics like...
View ArticleThank You for the Laughter: Little Known Facts about the Life of Legendary...
He danced, he sang and he acted, but no matter what he did, Mehmood Ali always ended up making his audience double up in laughter each time he made his appearance on screen. Actor, singer, director and...
View Article13 YO Bharatnatyam Prodigy Uses All Her Earnings to Provide Books, Bags &...
For Bharatnatyam prodigy Sairi Rahangdale, dance is not just about name, fame and money. It's also about changing the lives of underprivileged children for the better. The shy 13-year-old spends all...
View ArticleTBI Blogs: Here’s How to Differentiate Between Fake & Authentic Handlooms &...
Mechanization of processes has led to an influx of fake handlooms and handicrafts in Indian markets. Here's how to differentiate between authentic products and fakes. Every individual handcrafted...
View ArticleThis 20-Year-Old Is Crowd-funding an Experimental Film Set in...
Athul Prabhakaran became acquainted with the camera when he was just 12 years old. But, soon after, he went on to make nine short films in different languages: English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. Despite...
View ArticleThe Drab Walls of 5 Schools in Uttarakhand Were given a Colourful Makeover by...
Members of Delhi Street Art, an initiative to promote public art in the country, recently travelled to Uttarakhand to paint the walls of five schools in the region. Here is a glimpse of their journey....
View ArticleKnow All about the Video Channel That Is Bringing Indian Epics, Folktales and...
For decades now, various renditions of popular epics such as Ramayana and Mahabharata were available to Indian children only through Amar Chitra Katha or school textbooks. But now, children (as well as...
View ArticleWhy This Dentist-Turned-Award-Winning-Artist Is Making Hilarious Comics about...
Environmental consciousness has risen to the fore in the Indian psyche only in recent years. However, there is one cartoonist who has been using humour and illustrations to focus on serious issues...
View ArticleOne Partially Deaf Man Used Photography to Bring Cheer to 500 Children with...
Rajen Nair is a freelance photojournalist living in Mumbai. He has a partial hearing disability. Rajen has conducted photography workshops for about 700 children, including cancer patients and children...
View ArticleRemembering Kishore Kumar: 17 Fascinating Stories About the Legend That You...
There are singers and then there is Kishore Kumar. An unschooled singer who had no classical training, Kishore Da was truly a master of all trades — be it his beautiful voice that could make any song...
View ArticleTBI Blogs: From Bokakhat to Brooklyn, How Bags Made by Assamese Artisans Are...
Women in Bokakhat, Assam are teaming up with American designer, Kristine Gottilla to take traditional Assamese arts and crafts to a global audience. This is also helping ensure their economic...
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