Arts

From theory to praxis and back again for modifications is the circuit of those who shift gears: from interpreting the world to changing it. Well, it isn’t this Marxist prescription that ins...

The virtues of simplicity cannot be overstressed. The exhibition, Between The Self and Silhouettes (April 8-June 4) — a rather overloaded title — featuring Soma Das (born 1979) a...

Across Africa, many are excited about Germany’s decision to return more than 1,000 Benin Bronzes to Nigeria. But there are calls for monetary compensation, too. "This is perhaps the most s...

Hishu, a play penned and directed by Anuvab Dasgupta, spumes with the energy of a young collective, Shahoj. It deals with the issue of how news that sells is manufactured and disseminated. The story ...

Colours of Freedom — an exhibition marking the the75th anniversary of Indian Independence at CIMA  (the show will be on view at the gallery till July 30) — begins with clippings from ...

Germany has agreed to return trove of looted African colonial artifacts, including over 1,000 Benin Bronzes that will be repatriated to Nigeria. The German government has reached an agreement with Ni...

Ugandan musician and politician Bobi Wine says culture can flourish with freedom. He was part of a group of African artists invited to a DW panel to discuss opportunities for Africa's creative sce...

When a creative journey of fifty-plus years unfolds in a retrospective, its period resonance lingers. A painter, print-maker, sculptor, writer and activist, Ashit Paul has been both prolific and plura...

The reputation of Chetla Krishti Sansad as the vanguard of the children’s theatre movement in downtown Calcutta was further consolidated with two new productions at Madhusudan Mancha on April 20...

The advent of monsoon in the city was celebrated with a spectacular solo sarod recital by Amaan Ali Khan — he is the seventh generation of the famous Bangash gharana of Gwalior — at the Ka...