Arts

At some point, his dida joined in the conversation and added in Bengali: “He has always made art and I can’t think of a time when he didn’t, which is just like his grandfather too. He is a story...

Christie’s will be holding its first 2019 auction of South Asian Modern and Contemporary Art on March 20 in New York, followed by a sale in London in June. It is hoping to break some previously esta...

The title of Delhi-based Shrine Empire’s online show, Speculations on a New World Order, curated by Anushka Rajendran (April 6-May 20) gives adequate indication that it is all about these unpreceden...

In the film Wonder Boys (2000) which won Dylan an Oscar for his song Things Have Changed, Professor Tripp who teaches creative writing, would tell his students how writers make choices. In places like...

In an endeavour to help artisans from Bengal in the aftermath of Amphan, Delhi-based art collector Shalini Passi’s digital art platform MASH, in conjunction with the Kolkata Centre for Creativity (K...

Sanjay GargLast time we spoke to you, you were having a tough time dealing with the lockdown. Hope you are doing better now. How have you coped?Like many, I found myself going back to the things I lov...

Arkut Kannabhiran, who was an ardent cricket lover and a music lover at the same time, established his connection with Calcutta as he got transferred to the city as a part of his job at the All India ...

Even though many spheres of activity are gradually being unlocked for business, theatre as we know it remains sealed at the time of writing this piece. Some individuals and theatre groups have been in...

1. Abbey Road (The Beatles)The soundtrack to my childhood, this album was always on in my house and I Want You (She's So Heavy) was my introduction to the blues. 2. Come Away With Me (Norah Jones)I ...

As we continue to fight a pandemic that forbids the liveness of theatre, Shakespeare’s Globe released online the famous tale of forbidden love — Romeo and Juliet, directed by Dominic Dromgoole and...