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October 12, 2026
Darjeeling gets ready for a literary celebration beneath the Kanchenjunga
The inaugural Darjeeling Arts and Literature Festival (DALF), scheduled to be held from November 14-20, will feature more than 60 authors, filmmakers and creators across over 50 sessions
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October 03, 2026
What it takes to make it as a young artist today
For a 22-year-old fresh out of Delhi College of Art, Vidhika Roy is clear about two things—defining her personal brand and bringing happiness through her work
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September 22, 2026
How contemporary art captured a changing modern India
Sakshi Gallery, which focuses on contemporary art, recently marked its 40th anniversary
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September 02, 2026
Uttam Kumar at 100: In a Behala room, the Mahanayak lives on
As Kolkata prepares to celebrate the late Bengali actor’s 100th birth anniversary, a quiet archive in Behala preserves the photographs, documents and memorabilia that trace his journey from a young stage performer to the state's most enduring screen icon
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August 25, 2026
How G Ravinder Reddy arrived at his iconic female heads
The Visakhapatnam-based artist answers that question while discussing the elements of his craft, his artistic journey and the making of his iconic female heads
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August 25, 2026
The artist who carried Palestine through his paintings: Sliman Mansour dies at 79
Born in Birzeit, near Ramallah, Mansour grew up at a time when Palestinian identity was being shaped by war, displacement and exile
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August 22, 2026
Puru Dadheech: In search of the shastra amid the ghungroos
For Puru Dadheech, Kathak has never been merely a dance form; it has been a discipline of study, research and teaching, an exercise in creative reconstruction and, above all, a means of understanding India’s cultural memory
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August 19, 2026
After Delhi, ‘One Mother, Many Mother Tongues’ art show comes to Bengaluru
The exhibition is being presented by the Consulate General of Italy in Bengaluru in collaboration with NGMA Bengaluru and the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, with support from Prestige Group
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August 13, 2026
A new exhibition tells the story of India’s independence through art
Curated by archivist and curator Neville Tuli and his team at the Tuli Research Centre for India Studies, the exhibition is on view at the Visual Arts Gallery, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, till August 16
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August 09, 2026
Nandalal Bose’s handprint, Ray’s practice signatures and Messi’s jersey: Kolkata exhibition brings history to life
At a time when celebrities are more likely to be asked for a selfie than a signature, Sahi-Sabud brings back the charm of a disappearing habit, collecting physical memories that crossed paths with history
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August 08, 2026
'30 Timeless Compositions of Carnatic Music' review: A masterclass in mindful listening
With a conversational yet sophisticated intellect, Vidya Bhavani Suresh seeks to bridge the chasm between the casual listener and an art form often perceived as hermetically sealed
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August 05, 2026
Honouring painters on postage stamps: Inscriptions into India's public memory
A postage stamp may measure only a few centimetres, but the face, image, or work of art it carries can become part of a nation’s cultural memory
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July 24, 2026
A fiesta without borders, Mela Mexicana
Food as an instrument of cultural diplomacy: Mela Mexicana, a food festival at SOCIAL outlets, highlights the surprising cultural similarities and culinary affinities between India and Mexico
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July 15, 2026
Cartoons in the age of AI—soulless or vox populi?
While some call artificial intelligence a 'death note' to creativity and originality in cartoons, some believe otherwise
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July 01, 2026
‘1 More Than 8’ review: On humanity in nine shades
In ‘1 More Than 8’, the author chooses to drag out the nine emotions into the vicissitudes of ordinary life, rather than keeping them hidden behind tough concepts and verbose language
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May 14, 2026
At home, on set, in creation: Satyajit Ray in colour through Nemai Ghosh’s lens
Nemai Ghosh's picture chronicle on Satyajit Ray is part of a month-long exhibition at DAG, which opened in New Delhi on May 8
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May 09, 2026
Algerian-French artist Kader Attia to curate Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2028
Kader Attia, who has been associated with Kochi-Muziris Biennale since its second edition in 2014, will be its first non-Indian curator
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April 22, 2026
Story first, spectacle second: Why India is turning to baithaks & mehfils
In conversation with THE WEEK, 'IBTIDA - Ek Mehfil', co-founders CEO Anubhav Jain and curator Tanvi Singh Bhatia discuss why intimate mehfils are striking a chord today
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March 30, 2026
Of ruins & decay: A new show asks why ‘picturesque’ paintings of British India still appeal
This DAG show brings together British and Indian landscape paintings to examine their artistic interconnectedness and shared visual vocabulary
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March 18, 2026
House of Baithak collective’s art sparks contemplation and connects souls
A solo exhibition series is set to showcase the artistic expressions of five Kerala-based artists at the Telangana State Art Gallery
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March 14, 2026
Banksy’s real name revealed? Famous street artist had ‘killed his past’ after previous exposure
The identity of the elusive street artist Banksy may have finally been revealed by an investigation by Reuters. Banksy is known for his politically charged and satirical stencil artworks that appear on streets, walls and bridges around the world
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February 01, 2026
Textiles, sandalwood, Buddhist circuits: Union Budget 2026 on Indian culture, heritage
Among the key announcements are a new integrated programme for the textile sector, support for the sandalwood sector, and the development of Buddhist circuits in the northeast
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October 30, 2025
UP CM Yogi Adityanath makes renewed push for Agra's Shivaji Museum construction: When will it be completed?
The museum project has stirred much political and historical debate since 2020, when CM Yogi Adityanath decided to rename the originally planned ‘Mughal Museum’ to honour Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
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September 04, 2025
Delhi Contemporary Art Week: The 'now' through artists’ lens
Along with migration, several other contemporary themes—from love to war, and politics to leisure—are being showcased at the Delhi Contemporary Art Week by the six women-led galleries
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August 30, 2025
Onam 2025: 5 ways technology adds to Kerala's premier harvest festival
Over the years, technology has added a new sparkle to the evergreen Onam sights of floral arrangements, pulse-pounding boat races, and luscious sadhyas
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