Art & Culture News

Best of Indian contemporary art heads to Shanghai

As artists set new price benchmarks at home, a handful of elite galleries will take the best of Indian contemporary art to Shanghai next week for a three-day show at the second edition of the ShContemporary Exhibition Centre.

Daniel Pearl memorial concert in Goa Monday

A concert with the theme of 'Harmony for humanity' will be held in Goa Monday in memory of slain US journalist Daniel Pearl.8:31 PM on September 05

PM, vice president greet nation on Ganesh Chaturthi

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Vice President Hamid Ansari have greeted the nation on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi, marking the birth of Lord Ganesh, which will be celebrated Wednesday.11:30 PM on September 04

Rock On cast condemns ban on live music in Bangalore

Farhan Akhtar and other cast members of the hit movie 'Rock On', the first Hindi film on rock music, Thursday described as shocking the recent ban on live music and dance in the pubs and discos of India's technology hub.8:32 PM on September 04

'Urgent Conversations': fusing art with social realities

Art is spilling over to the streets from the realms of rarified aesthetics to address gut issues. And that's what a new show here, 'Urgent Conversations', is all about.4:30 PM on September 04

Singer Ishmeet's family to go to Maldives for private probe

Family members of 'Voice of India' reality singing contest winner Ishmeet Singh will fly to the Indian Ocean island-country Maldives Wednesday to hold a private probe into his death due to drowning at a beach resort there July 29.4:03 PM on September 04

Colourful idols, prayers mark Ganesh Chaturthi in Andhra

Thousands of Ganesh idols were installed in across the city and other parts of Andhra Pradesh and devotees offered special prayers as the 11-day long Ganesh festival began Wednesday.6:00 PM on September 03

Maoists warn Jharkhand artistes against plays on them

The outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) Wednesday threatened Jharkhand artistes with dire consequences if they participate in plays that highlight the group's terrorist activities.1:31 PM on September 03

Lesser Ganesh idols in Ahmedabad, scanty rainfall to blame

The annual Ganesh festival is celebrated with much fervour across Gujarat, but fewer idols of the elephant-headed god have been made for immersion this year due to scanty rainfall and the nearly empty water bodies.2:30 PM on September 02

This artist has 30,000 Ganeshas, wants 70,000 more

A Bangalore-based painter's love for Ganesha is taking him to different parts of India hunting for idols and images of the elephant-headed god. In three years he has gathered 30,000 pieces. His aim is to take the collection to 100,000 in the next seven years.11:30 AM on September 02

Catch artist Amitesh Verma's biggest horses at Mumbai show

Amitesh Verma, one of the most talented line artists in the country today, has changed. And so have his horses. His power stallions on canvas now pack more punch and energy.4:33 PM on September 01

The identity crisis facing Tibetan refugees

What is the place of Tibetans in our society? Are they just refugees, or have they taken on an Indian identity after having lived the Indian way for over three decades? A documentary titled 'Tribute to Life - memoir of a lost land' answers all.10:30 AM on August 30

Delhi gets its first art bookstore

The capital added another first to its list of art initiatives by throwing open the first art bookstore-cum-reading room here Friday.8:01 AM on August 30

Veterans slog to save dying crafts of India

Obaidur Rehman is 66 and suffers from a recurring eye problem. Gendilal is six years older. The two, like many others of their age, have a link - work long hours, not only to earn their livelihoods but to keep India's traditional crafts alive.2:01 PM on August 29

Husain exhibition vandalized

A protest exhibition organized in support of painter M.F. Husain, whose portrayal of Hindu goddesses has invited the wrath of Hindu activists, ran into rough weather here Sunday as some people vandalised his paintings.6:30 PM on August 24