Art & Culture News

Kathak comes to the land of Bharatanatyam

Tamil Nadu, rich in cultural heritage, just became richer with the Sangeet Natak Akademi's Kathak Kendra deciding to open a teaching centre in the heart of Bharatanatyam land here.11:00 AM on August 07

Jamia to set up audio-visual museum on freedom fighters

Many aspects of India's freedom movement and lesser-known freedom fighters will soon find their place of pride in a new audio-visual museum to be set up at the Jamia Milia Islamia here.11:16 PM on August 04

Exhibition portrays facets of women in Indian popular art

Want to see how women can be provocative, trendy and empowered at the same time through popular art? Visit the ongoing exhibition here, showing them in all their incarnations in various media.12:02 PM on August 02

International sculptures to enhance Chandigarh's attraction

Known for its gardens and neatly laid out township, this city is now set to showcase sculptures by international artists at prime locations.1:51 PM on July 31

Video art comes to Delhi

After learning to appreciate works of modern and contemporary masters like Raja Ravi Varma, M.F. Husain and Subodh Gupta, the capital is now opening up to new artistic formats.12:00 PM on July 29

Tracing Bhojpuri roots in `Chini-Dad'

Book: 'Jahajin'; Author: Peggy Mohan; Publisher: Harper Collins; Price: Rs.295.10:31 AM on July 29

Porcelain: Fusing three art forms through the language of dance

What happens when three genres of art - visual, performing and audio - come together? A new language encompassing art in its totality is created.2:31 PM on July 28

Seeing history-laden Hyderabad through many eyes

Book: 'The Untold Charminar: Writings on Hyderabad'; Publisher: Penguin India; Price: Rs.39910:31 AM on July 26

Agra prepares for Shah Jehan's urs at the Taj

The three-day 'urs' of Mughal emperor Shah Jehan will begin in Taj Mahal here from July 29.9:01 PM on July 24

ASI seeks police help against encroachers in Agra

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has sought police help to drive away encroachers who have become a threat to the survival of many a historical monument in the city of Taj Mahal.3:33 PM on July 24

'India reaping boom in global art investment'

Investment in art continues to be robust globally despite the credit crisis in other financial sectors. And India is reaping the benefits of the boom as it tries to emerge as a mature market, says art investment guru Phillip Hoffman.12:32 PM on July 24

Court gives helping hand to conservation efforts in Mathura

Conservation efforts in this Hindu holy town - said to be the birthplace of Lord Krishna - have received a big boost, with a court banning mining operations in the area.11:30 AM on July 24

New York landmarks come alive in Mumbai photo exhibition

The Empire State Building, Carnegie Hall and the Metropolitan Museum of art - well-known landmarks of New York city came alive at a photo exhibition that opened here Monday.10:00 PM on July 21

Building to mark Mahatma Gandhi's visit to Chhattisgarh

The Chhattisgarh government has announced construction of a multi-storeyed building, which will house a library, an emporium and portraits of Mahatma Gandhi, to mark his visit to Raipur, now the state capital, in 1920.7:30 PM on July 20

Google to showcase Bengali classics, movies

Be it Tagore's Nobel-winning “Gitanjali” or Satyajit Ray's masterpiece “Pather Panchali” - it will just be a click away for netizens on world's premier online search engine Google.7:03 PM on July 20