It all kicks off at 11:11 am on the 11th day of the 11th month: In Germany’s Rhineland region, among other places, thousands of people wearing colorful costumes ring in the carnival season. In Cologne, the motto this year is “Ov krüzz oder quer” (whether criss or cross). It’s aContinue Reading
Hundreds of artists from across the country, representing different performing arts, dance, music and traditional folk forms, will perform during the month-long Sonepur Mela (festival) in Bihar, an official said. The Sonepur Mela, Asia’s largest fair, was inaugurated by Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday. “The event offersContinue Reading
An archaeological dig in the Italian thermal town of San Casciano dei Bagni in Tuscany has unveiled 24 well-preserved bronze statues from ancient times that are said to be up to 2,300 years old. Dating back to the Etruscan period, an Italian archaeological team dug the figures out of theContinue Reading
Five dozen works from Paul Cezanne, Vincent van Gogh and other revered artists brought in $1.5 billion on Wednesday at an auction of part of the vast collection of paintings and sculpture amassed by late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. The total represented the highest amount ever collected at a singleContinue Reading
A new exhibition here has brought together works by seven pioneering Indian artists — Akbar Padamsee, Krishen Khanna, Arpita Singh, Jyoti Bhatt, Gulam Mohammed Sheikh, Himmat Shah and Vivan Sundaram — often credited for shaping the landscape of art in post-Independence India. “Around the Table: Conversations about Milestones, Memories, Mappings”,Continue Reading
Dancing is part of every human society. But are we born with this ability, and is it exclusive to humans? While listening to a very groovy song, it’s hard not to want to start nodding your head or tapping your feet — a fact illustrated by a recent TikTok trendContinue Reading
Celebrity chef Manish Mehrotra, who’s known to give a unique and innovative twist to Indian cuisine and shot to fame with his fine dining restaurant chain Indian Accent in conversation with Jamal Shaikh, Editor, Brunch shared his culinary journey over the decades and talked about the inspiration behind some ofContinue Reading
The Mahabharata has several facets as well as multiples lessons to learn. Bringing a slice of this epic in the form of art is an ongoing exhibition, Exploring The Epic Mahabharat. An amalgam of pieces that portray a condensed version of 18 episodes, the exhibition, curated by Jyotirmoy Bhattacharya, featuresContinue Reading
In our 20s and 30s, there can be immense pressure to measure up to the expectations of society, our families, our friends and even those we have for ourselves. Many people look back and feel disappointed that they hadn’t taken the opportunity to travel more. Others might have envisioned thatContinue Reading
When Kim Petras teamed up with English singer Sam Smith on “Unholy,” a song about male infidelity and betrayal of the ideal of marriage, she may not have expected to make history. But then in October, Petras and Smith became the first publicly transgender and nonbinary solo artists, respectively, toContinue Reading