Don’t blame the kids. When MTV debuted The Real World, 30 years ago, no one quite knew what they were in for. The music channel was expanding its programming. Perhaps getting seven to eight young people to live together in a Manhattan loft, and filming their lives non-stop, might beContinue Reading
This isn’t about suburban Americans with overflowing closets. It’s about people who’ve lost the ability to clean, declutter, tidy or notice the mess. Some have acquired 50 cats, others risk losing custody of their children. The stories are painful. Anxiety disorders, grief and obsessive-compulsive behaviours are often at play. EachContinue Reading
Even before the reality-based genre took off, it was acting as fodder for films and TV shows. See how some of the field’s tropes – confession, control, competition – have been turned on their heads to tell a bigger story. The precursor The Truman Show came out in 1998, yearsContinue Reading
If art is a reflection of the world, then it stands to reason that it cannot ignore humanity’s greatest challenge: the climate crisis. A new exhibition by Sarmaya, a repository of Indian art and artefacts, spotlights 24 works by 20 contemporary and indigenous artists to represent our changing relationship withContinue Reading
In the National Tribal festival held in Raipur from November 1-3, the folk artists performed the fusion dance form ‘Lambadi dance’ by taking inspiration from Rajasthani and Telangana culture. Talking about the dance, the team leader of the Lambadi dance group, Nagarjuna told ANI, “we have come from Telangana, weContinue Reading
Our throwaway era of quick phone calls and DMs can never take the place of the sentimental history of handwritten letters, which still is a sacred and romantic way of communication and to keep the love alive hence, call us old school but the digital era calls for some fancyContinue Reading
Showcasing his entire body of work of nearly 40 years, renowned contemporary artist Paresh Maity will hold India’s “largest” solo exhibition here from November 5. After opening at Bikaner House on November 5, the major multi-genre show will travel to four metro cities Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Bengaluru over theContinue Reading
The five-day celebrations of annual Chhattisgarh Rajyotsava are on in full swing, starting from November 1, which is marked as Chhattisgarh Foundation Day – the day when it was declared an independent state. The festival that is organised every year emphasises on showcasing the culture and traditions of the state.Continue Reading
Tagbin, a technology-driven think-tank organisation that develops cutting-edge Phy-gital experiences in the fields of legacy, history, and culture, has designed and built the Sri Sathya Sai Divyasmriti Museum, a fascinating museum centred on the life of Bhagawan Sri Satya Sai Baba. The unveiling of the museum is scheduled for 3rdContinue Reading
Art and culture form an integral part of far-reaching and competitive training and should be instilled early on in children. From time immemorial, there have been art forms like theatre and literature, which use an amalgamation of all art forms to define culture while in most modern societies, forms likeContinue Reading