Live demo of Pashmina spinning catches eyeballs at Khadi India Pavilion at IITF
Live demonstration of acclaimed Pashmina spinning by Kashmiri artisans is the cynosure of all at the Khadi India pavilion at India International […]
Orchid Hotel’s “waste-to-wealth†initiative includes a wall painting made of plastic waste
The wall painting adorning the facade of Shimla’s Orchid Hotel can’t fail to stir the conscience of reckless tourists as it has […]
The exhibition titled ‘Ae Mohabbat’ reanimates epic love stories on canvas
From Heer-Ranjha to Mirza-Sahiba and Parineeta, the tales of rapturous passion are reanimated with new dimensions on artist Pradiptaa Chakraborty’s canvas at […]
65 Indian artists to rub shoulders in Artissima, Italy’s Leading Art Fair
Marking the end of a season of upended exhibitions the fair’s special feature ‘Hub India’ art show in Turin, Italy hopes, re-emergence […]
Srinagar becomes the 6th Indian city to be recognised by UNESCO as a ‘creative city’
After Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Varanasi, and Jaipur now Srinagar has made it to the list of UNESCO Network of Creative Cities (UCCN) […]
Making Ganjifa- World’s oldest playing cards the order of the Day
As card games are the order of the festival in Indian households especially during Diwali season, Artist Banamalli Mohapatra has revived the […]
Serving hot and white: Handmade ceramics take centerstage in Mumbai exhibition
As Restaurants are rigging up handmade pottery, with chefs and artists collaborating to match plates to particular meals, the exhibition at Gallery […]
Karkhandar Skill training scheme to boost Jammu & Kashmir’s luxuriant craft sector
The pilot scheme taken up by the Department of Handicrafts and Handloom, Kashmir will identify and impart skill up-gradation training in crafts […]
Bejeweled glasses linked with Golconda mines may fetch up to $3.5 million at Sotheby’s auction
Pair of spectacle frames bedecked with emerald and diamonds namely the “Gate of Paradise” and “Halo of Light” commissioned by an anonymous […]
Sweet of imagination- Kerala artist creates lofty portrait of theyyam with confection
Artist goes by the name ‘Da Vinci’ Suresh has revived the traditional art of Malabar region- the Mukhathezhuthu (face painting) of the […]
Nelson Mandela’s iconic Madiba Shirts up for sale at New York Fashion Institute of Technology’s Museum
The family of the late anti-apartheid leader is selling his personal belongings including ten colorful patterned Madiba shirts he wore on formal […]
Ajanta in Armenia- The most comprehensive depiction of civilized classical life
Recently, glimpses of the fresco versions of select Ajanta Cave paintings by Armenian artist Sarkis Katchadourian were shared by External Affairs Minister […]