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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Can recycled rag fix fashion’s menace? – IKEA to devise a circular textile waste model
In order to tackle the most virulent problem of textile waste which ends up choking the landfills, IKEA Foundation has tied up […]
Geographical Indication (GI) tag accorded to ‘Karuppur kalamkari paintings’ and ‘Kallakurichi wood carvings’
In a bid to empower the artists with the prerogative of suing anyone who tries to copy their designs, the traditional dye-painted […]
Phool.co swoons Alia Bhatt into investing in it
After investing in Nykaa last year, Alia Bhatta joined as one of the investors in an IIT Kanpur-backed company Phool, which converts […]
Top designers go gaga over traditional crafts at FDCI & Lakme Fashion Week
The pandemic has prompted the dispositions of ace designers to steer the direction and focus of bridal fashion towards traditional craft techniques like […]