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Arts & Photography

November 1, 2022

“Fiction offers space that fulfills our dream and subterranean selves. Documentaries keep us rooted in a reality that is real.”

Read Time: 3 minutes Helming one of the most reliable, one-of-a-kind film festivals in India, Neelima Mathur offers an insight into […]
August 28, 2021

Invading Into The Art Scene ,One Click At A Time

Read Time: 4 minutes How a chance encounter with an art mosaic in Paris turned writer Mihika Jindal into a geek […]
September 27, 2020

Baadii: On A Mission To Democratise Art

Read Time: 4 minutes Nestled in the Dhauladhar range of Himachal Pradesh, this art space is helping bring organised creative expression […]
May 4, 2020

Painting Her Way Through Corona

Read Time: 3 minutes Ever since the lockdown started, Mumbai based artist Dhruvi Acharya has painted water colours every day to […]
April 4, 2020

An Artist Is Collecting Quarantine Sounds To Make An Audio Art Project

Read Time: 3 minutes Shaurya Thapa spoke to Pallavi Paul, the artist behind the share your quiet project “On 23 March, […]
March 28, 2020

How To Cook An Epidemic

Read Time: 2 minutes The coronavirus is threatening everyone as we speak right now. But do we know how the virus […]
March 3, 2020

Behind A Modern Take On Indian Comics

Read Time: 4 minutes Yali Dream Creations comics might still be garnering niche audiences but depending upon its cinematic future, they […]
January 29, 2020

The Artists Keeping the Resistance Alive

Read Time: 5 minutes Tanya Mohapatra spoke to some artists actively creating work that is aiding and changing the shape of […]
October 31, 2019

Superheroes in Delhi

Read Time: < 1 minute sbcltr speaks to an artist addressing the air pollution crisis in Delhi through superheroes Forty-year-old Rajkamal Aich […]
September 25, 2019

On Imposed Silences & the Invisibilisation of Kashmir in the Art World

Read Time: 27 minutes If war has dehumanised, then art could have humanised or at least retrieved whatever was left. Yet […]
September 23, 2019

The Girl Child Project

Read Time: 2 minutes A photographer’s journey to highlight gender bias in the South Asian community When photographer Sarvjit Sra became […]
December 12, 2018

Of Rice Paste and Song

Read Time: 6 minutes An art residency in Bapugaon, Maharastra witnessed joyful camaraderie as Warli artists welcomed their UK counterparts, writes […]
December 11, 2018

The Doctor Keeping Urdu Calligraphy Alive

Read Time: 2 minutes Armed with a blackboard and Baru Qalam (Reed pen) Dr. Rehan Ansari from Bhiwandi has been conducting weekend Khatati classes for several months
December 5, 2018

A Personal Manifesto Against Factory Art

Read Time: 4 minutes This artist adapted Julio Garcia Espinosa’s essay into four audio-visual clips that invoke as much dialogue with the […]
August 29, 2018

How an Ongoing Exhibition In Kashmir Brought Together Two Alienated Communities

Read Time: 4 minutes Kashmir had a bolstering art scene before the rise of armed militancy shrunk the space for such […]
August 29, 2018

The Many Meanings of Being Queer

Read Time: 6 minutes The best part of the recently concluded exhibition Me We, and the artworks it showcased was the […]
August 29, 2018

How a Design Graduate Made Truck Art Cool Again

Read Time: 3 minutes The man behind All India Permit and his story of elevating the lives of the artists that […]
May 29, 2018

How The Seesaw Project Is Redeeming Feminism Through Art

Read Time: 3 minutes The project aims to sensitise people against negative gender stereotypes in everyday life We live in complex […]
May 8, 2018

Using Postcards to Tell Old Stories from The Indian Subcontinent

Read Time: 2 minutes Onaiza Drabu and Prachi Jha’s intitative Daak, uses the old-fashioned icons of letter writing as props to […]
April 13, 2018

Redefining Femininity & Sexuality

Read Time: 4 minutes Chen Yuan, spoke to the Hongkong based artist, Claudia Chanhoi, whose art confronts what it takes to […]
April 5, 2018

The Immersive Art of Sajid Wajid Shaikh

Read Time: 3 minutes Fresh off the heels of his latest exhibition, sbcltr caught up with the visual artist to understand […]
March 1, 2018

Holi Essential: Vrindavan

Read Time: < 1 minute Scores of people travel to Vrindavan, Mathura, to celebrate the Hindu festival of colours, Holi. This year […]
February 8, 2018

Inside The World’s Largest Open-Air Laundromat In Mumbai

Read Time: 2 minutes Omkar Phatak, captures the essence of the Mahalaxmi Dhobi Ghat amidst a rapidly developing Mumbai The Mahalaxmi […]
November 17, 2017

Africans of India

Read Time: 3 minutes sbcltr explores The Sidi Project by Luke Duggleby on Africans that have lived in India for centuries Intrigued […]
November 17, 2017

An App That Brings Art Galleries Into Your Home

Read Time: 2 minutes ArtPassport allows you to take a tour of exhibitions anytime, anywhere, writes Neha Pant The founders of […]
November 7, 2017

How An Amateur Photographer Used Her Art To Shed Light On a Dying Lake

Read Time: 4 minutes Majid Maqbool, on how Yasmin Hussain started a discourse on the condition of the Dal lake through […]
October 6, 2017

A Preview Into the bangaloREsidency Project

Read Time: 5 minutes Whether it is re-presenting the cow goddess or an ubiquitous shop in the market, Francesco Petruccelli and Bernd Lützeler’s […]
October 1, 2017

If You’re Falling In Love or Getting Over it, This Is For You

Read Time: 2 minutes Writer Aastha Atray and graphic designer Shawn D’Souza have collaborated to make #ayearoflove, a calendar dedicated to […]
September 21, 2017

Painting Portraits of Pain in Kashmir

Read Time: 3 minutes Majid Maqbool spoke to Hina Aarif, a young artist from the valley who paints pictures of people […]
September 19, 2017

The Mud Men Of Mumbai

Read Time: 3 minutes Omkar Pathak explores the potter community nestled in the heart of Mumbai Nestled in the heart of […]
September 19, 2017

Imagining Artists As Oracles

Read Time: < 1 minute Take creative and life inspiration from iconic artists with cards that re-imagine iconic artists as Oracles “Good […]
September 14, 2017

Psychedelic Pop Art From Singapore

Read Time: 2 minutes George Zhi Zao on Reza Hasni’s reinterpretation of popular culture through sacred geometry, religion and pop art […]
September 6, 2017

Unfolding The Saree

Read Time: 2 minutes A zine that is designed to encourage a positive discourse on the traditional garment and the women […]
August 30, 2017

The Saptan Story: A crowd-sourced Art Project

Read Time: 2 minutes This seven week long collaborative effort hosted by British Council India is trying to make art less […]
August 3, 2017

The Man Who Is Obsessed With Cameras

Read Time: 4 minutes Aditya Arya has spent his life collecting and documenting the evolution of photo cameras, writes Suyashi Smridhi […]
July 19, 2017

The Vanishing Queens

Read Time: 2 minutes Sukhman Dhillon explores the Tharu tribe and their fast eroding culture in the face of modernity The […]
July 11, 2017

Confronting Identity and Politics Through Art

Read Time: 2 minutes This exhibition brings together the works of six artists who have witnessed conflict to express ‘quiet acts […]
June 7, 2017

The Theatrics of Protest: Petr Pavlensky

Read Time: 5 minutes Where does one draw the line between art and self-harm? The actions of Pavlensky might seem extreme […]
June 4, 2017

Losing Identity On Delhi Streets

Read Time: < 1 minute Pushkar Raj Sharma’s disarming street photographs of losing identity in midst of every day life Thirty-four-year-old, Pushkar […]
May 31, 2017

Syrian Artist Draws World Leaders As Refugees

Read Time: 2 minutes Neha Pant on how artist Abdalla Omari is drawing attention to the refugee crisis in his war-torn […]
May 30, 2017

Ramazan in India

Read Time: 2 minutes Suraaj Ajithakumar documents the paradox of abstinence and revelry during the month long period of fasting Every […]
May 30, 2017

A Unique Art Exhibition In the Woods

Read Time: 6 minutes If you have time, head to Gunehar, Himachal Pradesh, this weekend for a charming art exhibition amidst […]
May 26, 2017

The Ceramic World of Mudita Bhandari

Read Time: 5 minutes Rohini Kejriwal caught up with the artist ahead of her open air exhibition in Gunehar, Himachal Pradesh […]
May 16, 2017

Where The Flowers Still Grow

Read Time: < 1 minute Bharat Sikka’s stunning collection of photographs from Kashmir In 2014 and 2015, after reading Mirza Waheed’s novel […]
May 8, 2017

The Nanda Devi Yatra In Photos

Read Time: < 1 minute Mukesh Khugsal photographs the epic journey that is the Nanda Devi pilgrimage Over the years, The Nanda […]