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  1. The Choices we made

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    / April 13, 2012 /
    Lost in societal complexity, swept away by populistic measures, perpetually running after never attainable dangling carrots, we sometimes portray a very amusing picture of ourselves. Are we the same individuals who carry certain biological genes that are supposedly unchangeable or are we the obvious results of the choices we made...

  2. The women who are changing India

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    / March 22, 2012 /
    This is an exhibition that celebrates the women of changing India. Celebrated photographers like Raghu Rai, Martine Franck, Olivia Arthur, Alex Webb, Alessandra Sanguinetti and Patrick Zachmann have their works at the Kalakriti Art Gallery in Hyderabad from March 10-23, 2012. Writers include Tarun J. Tejpal, Annie Zaidi, Mukul Kesavan,...

  3. Conversation in Time

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    / February 24, 2012 /
    These are paintings by Ashoke Mullick from Kolkata who is showcasing `Conversation in Time’ at the Kalakriti Art Gallery in Hyderabad, till March 5, 2012. This is what Ashoke Mullick has to say : “As a young five years old, I am playing around in my father’s commercial studio, watching...

  4. Karachi to Hyderabad

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    / February 23, 2012 /
    These are the works of Anjum Mohammadi from Karachi, Pakistan who has been teaching art at a school for many years now. She uses all mediums of paints, charcoal and acrylics. She loves sculpture and won’t mind mixing that too in the paintings to create a 3D effect. Her works...

  5. Amul ads – Utterly Butterly Delicious

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    / February 10, 2012 /
    Amul has always been known for their topical advertisements. The ads often take a current event, give it a humorous twist of words. Almost always in good taste. The lovable Amul Moppet never forgets to have her butter on the toast. Before Amul Moppet, it was the Air India Maharaja...

  6. Hyderabad’s date with 26 artists

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    / February 2, 2012 / 1 Comment
    Twenty six artists come together to present a collection of contemporary paintings in Hyderabad from February 11-18 at the Muse Art Gallery at Hotel Marriot. Presenting a preview on `The South Reports’.

  7. Play on Mayawati not allowed

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    / January 25, 2012 / 1 Comment
    Uttar Pradesh elections do not cease to surprise. Now the District Magistrate of Lucknow, Anil Sagar has disallowed permission to stage a play `My sandals’ since according to him, it has references to the chief minister, Mayawati and her party’s symbol, the elephant. This he says, is a violation of...

  8. Bapu on canvas

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    / January 23, 2012 /
    Mahatma Gandhi proved on several occasions that Ahimsa (a term derived from Sanskrit meaning literally ‘the avoidance of violence’) is not the meek submission before the will of the wrongdoer. Rather Ahimsa is a fight using soul-force against the will of a tyrant which ultimately yields victory. The concept of...

  9. Gathering ‘Broken Images’

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    / December 10, 2011 / 3 Comments
    Girish Karnad is famous as a playwright among his other achievements. The title of his play ‘Broken Images’ has been inspired from T.S Eliot’s ‘The Wasteland.’ “What are these roots that clutch, what branches grow Out of this stony rubbish? Son of man, You cannot say, or guess, for you...

  10. Magic of the word

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    / October 10, 2011 / 2 Comments
    Mumbai was very lucky to get a fresh dose of what it is good at – Amazing stories. Also known as mayanagari, stories are the foundations on which this city is built. Stories not just projected on to screens but even the ones scripted through hard work and reflected on...

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