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  1. Bapu’s strokes

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    / June 7, 2011 / Leave a comment
    By Kaali Sudheer   For three days at the state Art Gallery in Hyderabad, the most beautiful Telugu women were the cynosure of all eyes. Drawn by one of the most celebrated Telugu artists and filmmakers, Bapu is often credited with the ability to make a Telugu woman look most...
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    Tagged , filmmaker

  2. An evening, all ears

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    / May 23, 2011 / 3 Comments
    By T S Sudhir   I am not an authority on theatre. Whatever little exposure and understanding I have had, has been courtesy my collegemate and dear friend Satyajit Sharma who joined the National School of Drama (NSD), the premier institution to learn theatre, in Delhi in 1991. This meant several...

  3. Where art meets a vision

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    / May 15, 2011 / 2 Comments
    By Kaali Sudheer   They believe that Art is a powerful medium with infinite possibilities of creating a spark, of igniting contemplation. They believe Photography is more than just a visual art. They believe in Giving.   The convergence of these beliefs has brought together six enthusiasts – Amarpreet Singh,...

  4. Deconstructing man

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    / April 22, 2011 / Leave a comment
      `Deconstructing man’ ! Did you say “Whatever that could be and how difficult that could be.” You are likely to get the answers from Anita Mansata, a Kolkata-based artist in Hyderabad next week. For the world of art, this is a unique event, that combines art with fashion. It...
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    Tagged man

  5. The wonder of Muggu

    Posted by Jaiwantika Dutta Dhupkar
    / February 3, 2011 / 3 Comments
    I discovered edible art on my neighbour’s concrete-like, super-swept, cowdung-tinted garden floor. It was a garden dedicated solely to Muggu. My neighbour swept away the old every morning and spent an hour doodling something new. Once a week, she diluted specially procured cowdung and greened that garden floor. Every other...
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    Tagged kolam, muggu

  6. Dancing with life

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    / January 27, 2011 / 2 Comments
      By Uma Sudhir   “I tell you, there is a good reason for you to go and see this doctor. He is handsome and suave.” Ananda said this to me, giggling like a teenager. There was nothing flippant about her advice though. She was asking me to go for...

  7. How Vidyarthi Samman came about

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    / December 18, 2010 / Leave a comment
    By Ashish Vidyarthi   One evening in 2001, a sudden pack-up was declared at the location of Pugali, the first Tamil film I had signed. The film never got completed ! We were shooting at Mahanantwadi in the Wayanad hills in Kerala. Though my village Dharmadam, was a good 5...

  8. An ode to Lord Venkateswara

    Posted by Ananda Shankar Jayant
    / November 24, 2010 / Leave a comment
    By Ananda Shankar JayantThe classical dance traditions of India have always drawn their inspiration from the very rich and varied musical heritage that has been bequeathed to us. These musical gems span generations and genres and continue to inform and enrich the aural and visual firmament of dance.The brilliant imagery,...

  9. Rahi Masoom Raza, reborn

    Posted by vinay varma
    / November 21, 2010 / 2 Comments
    By Vinay Varma   It always happens. The butterflies in your tummy refuse to die down even after you have performed the play innumerable times. And each time, before the curtains go up, I remember a quote I read many years ago in the `Business Digest’: “A little bit of...

  10. ‘Rasta Art’ : Truth, beauty, people and Art

    Posted by Jaiwantika Dutta Dhupkar
    / November 16, 2010 / Leave a comment
    Say ‘art’ and the image of framed works in gallery spaces spring to mind. Art, as it is known and sells today, is loved thus: this globalized vision of what was once purely an European ideal. As an artist almost entirely subscribing to this ideal, one must admit that one...

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