Art

23-year-old Aparna S is on an environmental crusade—one that brings craft and conservation under a single umbrella.

With her hard work and dedication, Aishwarya is redefining the norms of a 3,000-year-old martial art form that was otherwise largely practiced by only men. Here’s her inspiring story.

"Tu Hindu Banega na Musalman Banega, Insaan Ki Aulad Hai Insaan Banega," once wrote the legendary poet whose words remain relevant even today. #LegacyOfALegend

Using only pencils for sketching and surgical scalpels to carve, the 27-year-old artist breathes life into sheets of paper by transforming them into beautiful paper cut art.

Their work pays tribute to Cherpulassery through a work of mural art stretched across a 7,000-sq-m wall around the town's government school.

The task was to identify walls, bridges, buildings, water tanks and other structures, which could host wall art and transform the place into India’s first-ever street art city!

From raising Rs 50,000 for cancer patients to Rs 3 lakh for Kerala flood victims, this 12-year-old has shown that age is just a number when it comes to making a difference. Way to go, Aarav!

With Dipali Borthakur's demise, not only did the world bid goodbye to a timeless voice, but also to an epic love story!

I have so far painted the portraits of Dr Vandana Shiva, Savitri Bai Phule, Kesarbai Kerkar, Tessy Thomas, Shakuntala Devi, Dr Mandakini Amte, Begum Hazrat Mahal, Janaki Ammal, Queen Velu Nachiyar and Bhanu Athaiya.

Kelkar’s passion for the artefacts was not limited to a time period nor to one form of an item. By 1960, he had collected more than 21,000 items—ranging from pots to instruments and paintings to daggers.