Art

Noida-based Madhuri Balodi and Amit Singh started ‘Kavi The Poetry-Art Project’ to come up with a creative way of saving glass bottles from ending up in landfills. They collect bottles from ragpickers and customers and transform them into functional art items.

Satyanarayan Suthar, hailing from Jodhpur, is preserving the ancient craft of Kavad that has been handed down through generations. This art form entails crafting collapsible wooden shrines used to depict mythological stories.

In 2019, Chandigarh couple Mohit Ahluwalia and Jagjyot Kaur quit their decade-long corporate careers to start ‘Raamae’, which sells hand-block printed products like cushion covers, tote bags, quilts, pouches etc made by skilled artisans.

Coimbatore’s Radhika JA upcycles newspapers into dolls, which have found orders from across the world. She shares how her diagnosis led her to this successful business.

Ooty resident Sheela Powel set out to find financial freedom and thus started Shalom Ooty, a venture that helps women from the Toda community sell their traditional art and earn financial freedom in the process.

Eighth-generation perfumer Pranav Kapoor turned his ancestral home into an experiential retreat where he promotes his family and Kannauj’s ancient art of perfume making, where visitors can make their own perfumes and keep a dwindling professional alive.

Tamil Nadu engineer-turned-artist Vignesh uses not paint, not colours, but sunlight to craft beautiful artwork. He narrates how art gave him a new lease of life, and the hard work that goes into each piece.

Founded by entrepreneur Chitresh Sinha, The Plated Project strives to solve the hunger crisis in India through decorative and artistic items. It's where art joins hands with commerce and impact to create social innovation.

In the ancient town of Nathdwara, Rajasthan, a collective by the name of Artists of Nathdwara is preserving the 300-year-old art of Pichwai. Take a look at this globally acclaimed artform in these pictures.

Ajay Raghavan decided to quit his law practice to promote sustainability. He invites people to have productive dialogues by starting the Bengaluru Creative Circus and The Circus Canteen.