Art

India took an important step last week towards saving some critically endangered vulture species from extinction. It banned the use of large doses of diclonefac, a drug that is given to cattle but which kills vultures when they eat the animal carcasses. The good news came just ahead of International Vulture Day, which is celebrated today

A man from Chennai found a unique and beautiful way to visualise the vivid contrast between the Madras of the past and the Chennai of today. Here is a glimpse of his spectacular work.

Ajoba, the big leopard cat, made its way across the Sahyadris to Mumbai in 2009. His story is nothing short of a Bollywood action adventure film and Arjuna Srivathsa tells it with comic flair here.

He brings you a slice of Mumbai every day. Mumbai, the city of dreams, the city that never sleeps, and a city that is the Mecca for all aspiring Indians, be it the Bollywood hopeful or the financial upstart.

Musical instruments in India are as diverse as India and here is a list of the interesting, lesser known ones.

A Belgian photographer, Pascal Mannaerts, traveled to India and documented the lives of some of the most ignored communities of women through his camera. Know more about his interesting journey and his project called "Fate Breakers".

From living amidst the challenges of rural India, to becoming an acclaimed artist, illustrator, and writer – this is Bhajju Shyam’s journey. Today, his book, ‘London Jungle Book’, has been published in five foreign languages and his paintings have been exhibited far and wide around the globe.

V-Excel Educational Trust’s Annual Day production ‘Garden of Light’ was a powerful prism for the sheer potential and its intense manifestation of beauty in the world of autism.

The silhouettes are installed at public places, with the faces looking like black holes in the sky -- anonymous, lifeless, dark and voiceless -- but shouting out loud the names of millions of young girls trafficked every year. The artwork is interactive and users can experience it using their smartphones. 

Baadal Nanjundaswamy, a Bangalore-based artist used his art in a unique way to drive the municipality's attention to the potholes in the city. And it worked! His life-like crocodile left everyone amazed and guess what, the pothole was fixed the very next day.