Art

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.

Punyakoti, India's first Sanskrit film, will impart crucial life lessons with the help of a holy cow. Veteran music director Ilaiyaraaja will be giving the music score and 30 independent animators are working on the project simultaneously. Here's all you need to know.

Nek Chand, creator of the world famous Rock Garden at Chandigarh, died at the age of 90. He started making the garden secretly and managed to hide it from everyone for 18 years! Here are 10 such amazing facts you should know about him.

Kangana Ranaut seems to finally be receiving the credit which has long been overdue. She is not only an actor, but a revolutionist in her own terms. Here are 5 reasons why she is a true queen of Indian cinema.

The release of 'Piku' has stirred many dominant emotions in the people of India. Suddenly there seems to be a wave vocally declared opinions, which were felt before, but never spoken out loud. Through Piku, India is learning life lessons.

There is a bond which is being forged between India and Pakistan, and it is purer than politics or war: It is the bond of Art. AND it is happening at the 56th Venice Biennale.

A Delhi-based couple shifted to Kumaon and revived the traditional art of weaving in the most amazing way. The initiative has resulted in a better standard of living, increased income and delayed marriage of girls. Know more!

This man turned down a lucrative bank job to dedicate his life to preserving the ancient art form of Yakshagana string puppetry. TBI reader Sharath Ahuja meets Bhaskar Kamath and tells us how he is taking this art to global platforms.