Art

The beautiful sarees, amazing sculptures and meaningful photographs, Dharavi's women artisans are using art to empower themselves. Here is how art changed their life.

Shalini Datta quit her full-time job to start an organization which helps marginalised women to make amazing paper products and earn better livelihood. All thanks to Datta, these women earned respect in their families and now can even send their kids to school!

An Italian artist shows her thoughts against sex trafficking in India through sculptures. Know more about her mesmerizing work and her efforts to bring a change.

The heartwarming tale of Babai, an 81-year old female porter who pulls 400 kgs of weight on her handcart, has been beautifully showcased in this documentary by Kavita Datir and Amit Sonawane, which has been making waves at film festivals. Here's all about it.

Ricky Kej and Neela Vaswani from India made the country proud by bringing home the prestigious Grammy award in its 57th edition. Here is all you need to know about Kej the self-trained musician and his journey to international success.

Jaywant Utpat invented a device that can simplify the use of several musical instruments. From Tabla to Dholak, this device can produce hundreds of sounds by just a single click. Know more about this one-of-its-kind Percussion Synthesizer for Indian Music.

A German photographer traveled to different villages and cities of India and captured the true strength of Indian women in these amazing photographs. From the dignified women who can withstand anything to young ladies taking control of their lives, there is a lot that these photos say about how strong Indian women really are.

Sitara Devi could not only effortlessly depict the deep affection Kaushalya felt for her son Rama but also perfectly illustrate the fury of Shiva through ‘tandava’. She is no more with us but she will always be remembered as the fearless Kathak dancer who took the dance form to new heights. Here Padma Shri awardee Shovana Narayanan shares her memories of the legend.

Our reader Nalin Rai watched the Hindi film PK to see what it was that made the movie the nation's biggest box office grosser in spite of vociferous protests against it. Here are 7 life lessons he learned from it.

The students from SRCC college started an initiative to help the amazing art form of puppetry, and today they have managed to change the lives of 14 such artists. From connecting the puppeteers with the market to providing training and organizing workshops, this team is transforming the fate of traditional puppeteers.