Art

Meet Rida Gatphoh, founder, songwriter and lead singer of 'The Musical Folks', a unique band inspired by nature and wildlife, with most band members in their 50s and 60s! Together they put up traditional Khasi shows and motivate people to think about their actions towards the environment.

Bombay Jayashri ramnath needs no introduction, apart from working with several international and national artists, this Academy award nominee is doing some amazing work by sharing her art with children with special needs. Know more about her various initiatives in this exclusive interview with TBI and how she is changing lives of many autistic kids.

Atamjeet Singh was always fascinated with machines and airplanes. He took his hobby and passion to a whole new level by creating amazing 3D paper models which look just like real machines. Whenever someone sees his paper models, their first reaction is that of disbelief. And then, they eventually fall in love with the stunning craft. Take a look at some of his incredible models and understand the passion behind them.

Here is a first hand experience of a journey to the amazing Himachal Pradesh and its beautiful valleys. Join Gayatri Mendanha as she visits intense music concerts, tries her hand at art and pottery, samples exotic dishes like the Kangri dham, finds peace in the serene monasteries, experiences the thrill of paragliding, and much much more in just a few exciting days!

There have been numerous works - both text and visual - on Gandhi. In this post, we present to you a rare collection of sketches on Gandhi and his teachings - by the famous artist Mickey Patel. Each of these rare sketches is a masterpiece in its own right and beautifully presents the thoughts of one of the greatest men of all times.

Get a ringside view of Zohra Sehgal's life on the stage and screen, in India and England, as she grew to become one of India's best loved actresses. In this excerpt from Close Up: Memoirs Of A Life On Stage and Screen, a no-holds-barred memoir published by Women Unlimited, catch a glimpse of this feisty, irreverent and candid performer extraordinaire, who passed away recently after celebrating her 102nd birthday earlier this year.

If you want to now about the culture of a country, watch its dance form. And when it comes to India we have a lot more on our plate. With 29 states and hundreds of traditions and cultures, we can’t even count the various amazing dance forms our numerous communities have to offer. Here we discover 15 of them!

As we drive around, we have often caught sight of brightly coloured statues and other items laid out on footpaths or hanging from tree branches. But how often have we stopped to ask the sellers, not the price, but about their lives? Where do they come from? Do they make enough for a comfortable living? Take a peek into their lives today, and tell us what you find out the next time.

The twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad lie on the Deccan Plateau, and boast of some beautiful natural rock formations. These heritage rocks, that survived millions of years of the vagaries of nature, are now falling prey to the greed of man. Read how a few individuals are trying to save these rocks in creative ways, before we lose these magnificent treasures forever.

How often have we felt the need of creative spaces in our cities, where various art forms could be given a chance to grow and flourish? Nayantara also felt the same need when she moved back to Secunderabad after spending a few years in the US, but she didn't stop at that. She went ahead and created one. We asked her how she did it..