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Is it possible to be modern without referencing tradition as a point of departure? Can tradition be a grounding force instead of imposing fetters on the imagination? How do we distinguish between rejection and reconfiguration, invention and appropriation? These are fascinating questions to ponder while reading Anuradha Ghosh’s book Jamini Roy: A Painter Who Revisited … Read more
Thirty-six years ago, you couldn’t imagine an air-conditioned ladies’ toilet at Independence Rock. Heck you couldn’t dare dream of a single regular ladies’ toilet there. The Rang Bhavan that spawned a musical movement which laid the foundation for the “scene” as we know it today, was decidedly testosterone-driven and drenched in sweat, adorned with the … Read more
In an EXCLUSIVE interview with the most powerful man of the Indian fashion industry, Sunil Sethi on how things changed post pandemic in the fashion industry and the recently held Lakme Fashion Week in partnership with FDCI. In conversation with Firstpost, FDCI (Fashion Design Council of India) head Sunil Sethi talks about the business of … Read more
Saluja had previously lived and worked in New York, for celebrity stylist Patricia Fields who had several transgenders working for her. “Gender binaries– the ardhanareshwar– was part of our cultural dialogue all along” Arjun Saluja’s Rishta has been putting celebrities in elegant structure-meets-fluid clothing to great admiration When Arjun Sajula launched his label Rishta in … Read more
One of Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni ’s greatest strengths as a novelist is the sheer strength of her characterisation. The psychological acuity with which she presents her characters’ motivations and their leaps of faith is remarkable. This aspect was absolutely crucial to the success of her last two novels, The Forest of Enchantments (2019) and The … Read more
Inter Globe Foundation (IGF), the philanthropic arm of InterGlobe Enterprises, and IndiGo Reach, the CSR arm of IndiGo,announced the “**My City My Heritage”**campaigntoday to raise awareness about the value and importance of heritage and culture in India. The campaign commenced with a panel discussion at the India Habitat Centre, Delhi,withShri. G. Kamala Vardhana Rao, IAS … Read more
“Through dance, one can enter a meditative state similar to ritualistic chanting,” says Padma Bhushan Dr Raja Reddy as he addresses a rapt audience. It is the first day of the Natya Tarangini dance festival, which is taking place in the troupe’s Saket premises for the first time since the pandemic struck the world. Starved … Read more
WHEN brothers Shantanu and Nikhil Mehra sat down together in Los Angeles – after they had both finished their respective education in Business and Fashion respectively – they jointly decided they would return to India because the market in their home country “needed them”. Little did they know how prescient their words would be. They … Read more
Nritya Katha: Indian Dance Stories for Children, is a collection of stories about Indian dance forms. The book is written by Odissi dancer, educator and author, Jaya Mehta. India is the dance capital of the world, with eight classical dances and hundreds of regional dances! Nritya Katha unravels eight classical dance forms, and two regional … Read more
Borrowing Rs 5 lakh from her father a decade ago, Mariya Khanji’s nete.in is currently one of India’s most stylish shopping sites. IN 2013, when Mariya Khanji had just graduated from fashion school and was figuring where to go next, inspiration came from her favourite shopping destination: Netaporter.com. She had already studied Fashion Merchandising at … Read more