Culture
- Parasite: An awe-inspiring tragicomedy that latches on to you (no spoilers) Harshil Shah
- Maggi recipes to keep you going during the lockdown Harshil Shah
- Dalgona Coffee: A worldwide social media trend about home-made café experience Harshil Shah
- Recipes to begin your journey into cooking Harshil Shah
- 10 Indie Films that altered the Indian audiences' taste in cinema forever CY
Jul 18, 2024
An artist statement is a written document that summarises who you are and what your art is all about. As an artist, an artist statement can help introduce both you and your work to potential buyers, as well as to museum and gallery curators. A good artist statement should also provide a glimpse into your…
Dec 25, 2019
Blues is referred to as the origin of modern western music. From Jazz to Hard Rock, most of the genres that we listen to were created by artists who were inspired by the blues. But where did the blues come from and how did it evolve? “I’ll never, I’ll never Get out of these blues…
Remembering the creative souls we lost in 2019
Harshil Shah Dec 23, 2019
As the year is coming to an end, we remember these creative personalities of eminence, from India, that are no more amongst us. The departing year took lives of many creative personalities—from literary geniuses, to cinema personalities to some of the most respected government officials—and even though they are not present with us anymore, their…
The Manifestations of Mythology in Indian FictionVishwesh DesaiNov 29, 2019
Writers are finding interesting ways to return to stories from Mahabharata and Ramayana. Some of the recent approaches include tracing the journey of minor characters, or of the major ones who weren’t explored enough. We revisit some of these developments…
The Korean Wave: Rise of a revolutionary pop cultureHarshil ShahNov 21, 2019
A decade ago, no one had any idea about what Kpop was. Now, there seems to be a gigantic community of Korean pop culture lovers in our country. Those flashy colours and enigmatic lyrics have grabbed the eyeballs of millions…
Exploring the Portrayal of an Everyday Woman in ‘Soni’ (2019)Nandini VarmaNov 9, 2019
Earlier this year, Soni was released as a Netflix original depicting the lives of two policewomen against the social crises that women face every day. While many films in the recent past have deflected from portraying realism, Soni shows us things…
Events
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Through The Curator’s EyesApr 05-06, 2025
Through The Curator’s Eyes A guided tour of the new exhibition “Shaktirupa: Goddess as Imagined by the Artists” She nurtures and protects; she provides but can also destroy. Shakti, the divine feminine energy of the Goddess, is both multiform and multifaceted. Across Hindu artistic traditions, artists have interpreted and visualized her various forms from literary…
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Journey with TreesApr 08-13, 2025
INVITATION “JOURNEY WITH TREES” You are cordially invited to be a part of solo art exhibition by Ankit Vandra
Yatra Archives
How Tulika Books is creating impact in children’s lives through picture books
Nandini VarmaAug 21, 2019
A children’s book about a boy who feels like a girl. And about a child brought up by grandfathers. These are some of the stories published by Tulika Books, who have been making children’s picture books since 23 years. Little…
Dalgona Coffee: A worldwide social media trend about home-made café experience
Harshil ShahApr 2, 2020
While the lockdown has ignited various trends on social media, one that has received a major global following is #DalgonaCoffee. With thousands of posts on its name, here’s all you need to know about the Dalgona Coffee wave. I first…
Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael and Donatello—Artists or Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles characters?
Harshil ShahNov 5, 2019
Did you ever wonder where the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ characters got their names from? Well, your search is complete. Here is a brief introduction of the artists from whom the creators of TMNT took inspiration. Teenage mutant ninja turtles,…
The call of the mountains: orthopaedic Dr Yatin Desai’s advice on trekking
Himanshu NainaniMay 24, 2019
In this piece 64 year old Dr Yatin Desai, shares with CY his inspiring story of how to scale towering mountains with utmost ease and how this life adventure activity can shape human character and health. Chances are high that…