Culture
- Upcoming web series and films that you should catch before 2019 ends Harshil Shah
- Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael and Donatello—Artists or Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles characters? Harshil Shah
- Rediscovering Gulzar’s ‘Aandhi’ through Saba Mahmood Bashir’s Book Nandini Varma
- The Fantastic World of Fantasy Vishwesh Desai
- Banksy: Unravelling the story of the mystery man Harshil Shah
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…
Oct 14, 2019
Smita Agarwal is a professor, poet and a trained singer from Allahabad, who not only writes poetry but also sings her poems to the tunes of folk music. At the 100 thousand poets for change in Mumbai, she sang her poem to the tune of Bhatiyali—a folk song that comes from parts of West Bengal.…
Journey of Vivek Chaudhary : From making films to unlearning-and-relearning filmmaking on the job
Mirant Tiwari Oct 10, 2019
One-third of the trio that made Goonga Pehelwan and won the national award for it, Vivek Chaudhary is now flying solo and working on two parallel documentaries on opium economy which are already drawing eyeballs. Read about his dramatic journey as a film maker-researcher here. We meet at a cafe which I visit frequently. It’s…
Dessau celebrates the centenary year of Bauhaus Art School by dedicating a museum to its legacyHarshil ShahSep 30, 2019
Paying homage to the influential legacy left behind by the great Bauhaus Art School, the German town of Dessau inaugurates the Bauhaus Museum Dessau on the anniversary of the school’s centenary year. Here’s a brief introduction to the Bauhaus and…
A glimpse into art and the depiction of the LGBTQIA+ communityNandini VarmaSep 27, 2019
Here’s a glimpse into some positive steps that were taken or are being taken towards understanding the LGBTQIA+ community in the field of arts & culture. If we trace mainstream art through the years, we are bound to find heteronormativity…
Journey of Abhinay Banker : A thespian playing multiple rolesMirant TiwariSep 23, 2019
Abhinay Banker, an actor, a director, a writer, a teacher and most recently an RJ, is one of the most recognisable faces of our city’s already rich history of performing arts. In this piece, we map his journey. The first…
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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…