Stories in The New Indian Express
Last year when I visited Tata Steel Foundation’s Samvaad Heritage & Culture of Indian Tribes 2022, I had a chance encounter with artist Sumanti Devi Bhagat who is the flagbearer of Oraon art. Bhagat has been championing the cause of this dying art form which she learnt from her family and has researched about Oraon… Read More Saving the Tribal art form Oraon
The Great Indian Bustard (GIB) is among the rarest birds in the world and is listed as Critically Endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. Currently, numbers are hovering at a dismal 130, with around 110 in Rajasthan and 20 in the other states. “There is no… Read More Great Indian Bustard’s fight for survival
India’s first full-time physical NFT Gallery & Cafe that showcases NFT art has just opened its doors with the launch of SOCIAL in New BEL Road in Bengaluru. What is common to artists Akhil Thampuran (levit8r), Dr. Wafu, Nishita Jain, Trupty Somaiah, Archangel, Prasad Bhat, Simran Wahan (The Samosa Rani), The Wabi Sabi Project, Arundhati… Read More Food Meets Art
While William Shakespeare may have famously said, “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose/ By any other name would smell as sweet,” the villagers of Bhadrapur in Karnataka beg to differ. The Hakki Pikki tribe in Karnataka is present in a few districts including Bhadrapur. The specialty of this tribe is that… Read More Bhadrapur – what is in a name?
Feather Library is a one of its kind digital space that is documenting feathers of various avian species in a bid to become a unique repository of one of the most beautiful parts of a bird. Feather Library is an online library that is a unique source for bird plumage in November 2021. To build… Read More Feather Library
Go Native, the home store and restaurant that promotes sustainable and responsible living, gets an ecological avatar in one of its new spaces that was once an industrial unit. Go Native the brainchild of Anvitha Prashanth, a young Bangalore based entrepreneur is a store that takes ecological sustainability very seriously and its new store designed… Read More Go Native’s Whitefield Store
Flipping the notion of walking on its head, quite literally, backward walking has a range of health benefits too. Walking backwards engages a distinct group of muscles, including the calf muscles, glutes, and quadriceps. Improving stability and balance is one of the most significant advantages of walking backwards. Walking backwards is also useful for persons… Read More Walking Backwards
Not everyone can hit the gym, and now “exercise snacking” has become one of the safest and most effective ways to manage weight. A new bite-sized “movement snack” is a practical and empirical approach to various health concerns, as most people in the new normal are adapting to work from home or virtual work cultures,… Read More Snack on Exercise
Sustainability in decor has been an aspect that has long been in vogue but there are some brands that believe in making the difference as they walk the talk when it comes to being sustainable. If you are doing up a new home or are looking to give your home a spanking new makeover, one… Read More Bengaluru’s Décor Brands Go Green
A new show in Chennai’s Apparao Galleries titled ‘Geometry and Art’ is an ode to the relationship between the two. This art show whose theme is math and geometry and its meeting with art and how the artists interpret geometric ideas. The artists R.M. Palaniappan, P. Gopinath, Dhasan, N Ramachandran and Arvind Sundar are all… Read More ‘Geometry and Art’ Show at Apparao Galleries