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The point I am trying to make is that these sarees were essentially worn by farm workers, fisherfolk and the like.

Games people play for revival' of handlooms

The names bandied around were kunbi, gamcha, gollabhama, Udipi, some even came up with Delhi sarees!

7 Jun 2018 1:32 AM

A candle walk, remembering Tagore, on the concluding day.

Where the mind is without fear

It is a very logical thing that your freedom ends where mine begins.

23 May 2018 10:05 PM

Art consumers be they be buyers, investors or audiences seldom realise that entire lives are dedicated to the creation of arts, both visual and performing, and that not being able to make a living out of it is heartbreaking.

Art beat: Living on the canvas

The internet has liberated the art business a bit from the earlier stranglehold of a few, but it has still far, far to...

5 March 2018 8:14 PM

Kundan from Andhra

Taking a leaf out of nature

As for the rural and urban populace, for sheer reasons of economics, they have to content themselves with replicas of...

3 Nov 2017 1:09 AM

Girija Devi

Queen of thumri Girija Devi: A legend is no more

Her paan-stained teeth were visible every time she smiled while gliding through the notes.

24 Oct 2017 8:31 PM

The exhibition Sakshars panels were beautifully designed with bamboo mats from Manipur covering each panel.

The art of billboard paintings must be utilised

Many of them have become copy artists and eke out petty livings now.

26 April 2017 11:28 PM

S.H. Raza

Legendary artist SH Raza's paintings were for all

He understood both logic and maths of the art.

23 July 2016 10:13 PM