Indie-Pop singer-songwriter Nikhil Swaroop releases Hindi single Khilte Rang
Aug 05, 2022, at 05:30 pm
Singer/Songwriter Nikhil Swaroop has released his latest single, Khilte Rang on Thursday.
Mamata Banerjee confers Banga Bibhushan award on Pandit Debojyoti Bose
Aug 05, 2022, at 05:13 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has recently conferred the state's highest honour Banga Bibhushan on musician Pandit Debojyoti Bose.
Sujoy Prosad Chatterjee-led SPCkraft to felicitate Aparna Sen, Mamata Shankar, Pramita Mallick
Aug 04, 2022, at 08:34 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: SPCkraft, led by multidisciplinary artist Sujoy Prosad Chatterjee, will be felicitating veteran actor-filmmaker Aparna Sen, actor-dancer Mamata Shankar and Tagore thespian Pramita Mallick at an annual concert which will commemorate Rabindranath Tagore's 81st death anniversary this Saturday.
Nine veteran artists come together for FFACE's one-minute music videos
Aug 02, 2022, at 11:20 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: FFACE has come up with a unique concept of one-minute original music videos, with nine veteran artists from the industry, which will be launched on Instagram from their respective profiles.
Percussionist Prodyut Mukherjee selected as voting member at the Recording Academy that hosts Grammy
Aug 01, 2022, at 10:21 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Noted percussionist, composer and GIMA Awardee Pandit Prodyut Mukherjee has been selected as a voting member of the prestigious Recording Academy, which is best known for hosting the annual Grammy Awards.
Sculpt Carve Chisel: Sculpture group show in New Delhi
Jul 31, 2022, at 04:25 am
New Delhi/IBNS: An exhibition of sculptures by contemporary artists is being held at the Art Explore in New Delhi.
Exponent of Odissi dance, Guru Sanchita Bhattacharya completes 50 years of performance on stage
Jul 31, 2022, at 04:03 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Odissi dance exponent Guru Sanchita Bhattacharya completed 50 years of performing on stage on a day which also coincided with her birthday.
Future holds challenges for traditional Kashmiri music
Jul 22, 2022, at 03:35 am
Described by the world as 'Heaven on Earth', Kashmir boasts of a diverse cultural legacy, prominent among them is Sufiana Mausiqi, a Kashmir’s classical music, which was developed under Sultan Zain-ul-reign Abidin’s in the 15th century (1420-1470).
Indo Australian project talks about art and artists in the time of COVID
Jul 14, 2022, at 11:05 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Creative Arts (India) in collaboration with Testimony Arts (Australia) recently announced the Indo-Pacific launch of 'Arts Alive - The Arts, The Artists and The Times' 2022.
There is a complete disregard for the heritage that we own in Kolkata: Swarup Dutta
Jul 13, 2022, at 06:03 pm
In an exclusive interview with India Blooms correspondent Souvik Ghosh, Kolkata's well known multidisciplinary art and design practitioner Swarup Dutta, who is involved in restoring old non-heritage tagged houses in the crumbling metropolis hurtling towards mindless urbanisation, envisages ways to preserve the past much like how many European cities have done recognising the importance of the "old blocks".
Dr Jonaki Mukherjee releases her first single music video; music arrangement by Debajyoti Mishra
Jul 13, 2022, at 03:38 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Vocalist Dr Jonaki Mukherjee released her first solo music video ‘Sujon Aamar Ghorey Kyano Ailo Naa’, recently.
Anvi Singla showcases her concern for nature through her recent solo exhibition in Delhi
Jul 03, 2022, at 03:04 am
New DelhiIBNS: Gallery Sree Arts is holding a solo arts show by artist Anvi Singla until July 3 at Galerie Romain Rolland in Delhi.
SVF Music releases rendition of Tagore song Pothe Chole Jete Jete by Sahana Bajpaie-Samantak Sinha
Jun 30, 2022, at 11:08 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: SVF Music Thursday released the rendition of Rabindranath Tagore's song Pothe Chole Jete Jete by Sahana Bajpaie-Samantak Sinha duo.
Bengali writer Gourikishore Ghosh's 100th birth anniversary celebrated in Kolkata
Jun 28, 2022, at 04:48 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Eminent Bengali writer and journalist Gourikishore Ghosh's 100th birth anniversary was celebrated at Rabindra Sadan here last week.
Oriplast joins hands with SVF Music on World Music Day
Jun 23, 2022, at 01:42 am
Kolkata/IBNS: For the World Music Day, Oriplast has joined hands with SVF Music to bring "Musi-Fusion" with an ensemble of some musicians who represent their generation.
Pt Viswamohan Bhatt enthral guests at a cultural evening by Suromurchhana US and Kolkata
Jun 20, 2022, at 11:24 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Suromurchhana, a cultural institution supervised by vocalist Pandit Sanjoy Banerjee, recently held a cultural evening to pay tribute to legendary Indian classical singer late Pandit AT Kanan on his 101st birthday.
Sourendro-Soumyojit's concert on World Music Day has a unique line up of artists. Know it
Jun 19, 2022, at 08:44 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Singers duo Sourendro-Soumyojit's concert on the World Music Day is having a unique line up of artists who will be performing at Science City Auditorium in Kolkata Jun 21.
Catch the ‘Esthetique 2022 – My Style My Art’ exhibition in Noida starting on June 17
Jun 17, 2022, at 06:22 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Kreative Minds, an art organisation, is holding a three-day fine arts exhibition in Noida, near Delhi, curated by artist Amrita Tiwary, who is also the founder of the organisaiton.
Professionals from disparate fields enact drama on Uttam Kumar's Share Chuattor in Kolkata
Jun 16, 2022, at 10:08 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Professionals from disparate fields with no acting background from a city-based theatre group came together to enact a drama on 1952 iconic Bengali film Share Chuattor at the Minerva Theatre Tuesday.
Prabha Khaitan Foundation revs up literary and cultural cachet with UK collaborations
Jun 13, 2022, at 08:40 pm
Kolkata-based non-governmental organisation (NGO) Prabha Khaitan Foundation (PKF) has entered into collaborations with prestigious UK-based organisations and institutions to expand its sphere of cultural, literary and social activities and connect with a wider audience beyond India.
A cultural evening presented by Divine Inspiration
Jun 10, 2022, at 05:36 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: City-based Divine Inspiration, a cultural organisation founded by sitar player Anjan Saha and Odissi dancer Dr Kaberi Sen, recently organised a music and dance festival titled ‘Anantya’ (Bliss Infinity).
Music against war: Rendered through a collaborative song ‘Roshni Ho Sarhadon Mein'
Jun 10, 2022, at 05:32 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The arts have always been supportive of positive feelings in society and accordingly, GiMA winning musician Pandit Prodyut Mukherjee, Padmasree Anup Jalota, and well-known trumpet player Kishore Sodha teamed up to say ‘no’ to war through a song titled ‘Roshni Ho Sarhadon Mein’.
An artistic collaboration works to raise awareness about the complexity of living in Mumbai
Jun 10, 2022, at 05:28 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: City-based Youth for Unity and Voluntary Action (YUVA), a non-profit development organisation working to enable vulnerable groups to access their rights, has been holding a series of programmes to raise awareness about the complexities of urban living.
Jun 02, 2022, at 05:13 am
New Delhi/IBNS: At the handing over ceremony of 10 stolen antiquities to the Tamil Nadu government held at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts here on Wednesday, Union Minister of State for Culture and External Affairs Meenakashi Lekhi said that the biggest crime is the theft of art.
Dahlia Aggarwal's exhibition Esoteric Conscience to open in New Delhi on May 28
May 24, 2022, at 06:57 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: An exhibition consisting of selected artworks of Dahlia Aggarwal is slated to open at New Delhi’s Galerie Romain Rolland (Alliance Francaise de Delhi), with a preview on May 28.
Bengal folk puppeteers retell the story of Pinocchio's Adventures by Italian writer Carlo Collodi
May 16, 2022, at 10:54 pm
Kolkata: Italian writer Carlo Collodi's Pinocchio's Adventures travelled out of children's books to be retold by the folk artists of Bengal in three different and unique renditions through puppetry, Pata Chitra, and mixed media at Kolkata's Madhusudhan Mancha on Saturday.
Kumortuli-made Kali idol now part of British Museum’s international exhibition
May 14, 2022, at 05:08 pm
Thanks to the United Kingdom based Camden Durga Puja Committee, an idol of goddess Kali sculpted in Kumortuli (also Kumartuli), the famous clay artisans’ colony in the northern part of Kolkata, will be part of an international touring exhibition being organised by the British Museum.
Usha Uthup, Joy Sarkar grace the launch of UMR band in Kolkata
May 11, 2022, at 05:43 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Veteran singer Usha Uthup and popular music composer Joy Sarkar graced the launching of Kolkata's new band, UMR, here last week.
Musical artist Partha Ghosh passes away
May 07, 2022, at 05:18 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Eminent musical artist Partha Ghosh passed away at the age of 83 on Saturday, media reports said.
Hefty Art takes artist Arzan Khambatta’s works to the metaverse
May 03, 2022, at 12:53 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Hefty Art, an initiative of Hindustan Talkies, a new-age media content company, will bring well-known sculptor Arzan Khambatta’s artworks to the metaverse.