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.
Theatre doyens Rudraprasad Sengupta, Bibhas Chakraborty felicitated with SNU Samman
May 01, 2022, at 03:26 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Five theatre personalities including Rudraprasad Sengupta and Bibhas Chakraborty were felicitated with SNU Samman for their contribution to the art form, followed by the premiering of Nandikar's new play Antaron, Friday.
Singing was always my first love: Surangana Bandyopadhyay launching maiden lyrical video Aachi Aami
May 01, 2022, at 05:38 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Actress-singer Surangana Bandyopadhyay unhesitantly called singing her first love at a time her maiden lyrical video Aachi Aami was released.
Hip-hop is an inclusive musical genre which can be moulded into any form: DJ Invisible
Apr 30, 2022, at 04:13 am
Kolkata/IBNS: American Hip-Hop artist Carl Hollier or DJ Invisible was in Kolkata recently along with other members of his band, The Invisibles, to attend a workshop as well as a live performance as Covid-19 cases seem to be more or less controlled in India.
When Tamil war gods descend on a Bengal town
Apr 11, 2022, at 07:13 pm
Did you know that the famous Tamil festival of Vel Vel is also observed in West Bengal? IBNS-TWF lensman Avishek Mitra captures the frenzy this April
Italian wildlife painter Maurizio Boscheri to paint mural in Kolkata
Apr 09, 2022, at 08:22 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Italian wildlife painter Maurizio Boscheri, who is presently in Kolkata, will be painting a mural at Gariahat in the southern part of the city.
RAD's annual show at Birla Academy showcases works of 28 artists
Apr 02, 2022, at 10:30 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Kolkata's Birla Academy of Art and Culture recently showcases the works of .... artists under the aegis of Reflection of Another Day, popularly known as RAD, an art collective that primarily draws inspiration from the non-sentient, static world.
Kaee Contemporary’s latest exhibition in Kolkata forges an intergenerational conversation
Mar 27, 2022, at 12:33 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Kaee Contemporary, a new art gallery in Kolkata, is holding an exclusive exhibition titled ‘When The Other Stares Back’ – curated by Adwait Singh – which will run till the end of April.
Finding Dinanath Pathy's 'Geeta' in Osaka
Mar 25, 2022, at 04:19 am
Nikhilesh Giri, an Indian diplomat currently posted in Japan, writes about late Odiya painter and art historian Dinanath Pathy after he chanced upon his illustrations in a children's book in Osaka's Asian Library.
Vasant Utsav by PKF to welcome spring was an ode to late kathak exponent Birju Maharaj
Mar 03, 2022, at 11:04 pm
Spring blooms a smile in Nature. Spring blooms joy in the human heart. There’s a fragrance of happiness all around. Green, red, orange, yellow, pink, blue, and violet – the abundance of colours during spring calls for a celebration with song and dance.
Kreative Minds presents online art exhibition
Mar 01, 2022, at 08:46 pm
Bengaluru/IBNS: Kreative Minds, a Bengaluru-based organisation offering courses in art, design, craft and music, is hosting a group art exhibition till March 2 this year.
PKF's 3-day boutique festival of love enriches Valentine's Day season with literary ferment
Mar 01, 2022, at 06:47 pm
Valentine's Day was perfect for an exclusive festival on love, Chasing Love, presented by the Prabha Khaitan Foundation. The 3-day virtual boutique literature festival was online thanks to the pandemic and was pre-recorded for a seamless quality watch. The seven sessions with 26 speakers was curated by author and literature festival director Shinie Antony.
Hit by pandemic and paucity, Kolkata's young hearts struggle to paint dreams at art workshop
Feb 28, 2022, at 09:52 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: During the 30th Apeejay Anand Art workshop, 15-years-old Mohammad Rihan Manzoor was trying to express his covid induced lockdown experiences through paintbrush along with 1,000 other students, including children from Nepal and Pakistan, who joined the event in online and offline mode.
Stairway To Nirvana: Composer Samir Bodhi 's debut album stands for peace through music
Feb 22, 2022, at 02:37 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Kolkata-born scientist Samir Chatterjee, now a resident of southern California, has also proved his mettle in the world of music.
Stairway To Nirvana: Composer Samir Bodhi 's debut album stands for peace through music
Feb 21, 2022, at 08:38 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Kolkata-born scientist Samir Chatterjee, now a resident of southern California, has also proved his mettle in the world of music.
Jammu and Kashmir: Exhibition showcasing finest of Kashmir Handicrafts inaugurated at Gulmarg
Feb 21, 2022, at 04:59 am
Gulmarg: Beginning today, Gulmarg will play host to a “craft mela”, a unique handicraft exhibition showcasing the exquisite art and craft of Kashmir.
Kolkata artist Ranjit Das pays tribute to late Lata Mangeshkar through street graffiti
Feb 14, 2022, at 05:33 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Artist Ranjit Das, one of the countless fans of India's nightingale late Lata Mangeshkar, is paying his tribute to the iconic singer through his graffiti series in the streets of Kolkata.