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Hemis Festival- The Kumbh Mela Of Himalayas
It is better to see something once than to hear about it a thousand times,isn’t it?This quote reminds me of Ladakh, a place blessed with snow-capped mountains...
By Banani
2 August, 2016
Nita Ambani: Revival of Indian Art and Culture
Is India’s arts and culture restricted to Republic Day’s parade? The issue on the importance of arts and culture in our society always raises my concern. An AIS...
By Banani
26 June, 2016
The extoller of art
Once Jackson Pollock quoted, “When I say artist I mean the one who is building things … some with a brush – some with a shovel – some choose a pen.” My guest, D...
By Banani
18 June, 2016
Bihu- Celebration of love, life and togetherness
Amidst the routine flight announcement as I fastened my seat belt, I took a close look outside the window. I knew I was going to miss Bangalore for the next...
By Banani
8 April, 2016
Spark to Fire..
“I am very lucky what I have chosen and I am doing what I love to do”, Hufreesh was explaining me with a spark in her eyes. The big dramatic, beautiful ey...
By Banani
24 January, 2016
An aesthetic or a style statement
My mom was all set to wrap me in a 9 yard long Assam silk saree. The scene was years ago in my hometown, I was in my teens. It was the day of Saraswati puja...
By Banani
12 January, 2016
Chisel, hew, and sculpture
Who is an artist? What is the identity of an artist? All these days, I have been praising art in books and articles over the internet. According to me, an...
By Banani
14 December, 2015
A perfect destination!
Me: Who is Gaurav Juyal? GAURAV: He is exploratory, as a kid: rebellious, wild and harmless (giggles). But I would like to do things my way and never u...
By Banani
14 August, 2015
China's Opium to India's Garas: Zenobia S Davar
Zenobia S Davar with her creation. Someone rightly said, "Our rich and varied cultural heritage has a profound power to help build our nation". Our her...
By Banani
16 July, 2015
The Inspirational tale of Aspiration
“We don’t cut trees, Trees love our paper so much that they give it their leaves”, Luisa exclaimed in joy. There was no such ambition or planned map, we jus...
By Banani
25 January, 2015
Back to the Roots...
I was shivering in cold. It was January, 4.30 a.m. in a January morning. The sky was very clear but it was foggy all around. The view of our neighbor’s house...
By Banani
18 January, 2015
Labour and Love - Uravu - The Bamboo Village
Do you want to have a glimpse of Mural paintings? Have you ever wondered how the beautiful bamboo lamp shades are made? Don’t you want to know the stories o...
By Banani
23 December, 2014
Why one should visit the Heritage Durga Puja- Nilmani Sen Family, Kolkata?
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By Banani
16 October, 2016
FESTIVE HOME DECOR IDEAS FOR DIWALI
Diwali, as we all know, celebrates the return of Lord Rama to Ayodhya, after fouteen long years. People clean their houses and decorate them with lights. This f...
By Saswati Borthakur
29 October, 2016
The Mystic Tales of Dutta Chaudhury Heritage house, Andul-Kolkata
The Dutta Chaudhury heritage house The Dutta Chaudhury heritage house Our job is not to worship history and culture like fetishes, but to feed them into o...
By Banani
15 November, 2016