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23 ultimate Holi songs playlist for Holi 2023

  Let it be said, Holi is the best of all festivals. "Why", you ask? Well, let’s see. There’s Diwali, which is a definite eye-pleaser, with...

Mir Taqi Mir, 300 years on

  Whenever lyricists of Bollywood or Lollywood seem stuck for the beginning of a song, they turn to Mir Taqi Mir. One of his most famous...

The Peripheral by Meena Mahanty Kumar

  A young lawyer in Sydney discovers a mysterious clue in her father’s old papers. This tantalizing discovery rekindles memories long buried, and takes the...

MSO-Sangam: Decolonising classical music at the Bowl

  On Wednesday 15 February, a world-first collaboration between Sangam and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (MSO) will see the stories of Tamil Australians presented in...

Jarracharra: Australian textile art in India

  Jarracharra, an exhibition of traditional textile art from Australia’s western Arnhem Land region, has just concluded in Kolkata, India. An initiative of the Bábbarra Women’s...

Desi Girl by Sarah Malik

  Sarah Malik’s first book Desi Girl, released last year, is a collection of personal essays written in her characteristic understated and subtle style but...

A mansion from debris at Kochi Biennale

  A mansion made of debris at Kochi Biennale of contemporary art has proved very popular with visitors. It is built out of reusable material...

Subodh Gupta’s ‘Sangam’ at Le Bon Marche in Paris

  Well-known contemporary multi-media artist, Subodh Gupta, opens the new year with 'Sangam' at Le Bon Marche, Left Bank, a Parisian store with an upscale...

Kashmiri handicrafts to get two more GI tags

  Kashmir's Department of Handicrafts and Handloom (H&H) has submitted the dossier for registration of two more crafts — Crewel and Chain-stitch — to the...

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