Benoy K Behl Perhaps the most favourite subject of the early Indian sculptor is Durga as Mahishasurmardini where she kills the demon of ignorance in the form of a mahisha or buffalo. The depiction of her in a 7th century cave at Mamallapuram is one of the finest jewels of Indian art. In Indic thought, the only evil is […]Read More
RAJAT PRASANNA, the young flautist of the Benaras Gharana who is known for blending innovation and tradition in a unique yet pure way will perform at the eighth episode of the weekly series of WEBaithaks by Pracheen Kala Kendra. The grandson of flute maestro Pt Raghunath Prasanna in conversation with Saurabh Tankha Your relation with Pt Raghunath […]Read More
Priyanka Banerjee “Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.” — Anonymous Corona virus pandemic has plunged the working world, moving at a jet speed, into an unprecedented crisis. This never-ending crisis has posed many challenges in the health sector, economy, tourism and so on. Of all myriad challenges, […]Read More
Team L&M With the aim to spread positivity as negativity and fear engulfed one and all due to the spread of Coronavirus, Himanshu Art Institute organised an online art competition — Creativity With Positivity on Instagram. The creative works, as per competition rules, sent by the participants were published for seven days on the Instagram […]Read More
Benoy K Behl The word “Puja” has sometimes been misinterpreted, by European writers, as “prayer”. Others have understood it correctly to mean “adoration”. Indic deities are adored, with incense, water, milk, flowers and through music and dance. The purpose of the philosophic path is for us to be able to see the truth beyond. To […]Read More
Saurabh Tankha I had planned to upload this interview on July 2 to coincide with the golden jubilee (50th) birthday of one of all-time favourite musicians, Subir Malik. Though the founder and organist of the legendary Rock band Parikrama had promised to revert positively to my questions on or before the momentous day, he got […]Read More
Benoy K Behl One of the contributions of the Indian philosophic streams is that there are no barriers placed between the spiritual world and the world of the senses. The art of this tradition is a fulsome sharing of the life experience, in all its aspects. It sees our perceptions, from the sensory to the […]Read More
Life at present is gripped by the fear of mortality and death, pain, helplessness, fighting an invisible enemy, where in the body and its care has become the most pertinent subject of discussion — its strength, and immunity, its frailty and vulnerability have taken centre stage. The Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA) team felt […]Read More
Benoy K Behl For the sculptor in ancient India, the grace of divinity is everywhere. The stone before him contains the image of divinity and it is for him to but remove the outward aspects and to reveal that form. The process of making an image is not only a personal joy of discovery and […]Read More
Team L&M To make people aware that they can cure and heal themselves through music and various frequencies and its vibrations, Asia’s first healing band – Sound of Infinity Band – launched their first healing music single, Buddham, Sharnam, Gachchhami. The launch, held through FB Live on the occasion of World Music Day and International […]Read More