Benoy K Behl It is in the Dungkar Caves of the 10th-11th century that you can find the oldest surviving Tibetan murals. These are at extremely high altitude in a very remote part of western Tibet, far beyond Mt Kailash. This graceful figure is very similar to those seen in the paintings of Nako, Alchi and […]Read More
Do you have a little one at home who starts moving as soon as you switch on the radio or the television? Does your bundle of joy keeps hopping when the music is playing in the background? If your answers are yes then you ought to know that your toddler has a dancer hidden within. […]Read More
Team L&M To celebrate the art and culture of different states in the North-East through a first-of-its-kind digital carnival between June 1 and July 15, GVK-led Mumbai International Airport managing Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport’s (CSMIA) Jaya He museum is celebrating the second edition of its carnival series, Utsara 2020. The museum will bring together […]Read More
Team L&M Rap sensations Raftaar and Krsna have come together to launch a new rap song, Chaukanna, featuring Karan Wahi. The song has been inspired by the leading women of the Hotstar Specials latest show, Hundred, a masala entertainer about misadventures of a dysfunctional duo starring Lara Dutta, Rinku Rajguru and Karan Wahi. Chaukanna is a peppy number that perfectly navigates […]Read More
When your first original gets over a million views on YouTube alone, it means people love your music and you are here to stay. So it happened with the country’s upcoming boy band, Twin Strings which is now ready with their second original, Tujhse Hoti Hai Subha. “We are excited for this, especially after the […]Read More
Dance has been a way of life for her since childhood. For years, she has performed in the dance ballets staged by the Rashtra Seva Dal Kalapathak under the direction of noted poet Vasant Bapat and tutelage of Shri Ramesh Purav. Together, they have presented several memorable shows such as Maharashtra Darshan, Bharat Darshan, Shiv Darshan and […]Read More
Benoy K Behl I am sharing the story behind the challenging photography of the inner ambulatory paintings of the Brhadiswara temple at Thanjavur. The documentation of the narrow and dark inner ambulatory was done using long exposures. In fact, IGNCA had approached me in 1991 because they as well as French photographers were finding it […]Read More
Have you ever thought as to what sets apart the average dancer from the enjoyable dancer, the one you could dance with again and again without getting bored, the one that leaves you thinking about the dance for days? Here are my top seven, the intangible qualities that distinguish the person who is a dancer […]Read More
Benoy K Behl Earlier this month you saw the rarely seen Parvati painting of the 7th cent. at Pannamalai. It gives me pleasure to bring to you a photograph of a vibrant painting of the end-10th cent., from the inner ambulatory of the Brhadiswara Temple, Thanjavur. Far beyond mere optical reality, the painter conveys the […]Read More
To explore the traditions of image-making and object-making through the communities long relegated to the sidelines of modern and contemporary cultural production, a group show – Garden of Six Seasons — is being presented by Para Site, Hong Kong’s leading contemporary art centre and one of the oldest and most active independent art institutions in […]Read More