Art is in his genes but then not all kids his age even with artist parents can create such mature and meaningful artworks which he does with immense ease and comfort. The Indore-born, who celebrated his 14th birthday a little over a week back, has already made up his mind to become a fulltime artist […]Read More
Team L&M Bringing together modern-day greats of Indian music – santoor maestro Tarun Bhattacharya, flautist virtuoso Ronu Majumdar and percussion guru Bickram Ghosh, the Rotary Club of Calcutta Metro City recently launched a short inspirational music video, We Shall Overcome. While Majumdar’s flute evokes the feeling of love for humanity from a piece played by […]Read More
Benoy K Behl This is a time when we are reminded of the deep inter-connectedness of all that there is around us. Ancient traditions have always worshipped the harmony and fruitfulness of Nature. Did you know that Lakshmi is the earliest deity seen in Buddhist stupa railings? This is Gajalakshmi, Sanchi, 2nd c. BCE. She […]Read More
Teaching first generation learners has been a great learning process:
There are some dancers who always enchant and mesmerise the audiences with not just their perfected moves but even with their divine beauty. When a dancer plays the role or showcases the character of a goddess and by just looking at her, the audiences feel the Devi would actually look just the way as she […]Read More
Artist Shreekant Dubey has shared five paintings of Untitled series with www.lifeandmore.in where three of his artworks depict different forms of Coronavirus while two are the saviours as Corona Warriors. 16 in x 20 in/ Water colour and pen on paper If you too want to share your artwork with a wider audience across the world, […]Read More
Team L&M In Bihar, Dimkach dance is performed in Mithila and Bhojpur regions while in Jharkhand, it is Nagpuri folk dance. The women and men of groom’s and bride’s family perform this dance during all major marriage ceremonies. They form a semi-circle to perform this particular dance by holding hands of each other and lyrics […]Read More
By SHOVANA NARAYAN Can an Indian classical dancer have a Master’s degree in physics? To many, it would seem that the question is rhetoric. This is easy to comprehend as we all tend to “compartmentalise” people and vocations in a box for this lends inner and mental security. Similarly, a policeman is required to talk […]Read More
Team L&M Chhau is a semi-classical Indian dance with martial, tribal and folk traditions. It has three styles – the Purulia Chau of Bengal, the Seraikella Chau of Jharkhand, and the Mayurbhanj Chau of Odisha. The dance form originated in Eastern India. The dance ranges from celebrating martial arts, acrobatics and athletics performed in festive […]Read More
Benoy K Behl It is in a shrine of the Talagirishwara Temple in Pannamalai, a remote village in Tamil Nadu that you will come across this hardly-ever-seen painting of Shivakami or Parvati of the 7th century. Such surviving paintings help to establish the continuous tradition of painting in ancient India from the 2nd cent. BCE onwards. […]Read More
Team L&M To bridge the gap between society and allow art enthusiasts to fulfill their passion while helping those in need during these difficult times as also to provide a cushion of support to the victims of Covid-19, The Lexicon Art in association with Round Table India is organising an online art show – Art […]Read More