Soham Majumdar The global Covid-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on lives and businesses alike. So much so that IHS Markit stated, “The Indian economy is facing a recession in the 2020-21 financial year for the first time since 1979-80, during the second OPEC oil crisis shock.” While no industry and business could remain unfazed, the […]Read More
Covid-19 pandemic has become an emerging global health crisis affecting everyone, especially the marginalised sections of the communities. This sudden outbreak and the lockdown has already created an enormous medical and financial burden on dozens of migrant labourers, daily wage earners, farmers and informal sector workers and has left them struggling for managing even a […]Read More
Team L&M Over the last few days, through our column, ART INDEX, we have been bringing you works of artists and cartoonists based on Coronavirus and its times. Another such initiative, this time a collective one, was completed recently by All About Art (AAA), a community of all kinds of artists. “The 21-day creative performances […]Read More
Through the last six articles and films of the 12-part series on the story of Buddhism, art historian and producer-director BENOY K BEHL has taken us to the Buddhist sites in India, early rock-cut caves of western India, the Buddhist heritage of Telangana and Andhra and second phase of Buddhist caves. Let us find out […]Read More
Cartoonist Nikita Chaudhary has shared four of her cartoons based on the present coronavirus pandemic with www.lifeandmore.in. Nikita conventionally creates thought-provoking political cartoons and creative caricatures based on national and international events and issues. Have a look: Read More
Over the last five parts of the 12-part series on the story of Buddhism, art historian and producer-director BENOY K BEHL has got us closer to the Buddhist sites of India, Gautam Siddharth’s escape from material world, the world of early rock-cut caves of western India, the early images of Buddha and the Buddhist heritage […]Read More
Pradipta N Biswas, General Manager, The Grand says Covid-19 has wiped out a major chunk of hospitality business globally and there is no clear horizon on when things will reboot The pandemic hit the industries in ways that have been unprecedented and unexpected. Being a hotelier, I have been exposed to unusual circumstances – but this […]Read More
In these challenging and difficult times of Covid-19, veteran artist UMA BARDHAN feels artists, through their artworks and creativity, should help everyone join hands as well as help everyone forget all their differences to face this unprecedented challenge. Not this alone, they should be a source of inspiration for everyone, she says. “This pandemic has […]Read More
The Buddhist sites of India, Gautam Siddharth’s escape from material world, the world of early rock-cut caves of western India and the early images of Buddha. In the last four parts of this 12-part series on the story of Buddhism, art historian and producer-director BENOY K BEHL has told us about all this. Today, he […]Read More
Yogurt or curd is very popular in India and is easily found in most homes. It has more benefits than we may be aware of. It is a milk product and is made by a natural process. The lactose in milk is converted into lactic acid. With fermentation, the milk becomes yogurt, or curd. As […]Read More