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Red bricks from demolished homes and the burden of identity at India Art Fair

The buzziest artwork at India Art Fair resists definition—Girjesh Kumar Singh sculpts people and their bags from bricks pulled out of rubble. The exhibition is titled Haal Mukaam.

Goddesses, scarecrows and circuses—20 new Madhvi Parekh paintings on display at DAG

Her paintings merge the sacred with the whimsical. Her goddesses are fierce but also joyful. Parekh's painting are on display at the DAG gallery till 23 August.

Cell division to solar eclipse—a Mumbai exhibition wants people to see the art in science

In many ways, the exhibition, Science Through Artists’ Eyes, at Mumbai's Nehru Centre, achieved what it set out to do—kickstarting conversations about the world we live in.

3 Indians are chronicling war in Kyiv through art & aid. They’re making the country proud

Names like Vasyliy Tsagolov, Anton Popernyak, Koterlin Rostyslav, Petro Antyp and many more graced the collection of Indians chronicling the Ukraine war in their art studios.

Saris, stories, memories — an Indian-American’s gaze at Ambala over five generations in art

In her paintings at the exhibition named ‘Those who walk before me’ at Vadehra Art Gallery, Joya Mukherjee shows her own understanding of Indian culture and heritage.

Bengaluru artists brought art out of the white cube. Now they want crowds like in IPL

At the 75th session of the Art Park, artists held difficult conversations and said that building community and audience was paramount in the field.

‘I Will Draw my Own Laxman Rekha’—Gogi Saroj Pal reimagines Indian myths free of male gaze

Pal’s work redefined the female form. She was considered a feminist even before the term arrived in India. An exhibition of her work is on display at DAG, Janpath till 25 May.

This artist imagines India and Italy as neighbours. He’s inspired by his teacher Osho

Italian artist Nicola Strippoli, known as Tarshito, has worked with Indian folk artists for over 4 decades to create art guided by the spiritual practices of Osho and Thich Nhat Hanh.

Building ‘constitutional culture’ — collective distributes prints of preamble at Delhi exhibition

At the exhibition, 75 artists from the country showcased artwork inspired by the illustrations in the Constitution.  

The Chandayana – an epic Awadhi love story with many illustrated adaptations

Individual folios of Chandayana manuscripts are also part of public and private collections and institutions such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Brooklyn Museum, New York, and the Cleveland Museum of Art.

On Camera

Noel Tata’s resistance to IPO creates discord in board of Indian conglomerate

At the center of the rift is the initial public offering of Tata Sons, which controls a vast collection of companies that do everything from making salt to selling luxury vehicles.

India-Pakistan have new normal, no sanctuary safe from us, says Indian military on Op Sindoor anniversary

Addressing media on sidelines of Joint Commanders’ Conference in Jaipur, DCAS Air Marshal A.K. Bharti said one must remember that narratives and rhetoric do not give you victory.

Muslim vote, X factor & limitations of regional politics: Takeaways from Bengal, TN, Kerala elections

On counting day, this special edition of National Interest looks at key takeaways from verdicts in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Assam. You’d err if you credit or blame BJP’s success only on Hindutva. It’s more than that.