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Tuesday, November 25, 2025
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Topic: artists

Filmmaker Buddhadeb Dasgupta dies at 77, PM Modi praises his ‘diverse works’

Dasgupta has bagged 12 national awards in his lifetime and was liberal in his views, having criticised several political activities in recent times.

There was more to Vira Sathidar than ‘Court’. He fought caste with theatre for 40 years

Vira Sathidar found prominence only in 2014 with the National Award-winning film 'Court'. But he leaves behind a rich legacy for the young generation of rights activists.

Cultural ministry issues SOPs for artistes to hold events online, claim govt benefits

The ministry said the guidelines will ensure continued financial assistance to artistes and help them tide over the present crisis caused due to Covid pandemic.

Dancer and choreographer Amala Shankar passes away at 101

According to Shankar's family, she died of cardiac arrest in her sleep. CM Mamata Banerjee said her death caused an irreparable void in the world of dance.

T M Krishna, others help raise Rs 32 lakh for artists struggling amid Covid-19 outbreak

In a Twitter post Thursday, T M Krishna urged people to donate generously to help 'artists on the margins'.

Enfant terrible of Indian art, F.N. Souza was not just a painter but also a brilliant writer

Not a painting, but Souza’s essay ‘Nirvana of a Maggot’ was what first got him acclaim before he became one of India’s most successful artists.

‘Chandrayaan moonwalk’ not his first, Bengaluru man is known for fixing potholes with art

Astronauts, mermaids, even a weeping peacock — Baadal Nanjundaswamy has been using art to talk about what's going on in India.

How does each decade of independent India look through the designer’s eye? This group shows

In 2016, Indianama began the collaborative attempt to answer a simple but complex question: What really is Indian design?

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Worker exploitation powers the firework industry in Tamil Nadu’s Sivakasi

For an industry globally classified as hazardous, protections such as health insurance and a provident fund for workers are necessities. In Sivakasi, they remain elusive.

172 countries & counting, India looks to hit new record in rice exports. But there’s a flip side

The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.

India and France to jointly manufacture HAMMER air-to-surface missile

Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.