The mural, titled ‘The Nightingale and the Grocery Shop’, is part of Wall Art India, an urban art initiative led by the Alliance Française, the Embassy of France and the Institut Français.
German scholar Joachim Bautze gave a lecture titled ‘Bundi: The Earliest Surviving Royal Murals of Rajasthan’ at New Delhi's India International Centre on 30 October.
Murals drawn by Rajasthani artists employed by Peshwa Bajirao I of the Maratha empire in 1732. But even after restoration, one gets only a fleeting glimpse of their original grandeur.
St+Art Foundation wants to democratise art for people who can’t afford to go to art galleries. So how can it let a general insurance company get away with 'hoarding up' a mural for commercial use?
The current Iran war has laid bare a fundamental reality: 20 per cent of global energy trade cannot afford to rely on a single artery, no matter how resilient and cost-effective.
Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.
It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.
COMMENTS