June 7 to June 13, 2021 Organised by the Culture For Causes Network, Museum Week is, as its name suggests, a week of celebrations of cultures and collections from across the world. Each day is demarcated by a particular hashtag, which revolves around the larger theme for the year. This year, the theme was #Creativity. […]
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Preserving A Master Artist’s Legacy by Deepthi Sasidharan
Eminent art historian and museologist Deepthi Sasidharan explains the importance of preserving the work and documentation the legacy of a master artist.
‘Most people know when I’m bidding’ — Kiran Nadar has big plans for Indian art
One of the world’s foremost collectors of Indian art, Kiran Nadar founded her first museum in Delhi 10 years ago. Now David Adjaye is designing a new building to house her collection and share it with a wider public. E Jane Dickson went to meet her https://www.christies.com/features/Collecting-stories-Kiran-Nadar-10300-1.aspx
Deepthi speaks to the Indian Express on mapping Cultural Entities
Ahead of her lecture this weekend at Dr Bhau Daji Lad Museum in Mumbai, Deepthi Sasidharan talks about her work, its challenges and why the ongoing exhibition of the Nizam’s jewels in Delhi is unmissable. https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/art-and-culture/deepthi-sasidharan-historian-nizam-jewels-juna-mahal-5707704/
Excavating at Nagardhan
This article is published in the E-Magazine One India One People Foundation. What happens at an archaeological excavation site? How does an excavation proceed? Abhiruchi Oke gives us a glimpse into that world with the excavation site she assisted at Nagardhan village.
Photo Exhibition to Mark Indira Gandhi’s Centenary Year
A photographic exhibition to commemorate the birth centenary of Indira Gandhi, where rare and unseen images from the archives of the Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust are going to be showcased.
Mind-bending Virtual Reality Exhibit Opens at Tech Museum
It’s just before dawn in a post-apocalyptic world and a dim bluish hue fills a flat landscape — your canvas in a virtual world.
Enduring Splendor : Jewelry of India’s Thar Desert
Enduring Splendor: Jewelry of India’s Thar Desert provides a tantalizing window into the five-thousand-year history of jewelry making across the Indian Subcontinent.
The Rs 100-Crore Dream
Collector, businessman, and founder of Tasveer, Abhishek Poddar’s big plans for the art world of India.
Glimpses of a Bygone Era: Beautiful Baroda
Eka takes you to Baroda for a very special journey. Our grateful thanks to Maharaja Fateh Singh Museum.
Ahmedabad is India’s first UNESCO World Heritage City
The city that’s known for its unique heritage of urban living and multiculturalism joins the likes of Paris, Cairo, Brussels, and Rome in the UNESCO list.
The Nizam’s Hyderabad
Deepthi from Eka Resources writes on 19th-century photography.
Archaeology Museum, Deccan College: A walk through Chalcolithic Age
A museum is an institution that conserves a collection of objects of cultural, artistic, aesthetics, historical or scientific importance. Museum initiative is that such collections should be available for public viewing through exhibits. Historical museums display objects that give us a special access to the past and take us back in time to relieve the […]
India’s 1st Multi-sport Museum – A New Destination for Sports Lovers
Nothing reinvigorates a city like a new museum. The city of Kolkata which earlier used to boast for the rich collections stored in Indian Museum, Victoria Memorial Hall and Asiatic Society has yet another museum added to its list. Spread over an area of 7000 square feet in the New Town area of Kolkata, the […]
The Unlike – Mothers of Indian Tantra
As the auspicious nine days of Chaitra Navaratri come to an end, it is important to draw attention towards one of the goddess cults that which is known to celebrate different aspects of being a woman. Deification of the female principle in Indian mythology is largely associated with her power of creation, therefore, goddess are […]
Indian Maharajas – An Inspiration for Designers
Fashion in India is not only diverse but transient with a long history of sartorial fusion. Influenced by socio-cultural attitudes fashion moves considerably fast compared to other creative industries. Contemporary designers flexibly mix the traditional designs with modern patterns and styles, which in turn narrates the story of continuity of Indian fashion, centuries old craft […]
Painting & Photography Gallery – City Palace Museum, Jaipur
Permanent Gallery for Paintings & Photography @ City Palace Museum Jaipur – 27th Sept. 2015
Ashoka in Ancient India
A study looks at Ashoka’s extant, physical heritage and celebrates his ideals as essential to the idea of India.