Photography first came to India in the mid-19th century, when British administrators brought their cameras to the country to document the landscape, historical monuments and people. As early as the 1850s, photographic societies were formed in three presidencies: Bombay, Madras and Calcutta. The art form also emerged in the richest cities and courts. “Here, Hyderabad […]
Art historian Deepthi Sasidharan talks about her upcoming lecture in Mumbai, the joys of studying 19th-century photography and the current state of heritage conservation in India. Read More
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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/
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Is it possible to live many lives in one lifetime? Feroze Gujral, philanthropist, art patron and co-founder and director of the esteemed non-profit Gujral Foundation, has proven it is. https://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/art/feroze-gujral-india-s-very-own-peggy-guggenheim-1.846960
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Ancient India is dragged into focus through such eternal lenses as love, art, harassment and moral policing. The past springs to life; it is our present too. https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/books-ashoka-laughed-at-the-same-joke/301324
COLVALE, India — Down a quiet lane in the Goan village of Colvale, opposite a petite white-and-blue church and sheltered from the sun by a cluster of mango trees, stands the house of Wendell Rodricks’s dreams. “It’s a long story,” the celebrated fashion designer said with a smile, before settling in to recount it. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/30/fashion/museum-costume-goa-india.html
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DUBAI: More than 300 priceless items of jewelry from Saudi Arabia, from Bedouin belts to the brooch of a princess, went on display for the first time in Dubai this weekend, telling the story of the Arabian Peninsula as a crossroads of civilizations and influences. http://www.arabnews.com/node/1475196/lifestyle
Hidden Treasures: The jewelry of Saudi Arabia goes on display in Dubai Read More »
An exhibition of stamps from the Ewari Family Collection is a window to the Nizam of Hyderabad’s British allegiance and his architectural finesse. https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/art-and-culture/leaving-a-stamp-on-history-pramod-kumar-kg-5632810/
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Authored by Pramod Kumar KG and published by the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities, this catalogue accompanied the exhibition Design Crossroads: The Jewellery of Saudi Arabia currently on display at the National Museum of Bahrain in December 2018. The exhibition is from 3rd December 2018 to 3rd May 2019.
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