PHOTOS: The odd, odd world we live in!

These photos prove we live in a bizarre world. A gibbon drinks from a soft drink bottle, given by a tourist, at a zoo in Kunming, Yunnan province. Photograph: Wong Campion/Reuters Gaby poses for......

Why is all of Hong Kong thronging to see this deer?

Crowds jostle, armed with their smart phones to capture an image of this deer with antlers that slowly morph into branches of a tree. The biggest art fair hits Hong Kong with the third edition of......

China has Picasso, Abu Dhabi has art district, India has...

Ministerial reshuffles, elections, Bharatiya Janata Party, Congress, a possible Third Front -- since nobody appears to have a mandate for culture, does it really matter to artists who......

The infinite grace of O V Vijayan

I wish to escape nothing, Ravi answered from within his silence, I want to be the sand of the desert, each grain of sand; I want to be the lake, each minute droplet. I want to be the laya, the......

Did demonetization steal the colour from art?

Since the note ban was announced, auction houses, galleries and art fairs are witnessing lukewarm sales -- even with masters like Souza, Raza and Padamsee. Ritika Kochhar reports. IMAGE: At this......

Davos to install permanent statue of Mahatma Gandhi

Spurred by the popularity of Mahatma Gandhi at the recent World Economic Forum, which displayed statues of the Indian leader at various venues, the Davos city council has approved setting up a......

Baby steps in RBI's monetary policy

It's time monetary policy discussion is centred not just on rate changes but also on financial flows, says A Vasudevan. Baby steps are pleasing to see, but when it comes to policy-making, one has......

UK artist's work fetches Rs 1 cr in Delhi

Mumbai-born British sculptor Anish Kapoor's untitled work fetched a reported sum of over Rs 1 crore (Rs 10 million), one of the most expensive exhibit among those by 500 artists at the ongoing......

Roger Federer: Casting a spell with elegance, grace and artistry

Roger Federer may never glide across it as only he can, or any other Grand Slam court for that matter, again. But his legacy will never fade. IMAGE: Switzerland's Roger Federer celebrates after......

India's Sporting Legacy: Yes, We Can!

'I have grown up in an environment where the dominant narrative of Indian sporting achievement was -- We can't.''These achievers have fought hard, built on each other's body of work and knowledge,......