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The Magic of Madhvi Parekh

No conversation about Indian art is complete without mention of Madhvi Parekh, notes Ritika Kochhar.Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The first thing you notice about Madhvi Parekh is......

'Manida has left us a lot to celebrate with'

'He was an amazing combination of a fantastic artist and a great scholar and teacher.' 'A good way of paying homage to this thinker, and for us and the future generations to benefit from his......

'India is like a soft-shell crab, but will grow into something hard and powerful'

IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the mass yoga event on the second International Day of Yoga at the Capitol Complex in Chandigarh, June 21, 2016. Photograph: PTI 'The prime minister speaks......

'He gained in confidence once he went to England'

In the early 1960s, when I came in touch with Bhupen Khakhar, he had a lucrative practice as a chartered account. In Gujarati society, that kind of money meant something. In those days painting did......

Artist Bhupen Khakhar dies

Eminent painterBhupen Khakhar died on Friday evening in Vadodara after a prolonged illness, family sources said. He was suffering from cancer and on Thursday had been admitted to the Bhailalbhai......

Sotheby's India auction sees tepid response as slowdown hits art world

The sale lot of 61 pieces of art, which was spread across a variety of categories such as modern and contemporary South Asian art, prints, and photographs, realised an estimated sale price of Rs......

Decks cleared for export of Indian mangoes to Australia

For the first time, India may export mangoes to Australia that meet biosecurity standards of the country after Canberra revised phyto-sanitary protocols for the ‘king of fruits’. Robert......

Missed Ola, Housing.com deals 'cost' IIT Bombay Rs 450 cr

None of the top five start-ups launched by IITians — Flipkart, Zomato, Ola Cabs, Housing.com and Inmobi — were incubated at IITs Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, mentor to......

IIT fee hike won't fix financial woes

The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) have raised the tuition fee by 80 per cent, from Rs 50,000 to Rs 90,000 per annum, the steepest so far after a four-year hiatus. Yet, this would do......

IIT-B mooted to provide climate solutions

Alumni and directors of all IITs have proposed a virtual centre at IIT-Bombay for Climate Change Science, which would co-ordinate work of all environment related faculty across these premier......

Nukkad's Khopdi Sameer Khakhar Dies

Veteran actor Sameer Khakhar, best known for his roles in television shows like Nukkad, Circus, Shrimaan Shrimati, passed away at a Mumbai hospital on Wednesday morning due to multiple organ......

25 POETIC FRAMES of Parinda

Every single one of Parinda's magnificent frames is a masterclass in slick.Sukanya Verma tells us why. When I first watched Vidhu Vinod Chopra's Parinda 30 years ago, its grim depiction of Mumbai's......

Manto Review: A highly intelligent piece of work

'If Manto, the film, falls short of being a masterpiece, it's ironically because Nandita Das the filmmaker does not quite crack the Manto code herself: she doesn't quite see her subject with the......

Padma Lakshmi sizzles in a bikini!

A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities: Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi is currently vacationing in India with her daughter Krishna. She turned to Twitter......

Jai Ho: Salman is let down by Sohail Khan's uninspiring direction

What could have been a relevant crowd-pleaser with a little effort from Sohail Khan and his writers is mostly a tedious and overcrowded drivel that shamelessly depends on Salman Khan’s......

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