Museums across Bengaluru see very few visitors amidst pandemic, face financial crunch. Bengaluru: Museums in Bengaluru which attracted thousands of tourists each week, see barely any visitors now. The usual chatter and exclaims of excitement from little children are replaced by complete silence. “Our main visitors are organised school groups but now those schools are […]
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Some passengers have accepted the renovated air- conditioned tram library. But others miss the vintage essence of Kolkata trams. Kolkata: Bibliophiles of Kolkata have mixed reactions to the world’s first tram library, which was introduced on Children’s day. Though some of them welcomed the modern transformation of the tram, others felt the old spirit of […]
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Indian historians and archeologists across the globe are trying to recover Indian heritage stolen during colonial times. By Riya Sharma The Indian government’s formal request to Oxford’s Ashmolean Museum to return the 15th-century bronze idol of Saint Tirumankai Alvar has kindled fiery debates on cultural property among archaeologists and historians across the globe The 15th-century sculpture was […]
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A group of artists are reviving the idea of organic paints using soil colours. By Yashasvini Razdan With majority of art forms devoted to oil and acrylic bases, , the city is witnessing the advent of a unique organic art form called ‘soil painting’. A group of artists are promoting this unique art form by […]
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The Old Dungeon fort in Bangalore is a sight for sore eyes with graffiti on its walls and filth littered in the prison cells inside. Yamini Chincholi Bengaluru’s main fort is a victim of negligence and littering. Visitors have scratched their names into the age-old walls and littered the animal cages and cells in the […]
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National seminar on editing and cataloging 8,500 ancient manuscripts on science and technology By Esther Esha Bangalore, March 21, 2019 The Sanskriti Foundation announced today in a press conference that it is organizing a three-day National Seminar on Cataloguing, Editing, and Publication of Ancient Indian Manuscripts on Science and Technology. From March 26 to 28, […]
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By Esther Esha Bengaluru, March 7, 2019. There has been a decrease of about 10 percent when compared to previous years. Mysore Art is difficult to master, and a lot of students enrolled at the beginning do not continue until the end. Ramanujan, a private teacher who takes art classes held in summer has noticed a […]
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Schools in Bangalore have been focusing on theoretical subjects more than the art curriculum decided on, hampering the mindset of children and their parents when it comes to art. Indian education has been inspired to give more importance to theoretical subjects from its conception. Studies like art and other cultural-based curriculums come under the umbrella […]
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