Art & Culture

Public Gift Not for Private Collection

Nikita Doval

As a debate rages over the ownership of a painting sold by Priyanka Gandhi to disgraced Yes Bank founder Rana Kapoor, a look at the gifting culture in Indian politics

Jayashree Chakravarty: Roots and Twigs and Leaves—And Glue

Rosalyn D’Mello

The canvas of Jayashree Chakravarty exudes the organic vitality of solitude

‘Museums are a tool of cultural diplomacy,’ says Nathalie Bondil

V Shoba

Curator Nathalie Bondil tells V Shoba that exposure to culture, art and music are integral to our well-being

In Praise of Company Artists

Rosalyn D’Mello

Of Masters lost in transition

The Streets Are Singing

V Shoba

The musical activism of Rahul Ram

Desperately Seeking Diversity

Jai Arjun Singh

Parasite’s historic win may suggest a new inclusivity at the Oscars. But can these awards (or any award) be all things to all cinemas?

Atul Dodiya: Shades of Memoirist

Rosalyn D’Mello

Atul Dodiya paints the possibilities of his own future

#artistsoninstagram

Somak Ghoshal

How social media connects painters, artworks and viewers

Attitudes and Identity

Rosalyn D’Mello

Where the familiar becomes fabulous

Jitish Kallat: The Space Traveller

Rosalyn D’Mello

Jitish Kallat’s new exhibition plays with our conception of otherness. He tells Rosalyn D’Mello about his obsession with the cosmos, cartography and philosophical enquiry