In this issue

March sees a burst of colours on the horizon, be it spring blossoms or the festival of Holi. The current issue, an Art Special, took a creative leap featuring Aditi Rao Hydari as muse to Raja Ravi Varma's classical and enigmatic portraiture. From the cover to the inside feature, this is an exclusive few will forget! We also present New Media artists, guest columns covering the India Art Fair and the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, and more!

Recreating Raja Ravi Varma

He is synonymous with images that became the basis of India's earliest cinema. Raja Ravi Varma, the ‘father of Indian modern art’ broke several traditions in his journey to iconicism. Hello! Revisits the intrepid artist’s journey, recreating four immortal portraits by him, with protean actress Aditi Rao Hydari stepping into the frame as muse.

7 mins

A Prince Among Painters...

Hello! Presents a portrait of life after life; trivia about Raja Ravi Varma which shows his relevance to our times and the kind of world he was shaped by

3 mins

Henry Kim

Speaks of the museum’s rare historic Islamic objects henry Kim including Quranic manuscripts, ceramics, metalwork, calligraphy, luxury objects and architectural decorations, spanning 1,400 years.

5 mins

India Art Fair A Panoramic View

Menaka Kumari Shah, presently an independent art advisor, comes with a rich exposure to art as a former India representative of Christie’s, and a personal history as Princess of Tehri Garwal. Here, she presents evolutionary trends at this year’s annual art outing in the Capital.

4 mins

Beyond The Name – A Fulfilling Journey

The legendary late justice YK Sabharwal's journey has been captured in an illustrated biography. The book features never-seen-before photographs of justice Sabharwal, sourced with the help of his family and friends.

1 min

Rafael Nadal And Maria Francisca Perelló

Seem all set to seal their love match! Sources close to the couple have revealed that the tennis star may marry perelló, this autumn.

2 mins

Let's Get Digital!

Hello! Scans the tech-infused world we live in and presents a case for new media art, which surrounds us not just in art spaces, but in the real world.

3 mins

How Global Is The India Art Fair?

Art patron and promoter Shalini Passi, of the Shalini Passi Art Foundation and MASH (My Art Shalini) presents a fresh take on the international and avant-garde directions that are increasingly visible at the India Art Fair.

2 mins

Crafted In Chaos

Delhi is all set to pay homage to ground-breaking brilliance in the universe of fine arts and sculptures as it showcases iconic works by Husain, Raza, Souza and Kristen Khanna as well as contemporary artists.

2 mins

The ‘sweetest' love saga

With several outlets across the city, Poetry by Love & Cheesecake has been serving patrons a lovingly-curated gourmet fare, with a generous dollop of care.

1 min

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