Folk art and tribal art are easily recognizable - bright colours, bold strokes, quaint ways of representing people and animals. Many actually tell a tale! India being a vast country and with so many agricultural communities and tribes living close to nature, many art forms have evolved. Many have all but disappeared. Fortunately, there is an interest in such traditional art forms and efforts are being made to revive some of them. In the next few months, we will embark on a journey learning more about some of such art forms.
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The Good Tempered Man
Wang lived in a small town in China. He was a rich man, but he hated spending money, at least, his money. So when he dined in his own house he ate a piece of rye bread and drank a cup of water but when he was called to dine at a friend’s house, he wanted to be served the best of wines and the choicest of fruits.
Dancing In The Dark
‘It is twilight. A few bamboo poles have been erected and a thin screen stretched across.
Habitat In Mars!
Hobbies are a must especially for children.
Earthy Expressions
Folk art and tribal art are easily recognizable - bright colours, bold strokes, quaint ways of representing people and animals. Many actually tell a tale! India being a vast country and with so many agricultural communities and tribes living close to nature, many art forms have evolved. Many have all but disappeared. Fortunately, there is an interest in such traditional art forms and efforts are being made to revive some of them. In the next few months, we will embark on a journey learning more about some of such art forms.
Bruno Bear And The Crabs
Bruno Bear lived in a forest. If there was one thing that Bruno loved, it was eating! Bruno loved to gobble food all the time!
The power of Storytelling
Vikram Sridhar is a performance storyteller and theatre practitioner based in Bangalore. He has been working with a number of theatre groups across India for about a decade. He is now the co-founder of Tahatto, a Bangalorebased theatre group.
The Pixie in the Magic Goat
Meggy was not feeling particularly happy as she marched to school, with her satchel on her back. There was going to be a function at school in a week’s time and the children were expected to sing or dance on the stage.
Switzerland Part1
As we alighted from the train and exited Monaco station, a cool sea breeze enveloped us, as if it were a natural welcome for returning again! Our immediate task-to figure out where the rest of the contingent was, so that we could join them and return back to Cannes, for the night. However, it was not going to be easy and the next couple of hours were filled with anxiety and mild panic.
Story telling Coach
A storyteller, story coach and consultant, Ameen Haque is also the founder of Story wallahs - a company that trains people in the art of storytelling. No matter what you do, today’s world revolves around stories and Ameen has coached leaders, teachers and children alike to be powerful storytellers. A Graduate Degree in Business Administration, Ameen has studied Advertising Media Planning at MICA. Formerly a Vice President at Ogilvy & Mather, Ameen has over 20 years of experience in advertising, theatre and consulting. These stints have exposed him to stories, human behavior, team dynamics and strategy. It is these themes that have influenced and informed his storytelling work today.
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ONWARD AND UPWARD WITH THE ARTS: THE MERRY WIDOW
The ninety-year-old aristocrat known for her cheeky accounts of the British élite.
FICTION: MARIANA ENRIQUEZ MY SAD DEAD
First, I think I should describe the neighborhood.
THE MARRYING KIND
The afterlives of Chaucer's Wife of Bath.
NICOLE KIDMAN COMES TO MORE PLACES
The Oscar-winning actor and pandemic-era AMC spokesperson is pressed into further service.
ANNALS OF PSYCHOLOGY: NOT FOOLING ANYONE
The dubious rise of impostor syndrome.
THE TALK OF THE TOWN
Amy Davidson Sorkin on the debt-limit showdown; Pussy Riot's orthodoxy; night and day at the museum; awkward arrangements; remembering Tom Verlaine.
LETTER FROM TEXAS: NO CITY LIMITS
My town, Austin, known for laid-back weirdness, is transforming into a turbocharged tech capital.
THE CURRENT CINEMA: AT LARGE
\"Knock at the Cabin\" and \"Godland.\"
NOSTALGIA CYCLES
Why contemporary artists love the teen-age angst of early Paramore.
TIME FRAME
A new production of Samuel Beckett's \"Endgame.\"