One Earth, One Chance
April 22 serves to remind everyone globally that the Earth needs us. Earth Day encourages people to act, come together and be responsible. As the Earth’s climate worsens and natural areas vanish, Earth Day...
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News Features in Pondicherry
The Wizard of Rhythm: Remembering Ustad Zakir Hussain
“My father said… don’t worry about being a great master or guru, just try to be a great student… As long as you are a great student, the well of knowledge will not dry...
Remembering Shyam Benegal: Man who used Cinema as a medium of social reality
When it comes to Parallel Cinema, there is no way one can not mention or acknowledge the work of director Shyam Benegal. India lost this amazing director, screenwriter, and documentary filmmaker on December 23,...
69 years of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
It has been 69 years since the day that two American products of the Manhattan Project, Little Boy and Fat Man, were dropped on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, on 6 and...
The tale of the 2014 FIFA World Cup
The 2014 FIFA world cup started four weeks ago amidst lot of speculations about the home team’s chances as well as that of other neighbouring Latin American teams as the world cup was being...
Weaving a story
Alappuzha is known for its greenery, backwaters and the paddy fields. Agriculture is the main source of economy people here. It is the smallest district of Kerala and there are only a few large...
Pondy Photo 2014 and INTACH: trying to preserve the architectural heritage
On the evening of 28 March, as part of Pondy Photo 2014, Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage, Pondicherry (INTACH) hosted a presentation to shed light on the importance of preserving the...
In conversation with Pablo Bartholomew
Of the nine photographers, whose works are on display at the Old Distillery, Pondicherry as part of the ten day photo festival Pondy Photo 2014, Pablo Bartholomew’s photo essays on the tribal communities of...
Pondy Photo 2014: A vision of Life and Colour
Though we see colours in our day to day life, we don’t feel them. Dinesh Khanna’s photographs come out with such burst of colours which makes one wonder and actually see the colours in...
In conversation with Yannick Cormier
Yannick Cormier is one of the nine photographers for Pondy Photo 2014. Not only is his work is on display, but he is also the curator of the event, thus helping PondyART and Kasha...