Tales of the feminine
“Feminine fables”, an exhibition of paintings by artist Vinita Vasu, explores the veiled life and inner strength of women wearing the purdah and ghunghat. This exhibition is curated by Pankaj Mistry, who is also...
Category: Around The Town
An interview with Andreas Deffner
Andreas Deffner’s photographs offer a fascinating window into the strange and distant world of the Andaman Islands, an archipelago in the Bay of Bengal about 670 sea miles West of Thailand and 150 sea...
Celebrating 125 years of Alliance Francaise in Pondicherry
Alliance Francaise Pondicherry celebrated its 125th anniversary ceremoniously on 28 February, 2014. It is the oldest Alliance Francaise among all the others in Asia. The celebrations included series of cultural events by both...
Ramesh Shotham and the Mahaphon Clang
Ramesh Shotham is a percussionist and drummer from Chennai. He began his musical career as a self-taught drummer, co-leading a rock band called Human Bondage established in 1970 in Bombay and Bangalore then hitting the road gigging in clubs...
Third Eye – An art exhibition
A solo painting and art exhibition by artist K. K. Segar, titled ‘Third Eye’ is being organized by Shilpataru from 19 February, 2014 at The Promenade, Beach Road, Pondicherry. Around 50 paintings on different...
Care for Clay
“Nature fascinates me. My work is guided by the material itself and I am the material I work with. I am molding the clay and at the same time, the clay molds me,” says...
Saibal Chatterjee talks on Indian Contemporary Cinema
A talk on Indian Contemporary Cinema by Mr. Saibal Chatterjee, award winning film critic and journalist at Sri Aurobindo Auditorium, Bharat Nivas, Auroville at ‘A Panorama of Contemporary Indian Cinema’ commemorating 100 years of...
A search for tranquility
Soft strokes of both bold and mild colors filled the canvas. A skill for abstract paintings, with simple yet arresting factors, can be found in the various works of artist Prasanna Gresillan, which were...
Fascinating Five – art exhibition at Tasmai
An exhibition featuring the five basic elements of Nature A thematic art exhibition inspired by ‘Nature and its five elements’ was organised by Tasmai Cultural Centre during the month of January, 2014. The exhibition...
Walk-in diagnosis of cervical cancer at JIPMER
The month of January is observed as the Cervical Health Awareness month and in connection with that a six-day camp to screen women for cervical cancer was held at the Women and Children block...
