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The Inward Gaze of Olivia Fraser
THE HUMBLE BEE is the presiding genius of Olivia Fraser’s new show, Amrit, at Nature Morte gallery in New Delhi. It is ubiquitous, by itself or appearing in vivid formations, hovering around lotuses filled with amrit (the nectar of immortality) that glow with a gem-like luminosity. The coupling of the flower with the arthropod not … Continue reading "The Inward Gaze of Olivia Fraser" → Read More
Is Art Priceless?
‘I LIKE MONEY ON the wall,’ the artist, Andy Warhol, confessed in a fit of genius in his cult classic, The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (1975). ‘Say you were going to buy a $200,000 painting. I think you should take that money, tie it up, and hang it on the wall,’ he advised his readers in a chapter titled, ‘Economics’. ‘Then when someone visited you the first thing they would see is the money on… → Read More
The Morning Wrap: India's Missed Opportunity; Osama Bin Laden's Favourite Things
Our selection of interesting news and opinion from the day's newspapers. → Read More
In A First, Desi Dogs To Serve The Nation As Part Of The Indian Army
Woof! → Read More
The Morning Wrap: BJP's Patriotism Fail; SC Wants Special Courts To Try Politicians
Our selection of interesting news and opinion from the day's newspapers. → Read More
In A First, India Features In Top 100 In Ease Of Doing Business Report 2018
The surge in rankings by 30 places is believed to be sparked by reforms. → Read More
The Morning Wrap: New Dengue Strain Found In India; Suspected Terror Attack In New York
Our selection of interesting news and opinion from the day's newspapers. → Read More
Nawazuddin Siddiqui Apologises For Hurting Women Named In Memoir, Before Withdrawing It
Tell-all mess. → Read More
The Morning Wrap: Living Among The Dead; Nawazuddin Siddiqui Withdraws Memoir
Our selection of interesting news and opinion from the day's newspapers. → Read More
The Morning Wrap: Narendra Modi's Dig At Stalwarts; Rahul Gandhi's Twitter Manager
Our selection of interesting news and opinion from the day's newspapers. → Read More
BHU Seniors Throw Scalding Tea On Fiji Student For Refusing To Call Them 'Sir'
The trouble never ends. → Read More
The Morning Wrap: SC's Stand On National Anthem; Sensex And Nifty Hit All-Time High
Our selection of interesting news and opinion from the day's newspapers. → Read More
The Morning Wrap: 'BJP's Gabbar Singh Tax'; How Not To Calculate GDP Growth
Our selection of interesting news and opinion from the day's newspapers. → Read More
Caught On Camera: Man Thrashes 16-Year-Old Girl In Mumbai, As People Look On
She had asked the man and his friends not to make a noise. → Read More
'Don't Try To Demon-etise Tamil Pride': Rahul Gandhi To PM Modi On 'Mersal' Controversy
War of words. → Read More
Tamil Nadu BJP Is Furious With Superstar Vijay For Slamming GST In His New Release 'Mersal'
The actor's religion was dragged into the controversy. → Read More
320,000 Children In Rohingya Refugee Camps Threatened By Water-Borne Diseases
They are living in overcrowded and unsanitary makeshift settlements. → Read More
After 12 Years, CBI Seeks The Govt's Permission To Reopen The Bofors Probe
The CBI wants challenge the clean chit given by the Delhi High Court in 2005. → Read More
What The SC's Firecracker Ban In Delhi-NCR During This Diwali Says About Us
FYI: India has topped the list of countries with pollution-related deaths in 2015. → Read More
The Morning Wrap: Firecracker Ban Gone Bust; PM Spends Diwali With Jawans
Our selection of interesting news and opinion from the day's newspapers. → Read More