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Thursday, 27 May 2010 |
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Interview with artist Kanchan Chander, you can see Kanchan's work at www.kanchansartworks.net In view of the fact that you have been using the torso, female, male and androgyny over nearly two decades, I feel compelled to ask the obvious question as to what does the body signify in your works?
The body is important for the woman, it is a symbol of her identity, nay her identity itself. Therefore she constructs a language that enhances this identity through the use of ornamental accessories, be it a piece of lace or zari or buttons. For the ordinary woman, the decorative is not just for the eye of the other but to make them attractive in their own eyes and also a means of self expression and self validation. |
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Wednesday, 10 March 2010 |
This year, the city of La Rochelle is organising an Indian cultural festival called Escales Indiennes.
Meena Naik, Shariva Naik and their group Kalsootri were officially invited to La Rochelle, in March 2010, by the Centre Intermondes and the French Government, to participate in this festival. It was the only group from India presenting the dying art of Puppetry, which originated in India. The theatre and puppetry group Kalsootri has been producing various kinds of puppets shows and conducting puppetry workshops in Mumbai and all over India, since 1992. |
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Friday, 21 November 2008 |
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Maison de l’Inde: Some Fond Memories, by Dr Shiv Prasad
My first and the longest stay in Maison de l’Inde was in 1977. I had spent five months as a post-doctoral resident and was also the cultural delegate of the residents’ committee. I had to leave in February 1978, when my family joined me in Paris. After that I had lived in Maison for three months in 1985 and then for shorter durations in 1990 and 1992. My stays in Maison de l’Inde are full of pleasant memories. In this write up I am penning down some memories from my life during the first stay. |
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