Cover Story
The ‘Metro ’Art in Delhi – Paramjot walia & Priyanka Tagore The population of Delhi has been estimated at 1.67 crore and approximately six million vehicles, with 1,200 more added daily. With auto rickshaws on the roads out to fleece…
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Mumbai Locals and the World of Art – Sushma SabnisThe linear tracks move parallel mostly, marrying and divorcing at times like star crossed lovers, while the metal compartments of a train untiringly carry ambitions, dreams, hope, memories, love, livelihoods and…
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‘Train’ing Public to Make a Visual ‘Platform’ for Themselves – H.A. Anil Kumar Around 1000 tickets, costing ten rupees each, were sold during the weekend recently, to watch an ‘art exhibition’ of puppets from various cultures. All the shows of…
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Namma Metro vs. Paris Metropolitan – Franck BarthelemyThe Bangalore metro is the latest addition to city public transport system. It was inaugurated in 2011. The city was then focused on utility and a massive amount of money was spent towards…
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London Tube : A True Platform for Art – Sandhya Bordewekar2013 is being celebrated as the 150th year of the London Underground, popularly known as the Tube because of the round tunnels through which the trains navigate the vast city…
Art Market
Wealth Diversification Through Art – Rishiraj SethiAs global art markets seem to be on the road to recovery, the Indian art market still appears to be tottering along. Rishiraj Sethi, Director of Aura Art Development Pvt Ltd, points out the…
Photo Essay
Aditya DhawanTaking photographs in the metro could be injurious to health because people do not like them to be ‘caught’ by others on camera. Their rebellion, however, does not work with the State that continuously records their activities via surveillance…
Book Review
Crowfall : A Magic Carpet to Life – johny mL I am not able to forget Sindhutai Joshi. Her relationship with Dr. Bhaskar remains an enigma to me. Were there any undertones of erotic desires in that relationship? Or was…
