PUNE: Twenty-four years after it opened with the late Ustad Rashid Khan, Vidushi Ashwini Bhide Deshpande and Pandit Satish Vyas, Vartamaan – The Present is giving the stage to a new generation. The two-day Hindustani classical series, presented by GRACE Foundation, a sister concern of Pancham Nishad, under the aegis of the Talent Forum Corpus …
New Delhi: The Annual LalitArpan Festival, curated by Kathak maestro Dr. Shovana Narayan, marked its landmark 25th anniversary this year, celebrating a quarter-century of artistic excellence, tradition and the living legacy of Indian classical dance. Held on 8 and 9 October 2026 at Stein Auditorium, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, the festival was centred on …
Photographer and visual artist Promila Bahri revisits the Ram Leela traditions of Old Delhi, tracing the artisans, materials and labour behind its larger-than-life figures—and asking what remains when the celebration ends. Promila Bahri presents Gods Were Here, a photographic project that revisits the cultural world of Ram Leela through the artist’s personal memories of growing …
Title: What the Light Remembers Dates: 26th September – 15th November 2026 Venue: Gallerie Nvya, Saket, New Delhi New Delhi | 2026: Gallerie Nvya presents What the Light Remembers, a monographic exhibition of recent works by artist Riddhi Shah. The exhibition will be open to the public from 25th September to 15th November 2026 …
Title: Intersections Dates: 26th September – 5th November 2026 Venue: Artisera, Bangalore Bangalore | 2026: Bangalore-based Artisera presents Intersections, a solo exhibition by senior Indian artist Ashok Bhowmick, which will be on view from 26 September 2026 to 5 November 2026. Presented in collaboration with Dhoomimal Gallery (est. 1936), New Delhi, the exhibition marks Ashok …
Mumbai, 6th October 2026: The longlists for the Godrej Literature Live! Literary Awards for Fiction, Non-Fiction and Business have been released. The awards aim to recognise the best of a year’s writing across these categories, from both previously published and debut authors. The awards are keenly awaited each year and the winners will be named …
Two disciples of Vidushi Shila Mehta share the stage, followed by a recital from Vidushi Archana Kanhere Mumbai, 7 October 2026: Two Kathak dancers who learnt from the same guru will share a stage in Dadar this Saturday, followed by one of Mumbai’s senior Hindustani vocalists, as Iyer Foundation presents the 13th edition of Saadhna …
Deep within the high folds of the Indian Himalayas, Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu Valley exists at a rare intersection of the earthly and the transcendent. Revered since antiquity as Dev Bhoomi—the Land of Gods—this is a landscape where the sacred is not merely an abstract belief, but an immediate, lived reality. Every village is home to …
Artist Swati Goel presents emotions of (BOM)bay, her seventh solo art exhibition, from 13 to 19 October 2026 at Nehru Center, AC Gallery, Worli, Mumbai. The exhibition will be open to visitors from 11 am to 7 pm. Exhibition Details Exhibition: emotions of (BOM)bay Artist: Swati Goel Edition: Seventh Solo Art Exhibition Venue: Nehru Centre …
India-wide Release, 7 October 2026: Multi-cultural hip-hop artist Bali Rico has released his first full-length album, SHRINE, bringing conscious rap infused with the essence of spirituality and philosophy. Raised in America and immersed in the tradition of Bhakti, Bali found sonic kinship and musical identity in hip hop culture. With this album, he explored themes …
