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Kala Ghoda Arts Festival celebrated in Mumbai
The famous arts festival called ‘Kala Ghoda Arts Festival’ is celebrated annually in the city of Mumbai. The 21st edition of the street festival has recently commenced. This year, the nine-day-long festival has a variety of events in 12 sections, related to arts, music, cinema, literature, theatre and heritage walks. This year’s edition of KGAF ..
Topics: Arts • Cinema of India • Cultural heritage of India • Festivals in India • Indian Literature • Music
Kathakar- International Storytellers Festival
7th edition of ‘Kathakar: International Storytellers Festival’ was held at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts ( IGNCA), New Delhi. Kathakar is the only oral storytelling festival in India and is a part of Ghummakkad Narain- the Travelling Literature Festival which was started under the aegis of UNESCO in 2010. Kathakar is an ..
Topics: Arts • Culture • Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts • Literature • Ministry of Culture • Oral storytelling • Spoken word • Storytelling
Chandi Lahiri, iconic cartoonist passes away
Chandi Lahiri (84), the iconic cartoonist, has passed away in Kolkata, West Bengal. He started his career as a journalist and entertained the readers for more than five decades with his cartoons published in various English and Bengali newspapers and magazines. He is also called the creator of ‘pocket cartoons’ in Bengal. The famous cartoonist ..
Topics: Arts • Bengal • Cartoon • Cartooning • Chandi Lahiri • Indian cartoonists • Political cartoon • Visual arts