Sagarika Ghose

Bloody Mary |

The counter argument to narrow mindedness is missing From the Grand Mufti's fatwa against the all-girl band in Kashmir, to the now lifted ban ...
09:56 AM, Feb 13, 2013

The Last Word: Why is Indian society unable to stand up for freedom of expression?

The VHP's women wing on Wednesday continued to disrupt an exhibition at Delhi Art Gallery saying it portrayed women in a bad way. ...
11:05 PM, Feb 06, 2013

VHP women wing protests outside Delhi Art Gallery An art exhibition at the prestigious Delhi Art Gallery has run into trouble with the Vishwa Hindu Parishad. The VHP's women wing, Durga Vahini, protested outside the gallery against the exhibition that showcases a retrospective on modern nude art on Wednesday. ...  
02:38 PM, Feb 06, 2013

Has nudity in art always been a part of Indian culture?

The VHP's women wing has demanded a ban on the show saying that it showed women in poor light. ...
11:57 PM, Feb 05, 2013

Right wing groups pose threat to art exhibitions in Delhi, Bangalore It was trouble in paradise for art lovers as art exhibitions in Bangalore and Delhi were targeted by right wing activists. Artist Anirudh Sainath's paintings at the Chitrakala Parishath were taken off after the art academy received threat calls to remove the three paintings which depicted Hindu gods and goddesses in the nude. ...  
09:22 PM, Feb 05, 2013

Bangalore: Art academy forced to remove 3 nude paintings An Art academy in Bangalore has been forced to remove three paintings from their exhibit following protests by groups saying that they are offensive. Artist Anirudh Sainath says he was forced to remove the exhibits. ...  
02:13 PM, Feb 05, 2013

Delhi: Art exhibition of nudes to go on despite threats of disruption An art exhibition in the capital showcasing a retrospective on modern nude art ran into trouble today with right wing activists forcing it to shut down temporarily and organisers reopening it with police protection. "The Naked and the Nude" exhibition hosted at the Delhi Art Gallery's exhibition space in south Delhi witnessed a protest by the women's wing of VHP demanding a ban on the show which they said contained...  
10:10 PM, Feb 04, 2013

Husain, Raza art works at summer sale in London New Delhi: Paintings by MF Husain and SH Raza among other modern and contemporary artists figure among the highlights of Indian art in two upcoming summer sales abroad. "The Sixth Seal" by Husain estimated at 500,000 pounds and exhibited at Oxford's Museum of Modern Art's 'India: Myth and Reality, Aspects of Modern Indian Art' in 1982, is up for bidding at Sotheby's South Asian modern and contemporary art sale scheduled...  
12:56 PM, May 25, 2011

Artist inspires footballers through exhibition

An unusual exhibition by artist Riyaz Komu aims to highlight the state of football in India. ...
12:19 PM, Jun 13, 2010

Art on paper is back with a bang
by IANS
Twenty Indian veteran artists are showing more than 40 compositions at Gallery Ensign in an exhibition. ...  
03:42 PM, May 29, 2010

Mona Lisa comes to life in high-tech art exhibit 3D tech, holographic technology make many ancient classics seem alive. ...  
05:49 PM, Aug 27, 2009

Salman has a heart, inaugurates art exhibition

The exhibition he inaugurated is titled 'Have a heart'. ...
10:23 PM, Aug 01, 2009

Stree, an art exhibition that celebrates womanhood

The Ranji Trophy, India's premier domestic tournament, will kick off from November 2 with 27 teams, divided into three groups, vying for the coveted title. Group A, comprising of defending champions Rajasthan, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Madhya Pradesh, Saurashtra, Railways, Bengal, Punjab and Gujarat, is apparently the toughest one among three. Though the departure of Aakash Chopra to Himachal Pradesh is a big jolt for Rajasthan they still have a string of ...
11:10 PM, Jul 13, 2008

Simi Garewal attends art exhibition, gets nostalgic Lincoln: Their middle-order batting woes lay exposed but India A did just enough to avoid a defeat and settle for a thrilling tie against New Zealand A via the Duckworth-Lewis method in the truncated second unofficial ODI cricket match here today. Chasing a revised target of 241 in 48 overs after bad light halted proceedings, India A ended their innings on 240 for 9 to tie the match and be...  
10:15 PM, Jun 28, 2008

Gulzar gets poetic by Jayant Joshi's art  A change of format, ball and clothing did nothing to make Virender Sehwag's terrible tour of Australia any better. As India came out to chase a target of 172, enveloped in a smoke from the mid-innings fireworks display, Sehwag faced up to Brett Lee. His first ball was spooned perilously close to the fielder at mid-off, but the second was slapped firmly past point for four, a typical Sehwag shot....  
02:31 AM, Apr 18, 2008

Afghanistan holds rare women's art exhibition Chennai Super Kings Innings: CSK finish last in Group A, the only side in the tournament with three losses... Who would have thought that at the start? Meanwhile, the win puts NSW on top of Group A with six points, and they progress to the semi-finals along with the Mumbai Indians, who have five points. So, man-of-the-match Warner's sensational innings of 135*, full of big sixes and switch-hits, ensured Chennai...  
12:24 PM, Mar 06, 2008

Sena activists attack MF Husain's Delhi art show New Delhi: Minnows Ireland have leapfrogged Zimbabwe in the one-day international rankings after their stunning World Cup win over England, the International Cricket Council said on Monday. The sensational victory in Bangalore on last Wednesday earned Ireland, a second-tier, or associate member of the ICC, enough points to move into 10th position in the rankings. Zimbabwe are a full member of the ICC with Test and one-day international status but...  
04:41 PM, Dec 27, 2007

Art attack! Bin Laden as Christ, Mary in burqa This art show is aimed at 'encouraging discussion about spirituality.' ...  
11:10 PM, Aug 30, 2007

Husain says he lives outside India voluntarily Husain has been living overseas for over a year since facing legal action in India. ...  
02:55 AM, Jul 13, 2007

Artists say VHP politicising art The artists' community in the Capital has reacted sharply to the developments in Vadodara. ...  
03:34 PM, May 12, 2007