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German journalist Michael Gleich’s photo exhibition in Thiruvananthapuram is a tribute to death and rituals surrounding it

German journalist Michael Gleich’s photo exhibition Silence Alive: the Global Culture of Farewell, currently on at the Napier Museum grounds in Thiruvananthapuram, is an ode to the departed. Remainders of demise, captured on camera, occupy the Bandstand located on the Museum premises. The exhibition, organised by the Goethe-Zentrum Trivandrum, is a collection of Michael’s works…

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Anu Kalikal’s exhibition in Thiruvananthapuram captures her battle with mental health issues

Self-taught artist Anu Kalikal’s exhibition, Lines of Flight, currently on at Alliance Française de Trivandrum, is filled with motifs closely linked to nature. The exhibition is like an ode to her early association with flora and fauna. Recurring appearances of elephants remind the artist of elephant sightings in temple processions during her vacations in Pathanamthitta,…

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Dive deeper into the history of India’s lesser-known freedom fighters this Independence Day, with exhibition Hamaara Itihaas Archives of Freedom Fighters (HIAFF) in Delhi

Seventy-eight years ago, as the clock ticked towards midnight on August 14, India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru announced the country’s independence with an iconic speech, Tryst with Destiny, at Parliament House. In the Art Gallery of Kamaladevi Complex at India International Centre, New Delhi, before I examine the exhibition, Hamaara Ithihaas Archives Of Freedom…

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