However much you might try to deny it, we have all played with them, thoroughly enjoying it. I wonder what childhood would have been like without the doll-playing and the occasional bashing of rag dolls. What would we sneak into our doll’s house with? There are numerous signified meanings associated with the word ‘doll’. Here, [...]
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Alex Grey: The Man and His Art
Alex Grey may come off to a lot of people as a bizarre individual who experiments and toys with works of psychedelic proportions that surpass one’s basic human psyche. Initially, he was agnostic existentialist, who believed that all the thoughts and processes of the human mind start from the self. Later, he shed this belief [...]
Intimate Theatre: Without Curtains
The concept of Intimate Theatre is one which is seldom heard of. It consists of a performance where the performers are barely a few feet away from the audience. The aim is to connect with the audience on a different level altogether; to involve them and create an experience which affects both the parties in [...]
The Fashion Escape
Fashion. It is one of those fleeting things that is but, concrete enough to shape identities. Almost everyone, admittedly or otherwise, has been a victim to fashion that has given definition to a sea of generations, cultures and societies. Fashion, as we know it, is the peel to the pulp. When it moved to being [...]
Melodies for Tibet
On the 29th of January, I was among the audience of Melodies for Tibet, an initiative that aimed to bring about a significant change in the lives of the millions of displaced Tibetans around the world. Conducted by Amplify Creative Co. and Center for Youth Development and Activities (CYDA), this event was in collaboration with [...]
Pride of the Queer
The weekend of 10-11 December saw the city of Pune celebrate its second edition of the Q Fest. The festival celebrated the pride of the queer with the theme, ‘Being Seen Being Heard’. Organized as a collaborative effort of various groups and individuals in support of the LGBT community, the two day fest consisted of [...]
Not Without A Cause: Rebel County 2011
What happened in Shillong when the youth decided to raise concerns for the environment? No, they did not hold a rally and neither did they organize a clean-up. What they did instead was put up a whole event where a lot of bands performed along with some crazy bike stunts and B-boying. This is one [...]
Painting the Streets
There are some who want to make the world a better place And then there are some who want to make the world a better-looking place. Urban Street Art has never been more popular. Existing for years as nothing more than a mere nuisance to Governments around the world, graffiti has strayed away from its [...]
