Art and Culture

Updated on Sep 27, 2023 02:31 PM IST

The day of September 27 promises to offer loads if you wish to explore Delhi’s culture. Check it out here!

Going green in art: 5 reasons to embrace sustainable art over modern sculpture

Art that uses upcycled materials and sustainable methods has numerous benefits, including reducing environmental impact and preserving cultural heritage.

Published on Sep 26, 2023 08:46 PM IST

ByAkanksha Agnihotri, Delhi

European Day of Languages: Celebrating diversity

The European Day of Languages promotes language education for international understanding, but is it still necessary in the age of Google Translate? Find out.

The European Day of Languages promotes language education for international understanding in the age of Google Translate. (Pixabay)

Published on Sep 26, 2023 01:35 PM IST

ByDeutsche Welle | Posted by Akanksha Agnihotri

Germany: Con artist sentenced over fine-art forgeries

An employee of a museum in Munich replaced several paintings with fakes. After auctioning off the originals, he bought a luxury car.

A museum employee replaced the original painting

Published on Sep 26, 2023 12:30 PM IST

ByDeutsche Welle

HT City Delhi Junction: Catch It Live on September 26

The day of September 26 promises to offer loads if you wish to explore Delhi’s culture. Check it out here!

Updated on Sep 26, 2023 08:08 AM IST

Eid Milad-un Nabi 2023: Indo-Arabic style to easy and quick mehendi designs

Eid Milad-un Nabi 2023: Here are some easy mehendi designs from Indo-Arabic styles to Moroccan ones, Pakistani patterns and Rajasthani floral mehendi ideas

Updated on Sep 27, 2023 01:19 PM IST

ByZarafshan Shiraz, New Delhi

World Environmental Health Day 2023: Date, history, significance

World Environmental Health Day 2023: From theme to history to significance, here's all that you need to know about this special day.

Updated on Sep 26, 2023 07:06 AM IST

ByTapatrisha Das, Delhi

HT City Delhi Junction: Catch It Live on September 25

The day of September 25 promises to offer loads if you wish to explore Delhi’s culture. Check it out here!

Published on Sep 25, 2023 08:40 AM IST

Horror: Deathless muse of the arts

From films to fashion to music: An exhibition titled "Death and the Devil" looks at how horror has found its way into different art forms.

An iconic figure of horror: 'Nosferatu'(Image courtesy Ronald Grant Archive/ Picture Library/IMAGO )

Published on Sep 24, 2023 03:51 PM IST

ByDeutsche Welle | Posted by Parmita Uniyal

HT City Delhi Junction: Catch It Live on September 24

The day of September 24 promises to offer loads if you wish to explore Delhi’s culture. Check it out here!

Published on Sep 24, 2023 12:29 AM IST

Home, interior design: Make your house colourful, vibrant with these decor ideas

Home is where one spends 2/3rd of their time so it is essential that one is never bored of that space. Check these tips to make your house colourful and vibrant

Home, interior design tips: Make your house colourful and vibrant with these decor ideas (Photo by Steph Wilson on Unsplash)

Published on Sep 23, 2023 09:35 PM IST

ByZarafshan Shiraz, New Delhi

Modern yet minimalistic decor trends for home and interior design

Use these modern yet minimalistic decor trends to decorate your house interiors in neutral pastel and light colours, natural materials, open floor plan and more

Published on Sep 23, 2023 08:03 PM IST

ByZarafshan Shiraz, New Delhi

The ultimate mover and shaker: Swetha Sivakumar on salt

As they melt away, salt molecules move in and out of food, draw water out of ingredients, seep into meat. Take a whirlwind ride. In this week’s Sound Bites.

A zoomed-in view of crystals of unprocessed pink Himalayan salt. (Adobe Stock)

Updated on Sep 23, 2023 05:22 PM IST

BySwetha Sivakumar

Project Almirah: Documenting stories of gender, sexuality, acceptance in India

How do young Indians navigate their LGBTQIA+ identity? Tackle the fear of rejection? Artist Avril Stormy Unger’s video project gathers first-person narratives.

The portal features videos and transcripts of young people sharing their stories. Their anonymity is protected by rainbow-themed art.

Updated on Sep 23, 2023 05:16 PM IST

ByShireen Quadri

Honeyed tones: India is having a mead moment

It's the oldest alcoholic drink known to humans. It faded in the industrial age. Mead is now making a comeback, as ‘small batch’ and ‘craft’ become USPs again.

Updated on Sep 23, 2023 05:05 PM IST

ByNatasha Rego

The way we were: Poonam Saxena looks back on the magic of Star Trek

The Original Series sparked such a frenzy when it was aired on Doordarshan in 1984, that crowds gathered before public TV sets on Sunday mornings.

There was a sense of people being the best they could be, on board the USS Enterprise. As Captain Kirk (William Shatner), Spock (Leonard Nimoy) and the others travelled through space, there were a number of firsts on board too, including the interracial kiss between Kirk and communications officer Uhura (Nichelle Nichols) in 1968.

Updated on Sep 23, 2023 04:54 PM IST

ByPoonam Saxena

Clash of the titans: Rudraneil Sengupta, on India at the Asian Games

More athletes, in more disciplines, have shown that they belong at the elite level. Could this be our best outing at the Games yet?

Women's boxing is one of the fields packed with Indian talent. Lovlina Borgohain, Nikhat Zareen and Parveen Hooda will all be aiming to qualify for the Olympics, at the Asian Games. (HT Archives)

Updated on Sep 23, 2023 03:20 PM IST

ByRudraneil Sengupta

Kathak, Odissi dancers ignite stage in Patna during Pandit Hari Uppal dance fest

The two-day classical dance festival, inaugurated by Bihar Art, Culture and Youth department minister Jitendra Kumar Rai, will conclude on Saturday.

The Bhartiya Nritya Kala Mandir in Patna sprang back to life after a gap of nearly nine years during the Pandit Hari Uppal Classical Dance Festival. (Representational Image)

Updated on Sep 23, 2023 01:38 PM IST

PTI | | Posted by Krishna Priya Pallavi, Patna

4 expert tips for embracing aesthetics in luxury home interiors

From minimalism to incorporating natural elements, these expert tips will serve as your compass on the journey to embracing aesthetics in luxury home interiors.

Creating a luxurious and aesthetically pleasing home interior is a pursuit that many homeowners aspire to.(Unsplash/Zac Gudakov)

Updated on Sep 23, 2023 11:33 AM IST

ByAkanksha Agnihotri, Delhi

HT City Delhi Junction: Catch It Live on September 23

The day of September 23 promises to offer loads if you wish to explore Delhi’s culture. Check it out here!

Updated on Sep 23, 2023 09:12 AM IST

I’m keen to see how the tussle for revenue plays out: Author of book on Reddit

Journalist Christine Lagorio-Chafkin’s We Are the Nerds tracks the rise and evolution, mistakes and pitfalls of Reddit.

Lagorio-Chafkin’s book was published in 2018. (Image: Weston Wells)

Updated on Sep 22, 2023 07:06 PM IST

BySukanya Datta

A laptop with no screen, another with two: New twists and turns in PC design

Laptops, desktops, tablets and even CPUs are in the midst of an era of radical design change. Vishal Mathur explores what, why, and what’s next.

The Spacetop by Sightful is a screen-less laptop that comes with an AR headset instead. The company is pitching it as a “100-inch screen in your backpack”.

Updated on Sep 22, 2023 07:01 PM IST

ByVishal Mathur

Mods, memes, morality: The Reddit story, in trivia

Which are the most popular subreddits? Why are photos of comedian John Oliver flooding the site? How did a videogame company set a world record? Take a look.

The digital canvas on r/Place is a collaborative art project. Users edit it by changing the colours, one pixel at a time. Currently, the colourful collage features, to one side, several pixels arranged to read ‘Fuck Spez’ (possibly a reference to co-founder and CEO Steve Huffman’s Reddit page, u/Spez, amid ongoing protests).

Updated on Sep 23, 2023 01:41 PM IST

BySukanya Datta

The forward slash: Amid the reinvention of X, could this be Reddit’s moment?

It is a rare space on the internet where a simple question can find a simple, true answer. Can Reddit retain its identity while adapting to a changing market?

Updated on Sep 22, 2023 06:39 PM IST

ByK Narayanan

A Wknd interview with Charu Suri, the Indian topping international jazz charts

She has roots in Chennai. Her music isn’t purely jazz; it has ragas woven in. She never expected this response, she says. Tune into the tale of Rags & Ragas.

Suri’s album, Rags & Ragas, hit #3 on the iTunes US jazz charts in September. Why? Well, in one track, for instance, she explores resonances between Raga Bageshri and the iconic five-chord phrasing found on Miles Davis’s So What.

Updated on Sep 22, 2023 06:26 PM IST

ht_print | ByBhanuj Kappal

Festive home decor: 7 creative hacks and ideas for a unique and stylish makeover

Check out some creative home decor ideas that will allow you to infuse tradition with a contemporary twist, making your festival celebrations truly memorable.

Festive decor sets the stage for joy and enhances the essence of this special time of year.(Freepik )

Published on Sep 22, 2023 04:27 PM IST

ByAkanksha Agnihotri, Delhi

HT City Delhi Junction: Catch It Live on September 22

The day of September 22 promises to offer loads if you wish to explore Delhi’s culture. Check it out here!

Published on Sep 21, 2023 10:23 PM IST

A record-breaking tale on canvas

Amrita Sher-Gil’s The Story Teller has become the most expensive Indian artwork to be auctioned. It tells more than the story of her Indo-European influences.

Amrita Sher-Gil, The Story Teller, 1937 Oil on canvas, 23.25 x 29.25 in((Image courtesy of Saffronart))

Published on Sep 21, 2023 08:39 PM IST

ByPrachi Sibal

Delhi-based Bharatanatyam artiste Saroja Vaidyanathan dies at 86

Padma Bhushan Saroja Vaidyanathan had been battling lymphoma for some time. She passed away on September 21, in Delhi, at the age of 86.

Updated on Sep 21, 2023 03:22 PM IST

ByKriti Kambiri

Hiroshima victim's origami a warning from the past

The family of Sadako Sasaki, who died of radiation poisoning in 1955, wants her paper cranes recognized by UNESCO as a significant symbol of the horrors.

Sadako Sasaki's paper cranes on display at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum. (DW/Kyodo/picture alliance)