Art

A young man from Hubli picked up knitting to cope with loss. Today, his handcrafted sweaters are sparking conversations, challenging stereotypes, and inspiring others to follow their heart.

A small MP village hides a river with a rare gift. Travelling artisans found it by chance, and it shaped a 16 step natural dye craft kept alive by skill, memory and care.

From folding paper spirals as a child to crafting Guinness Record sculptures from steel, Bengaluru’s Kalyan Rathore is redefining art through the beauty of mathematics. His stunning works prove that equations, too, can breathe and move like art.

Shweta Menon left her IT career to start Truly Tribal, a platform that revives India’s traditional crafts like Warli and Pichwai while ensuring fair earnings for artisans. Today, it supports over 500 artisans across 16 states, helping tribal art forms thrive with dignity and pride.

Thanks to IAS officer Sarveshvar Bhure, Chhattisgarh's Tulsi village got its own 'Hummer Studios' soon after several YouTube channels like Being Chhattisgarhiya, 36 Garhiya, Alwa Jalwa, Fun Tapri and Gold CG04 took off.

Bengaluru-based Shanthi Muniswamy was a sex worker battling depression and discrimination before Aravani Art Project changed her life.

Kolkata artist Kishore Pratim Biswas spent 25 dedicated years to a painting series on India's heritage steam trains.

Aditya Raj from Jaipur visited an exhibition during his law school days and decided he would be an artist. Here’s his visual representation of a nostalgia trip with pictures of the most iconic eateries in India.

Naomi and Yohann Pereira's venture, The Druid’s Garden, makes unique, aesthetic and sustainable products by using reclaimed and upcycled raw materials.

Noida-based Madhuri Balodi and Amit Singh started ‘Kavi The Poetry-Art Project’ to come up with a creative way of saving glass bottles from ending up in landfills. They collect bottles from ragpickers and customers and transform them into functional art items.