Hyderabad artist Sachin Jaltare has been in the industry for the past 20 years, but his first job after graduating from Nagpur University was that of an illustrator.

Back in 2002, when 24-year-old Ramesh Gorjala graduated from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, he was already familiar with the “mandatory” struggles of an artist’s life.

India has not seen another woman artist like Anjolie Ela Menon most probably since Amrita Sher-Gil and like all great artists, Anjolie too feels that the more art is seen and appreciated by people, the better it becomes.
The 73-year-old feels that it is the same reason why many artists can’t break into the global market.

Ahmed Mohiuddin, 23, is known for his unconventional methods in getting his point across.

Bizarre could be the word you’re looking for. But a few minutes into an interview with artist Viraj Naik, that observation is at best, one dimensional. Fresh from a showcase at India Fine Art (Mumbai), Viraj’s work is inspired by Greek and Indian mythology and consists of hybridised forms of flora and fauna. It’s a representation that will result in intrigue and a lot of raised eyebrows.

When hotel heiress Paris Hilton walked in fashionably late (only three hours) for her meeting with the media during the India Resort Fashion Week 2012 in Goa on Saturday, the organisers said there was

The sex symbol of the 70s and 80s Zeenat Aman and the bubbly actresses Genelia D’Souza and Shahzan Padamsee were among those who scorched the ramp on day two of the India Resort Fashion Week (IFRW) in Goa.

A show that premiered in 2009 is in the news now, for all the wrong reasons. Chinese sitcom iPartment is being accused of lifting plot lines, settings, characters and jokes from Friends, and in some cases even from The Big Bang Theory and How I Met Your Mother. Some of the lead characters include a tech geek, a radio show host and a lecturer at a university.

What started as Twilight fan fiction is now the next big thing since Harry Potter. Written by 49-year-old E.L. James, Fifty Shades of Grey has sold millions of copies worldwide and the author, whose real name is Erika Mitchell, is being hailed the new doyenne of pornographic fiction.

The very idea of a trip around the country or somewhere abroad is enough to transport one into a state of Utopia. Who among us wouldn’t jump at the opportunity to swap our mundane schedules for a holiday that involves exploring new places, meeting new people and gaining new experiences?