Imagine a day when British schoolchildren are humming Saare Jahan Se Achcha, or Indian kids are tapping their feet to a typical British song like The Three Pirates, or children from Senegal are dancing to the tune of both.

It is hard to resist the charm of Madhubani art.

Printmaking is one art form that needs great skill, patience and competence. Be it carving a block of wood from which prints are made or making designs or pictures on a metal plate, glass etc.

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You’re closer to me than a cheek on a pillow;
You’re nearer to me than the beat of my heart;
You’re more welcome than beauty in everyday faces;
You’re dearer than sunlight,
My little sun.
You’re sweeter than honey sucked from the honeycomb;
You’re brighter than stars and wilder than storms;
More complete in your loving than the circle of reason;
I breathe out; you breathe in,
My little sun.

“As if by unspoken agreement, the rebels never attacked the holidaymakers. Europeans sipped coconut juice and stared out at the horizon of the ocean, unaware that just an hour’s flight to the north people were dying in First World War-style trench warfare.”

The nip in the air signals the arrival of winter. It’s time to take out those woollens and enjoy the chill. Shawls, stoles and scarves are back in fashion and for those who love Kashmiri embroidery, it’s time to don that beautiful pashmina.

Interacting with artists to know about their artworks is a part of any art exhibition. But what if an art show also opens the door for you to master the skill of critical art writing?

They are young, energetic and eager to explore the world outside. Their art is as vibrant as their youth and their canvas as eclectic as their individual expression.

There are cities that we occupy and there are cities that occupy us, with their alluring geography, people, culture and history. For self-taught photographer Ananth Padmanabhan, that city is Kolkata, lovingly called the “city of joy”. What was a visit to a printing press as a rookie sales manager, turned into a love affair with a city that remains close to his heart to this day.

At a time when most artists are veering towards new media art, which includes the modern concepts of digital and interactive art, computer graphics and animation, 25-year-old Dushyant Patel of Baroda