Art Citizen Matters, Blogs

Car Park, Bommanahalli

June 20, 2019 Deepa Mohan

On our way for a quick birding trip at Basapura Lake, we were crossing Bommanahalli when our attention was caught by a car-pillar. We quickly stopped to take a photo, and when I put it

Art Shows at Chitra Kala Parishath

October 23, 2018 Deepa Mohan

I was invited to inaugurate Pavitha Ashwin’s solo show at Chitra Kala Parishath (CKP) on the 11th of October. The artist was very welcoming, as was her friend Bharati Suraj, who curated her works, to

Rangoli on Ganesha Chathurthi

September 13, 2018 Deepa Mohan

Instead of the stock Ganesha Puja photo, I thought I’d click some of the beautiful rangolis that I saw on my morning walk. So much art on our roads and footpaths, I felt like documenting

I think it’s a human trait to introduce an aesthetic appeal into the most mundane tasks imaginable. Surely, one would not think twice about the peanuts one purchases from the pushcart vendors, whose paper cones

Beautiful woodcarvings at Lalbagh Botanical Garden

March 2, 2018 Deepa Mohan

I went to visit Lalbagh on 3rd March, and was pleasantly surprised, at the area where the majestic Ficus benjamina trees are (leading from Kempe Gowda’s tower to the Glass Hoouse) being used to set

Janapada Suggi at Allalasandra Lake entrance

February 25, 2015 Arathi Manay Yajaman

The Department of Information and Public Relations, Government of Karnataka along with Yelahanka United Environment Association (YUVA) is organizing ‘Janapada Suggi’ an initiative to promote the rural folk culture of Karnataka. The program will take place

A sneak peek before tomorrow’s Puttenahalli Kere Habba

February 20, 2015 Arathi Manay Yajaman

Sincere thanks to our neighbourhood clean-up crew at Puttenahalli Lake, 15th Feb 2015 (Pic: Vishnupriya) A glimpse of Snehadhara Foundation’s work in progress – getting ready for its role at Puttenahalli Kere Habba. A

Why street art matters in Bengaluru?

August 15, 2014 Kiran Keswani

The questions: ‘what is art for?’ Or, ‘why man creates?’ have been asked before and answered many times in many different ways. And yet, I want to ask again. It is like the question ‘what

Monsoon Tales @ Puttenahalli Lake

August 2, 2014 Usha Rajagopalan

The monsoon is a love – hate season. You may hate the wetness, the puddles, the sniffling noses, darkness of the skies, the difficulty in waking up, but you can’t deny that it is magical

Silver Talkies: Art, Coffee, and Conversation Event at Apaulogy Gallery

March 7, 2014 Deepa Mohan

I met a lot of interesting people today. My friend Jayashree Govindarajan put me in touch with Nidhi Manoj and Reshmi Chakraborti, who have been, for the past two years, running an e-magazine called Silver

Meeting artist Paul Fernandes

February 3, 2014 Shweta Taneja

Till last year, I didn’t know who Paul Fernandes was, though I had seen his artwork all over Bangalore, occasionally colourfully covering up a bland restaurant wall or even an old space. I loved his

A little-known art gallery

November 14, 2013 Deepa Mohan

Tucked away in the rushed, hurried environment of the City Railway Station is a most unexpected oasis…an art gallery. Indian Railways have, indeed, been promoting art of late. The underground passage that connects up the

Raindrops Geneva Award 2013 – RWH poster

February 19, 2013 Arathi Manay Yajaman

At Puttenahalli Lake, we know the value of rainwater and its harvesting. After all, the only water that the lake receives is from rain. Now here’s a good opportunity for artists to help in

Painted on Stone

November 21, 2012 Arathi Manay Yajaman

PNLIT volunteers at Puttenahalli Lake were clearing the area around the water body and they stumbled on this big stone. It took the might of 4-5 men to move it after digging it out of

Wildllfe Photography Exhibition

October 8, 2012 Deepa Mohan

Here’s a photography exhibition that the nature/wildlife/photography enthusiasts would not want to miss – ‘Where The Wild Things Are’ is a photography exhibition of recent works by Aditya Singh, Ganesh Shankar, Jayanth Sharma and Kalyan