19th-Century Photography: Albumen Printing

At: Pundole’s Auction House, Ballard Estate, Mumbai; On: 3rd & 4th February, 2018 Albumen printing was invented in the early 19th century, and quickly became the most popular medium of the time. The process, which was in use till the 1920s, uses albumen from egg whites as a binding agent to adhere chemicals to paper and… Read more »

Exhibition workshops for special-needs kids

At: Pundole’s, Mumbai, On: January 30 & February 16, 2018

Tribal art and eco warriors

At: KK Academy, Lucknow, On: February 1, 2018

Madhubani art at a children’s home

At: St Catherine’s Home, Mumbai, On: January 21, 2018

Tactile art experience

At: St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai, On: January 12, 2018

Miniature painting with Manish Soni

At: St Xavier’s College, Mumbai, On: January 11, 2018

Tribal art workshop

At: A. H Wadia School by Abhyudaya, Mumbai, On: October 28, 2017

Gond workshop for street children

At: Angel Express School for Street Children, Mumbai, On: October 7, 2017

Art history for graduate students

At: Arkin Institute, Mumbai, On: October 1, 2017

The story of a rebellion in 5 pictures


By the time Felice Beato arrived with his camera in 1858, the actual fighting had stopped. How then did he create such evocative photographs of war?

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19th-Century Photography: Cyanotypes

At: Pundole’s Auction House, Ballard Estate, Mumbai; On: 2nd February, 2018 Cyanotype printing was developed around the same time as its albumen counterpart in the early 1800s, but it used salts of iron to produce blue-coloured prints on a white background. It was widely used in mapping architectural projects and biological documentations and inspired the coining… Read more »

Tholu Bommalaata puppets at Good Earth, Mumbai

Dates: 21st September, 2017 to 18th February,2018 Venue: The Tasting Room, Good Earth, Raghuvanshi Mills, Mumbai One of the earliest known ways of storytelling on the subcontinent, Tholu Bommalata or shadow puppet theatre is a traditional craft, passed down from father to son in the Rayalseema region of current-day Andhra Pradesh. Players manipulate the puppets… Read more »