Our inspiration for this week is the story of Helen Keller, the first deaf-blind person to earn a bachelor of arts degree. Born Helen Adams Keller on June 27, 1880, she was an American author, political activist and lecturer. In…
Month: March 2014
5 Fun TV shows for kids!
1. Art Attack: Art Attack is a British children’s television series revolving around art hosted by Lloyd Warbey on Disney Junior. 2. MAD: Rob, the favourite anchor of kids’ TV, takes you on a fun-filled, interactive, creative journey, transforming ordinary materials…
Last day for you to see Koshur Fusion!
Dear readers and art lovers, As we’ve been saying this week, the art exhibition Koshur Fusion has been on for free viewing in Delhi. Today is the last day for open viewing, and we invite you to spend your evening…
Indian Television: Good or bad?
With the increasing use of internet and social networking sites, television industry is dying (okay maybe not dying but s-l-o-w-l-y becoming less popular), especially as far as the (urban) youth is concerned. Gone are the days of daily soaps on…
Popularizing art amongst the youth
“Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time” – Thomas Merton. In this tech-savvy generation, art is losing its glare gradually, especially among the youth. Art is not just of cultural and heritage importance, but…
Monday inspiration: Le Corbusier’s Work
Born Charles-Edouard Jeanneret-Gris and better known as Le Corbusier, he was an architect, designer, urban planner, painter and a writer. With a career spanning five decades, he constructed buildings throughout Europe, America and India. He’s known as one of the…
5 tips to raise your kids as confident adults
Confidence is a very important part of a good personality. We have some tips for you which will help you build confidence in your children. 1. Praise their efforts when they fail: Don’t let them get demotivated by a failure.…
Kashmiri Artists’ exhibition
While usually Thursdays are reserved for talking about our past projects, the first day of spring, today, represents a special time :). We’re excited to invite you all to view an extravaganza of art and culture put together by various…
Preventable diseases Indian children suffer from
According to a study published in The Lancet, in the year 2010, 16.8 lakh children died in India below the age of five years, due to infectious but preventable diseases. More than half of them could not complete the first…
Dying languages in India
India is one of the most linguistically-diverse countries in the world. However, with the passage of time, a lot of languages have lost their prevalence in our society. A language that is at a risk of falling out of use,…