Elegance is refusal
Through the utter simplicity of their dress, the Nawabs of Awadh demonstrate that elegance is refusal.
A new woman: Na Hye-Seok
The brilliant but brief life of a Korean artist who dared to challenge the status quo.
Take your socks off, get your rocks off
Shringar refers to the ancient Indian art of self-beautification, specifically within the context of romantic love.
The Jews of Chennai
In a hundred short years, the Jews of Chennai changed the course of world history forever.
Trop picks: Botanical illustration
The Anglo-Indian botanical paintings of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries represent a reunification of two long-lost branches of a single classical tradition.
The costume designer
We interview Nalini Sriram, a costume designer and the owner of the Shilpi boutique, a Chennai institution.
The Importance of Editing
Lily Vijayaraghavan, antiques collector, on the importance of editing.
Rossellini's Muse: Sonali Dasgupta
It was the scandal of the decade: Italian film great Roberto Rossellini left his wife, the beautiful Ingrid Bergman, for a married Indian woman, who bravely bore the full brunt of the patriarchy’s righteous anger to be with her lover.
The art conservator
Samsara interviews Aparajitha Ravisankar, an art conservator/ restorer at Aparajitha Art Care based in India to find out more about the profession.
The entire spectrum of human innovation
From the engineering marvel that is Grasberg to the ingenuity of the native tribes, the entire spectrum of human innovation is found in Papua.
When a book Is not just a book
Form should enhance function, but there comes a point when form overtakes function. Where is that point?
Dang Thai Song's low-key genius
How Vietnamese virtuouso Dang Thai Son overcame immense obstacles to become the first Asian pianist to win the Chopin Competition.
The house of your dreams: Deck House, Malaysia
The house of your dreams.
How inspiration works
Follow the journey of an idea.
The original 30 second spot
Imagine a client handing you a hunk of stone and saying: here, convince humanity to buy my service.
The art of dying
What is the art of dying? It is the ability to meet death with a calm reassurance, without particular attachment to one's own life.
The Jungle Book revisited
Minyoung Kang’s depiction of a menace-laden paradise captures that moment of uncertainty when the invulnerable suddenly reveals its vulnerabilities.
The Subversive
Subversive artist Bhajju Shyam turns the tables on Rudyard Kipling's famous line about "East is East and West is West, and never the twain shall meet."
Nostalgia: Malam di Jari Kita
"Malam di Jari Kita" might be the most evocative work of art of recent years.
Trop Picks: Syaiful Garibaldi
Science vs. Humanities: who wins? This only a valid question if you think that science is the enemy of the humanities.