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Poorva Joshi

Poorva writes for the Mumbai weekend supplement, HT48Hours, and covers theatre, travel, music and cinema.

Articles by Poorva Joshi

KGAF: Brushing up on their Instagram skills

The workshop, Pursuit of Pixels, was held as part of the HT Kala Ghoda Arts Festival and focused on the evolution of photography in the age of smartphones

The workshop, Pursuit of Pixels, was held as part of the HT Kala Ghoda Arts Festival and focused on the evolution of photography in the age of smartphones.(Pramod Thakur/HT photo)
Published on Feb 09, 2016 12:52 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Mumbai

Oscar winner’s tales in toons for kids at Kala Ghoda Fest

Titled Animation 101 and organised as part of the Hindustan Times Kala Ghoda Arts Festival, the workshop focused on telling stories through hand-drawn cartoons.

Oscar-winning animation artist from Canada Torill Kove interacts with children at Animation 101 workshop during the Kala Ghoda 2016 festival in Mumbai on Saturday.(Anshuman Poyrekar/ HT Photo)
Published on Feb 07, 2016 12:48 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Mumbai

Stage set for horror, dark comedy, inspiring true stories and monologues

National Award-winning actor Rajit Kapur and Gujarati theatre stalwart Chirag Vora to perform

Rajasthani play Kasumal Sapno, an adaptation of Mid Summer Night’s Dream, being performed at KGAF last year.(HT file photo)
Published on Feb 04, 2016 05:52 PM IST
Hindustan Times | ByPoorva Joshi & Nagwa Kureshi, Mumbai

A fashion photographer is exhibiting his works on models... literally

Fashion photographer Rohan Shrestha’s first solo show turns models’ bodies into canvasses for photos

Models stand against the wall, their bodies forming the canvas for some of Shrestha’s photos.(Photo: Rohan Shreshtha)
Updated on Feb 05, 2016 04:04 PM IST
By, Mumbai

Maulana to KL Saighal: Tom Alter’s obsession with history

Veteran actor Tom Alter has always played the ‘foreigner’ in films. Now, he is portraying the roles of Indian luminaries like Bahadur Shah Zaffar and KL Saighal in his upcoming plays

Tom Alter in a scene from Lal Qile Ka Aakhri Mushaera
Updated on Feb 05, 2016 03:12 PM IST
By, Mumbai

All you need to know about India’s first professional gaming league

Will an IPL format video game tournament put Indian gamers in the big league?

Come February, you can indulge in some serious gaming action with the Indian Gaming League.
Updated on Jan 28, 2016 07:56 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Mumbai

Italian pianist Rita Marcotulli mixes Pink Floyd with jazz

Imagine a prominent saxophone and piano backing Pink Floyd’s signature rock tunes. Italian pianist Rita Marcotulli will make it possible this weekend

Marcotulli’s biggest strength is jazz covers of songs by Pink Floyd
Updated on Jan 28, 2016 07:21 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Mumbai

A day out with Pro Kabaddi champions, U Mumba

U Mumba, Pro Kabaddi’s defending champions, spent a day going around Mumbai. We followed them around.

U Mumba at a gurudwara langar in CBD Belapur.(Photo: Aalok Soni/HT)
Updated on Feb 04, 2016 01:51 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Mumbai

Shankar Mahadevan works with folk artists across India

Ahead of Republic Day, get ready to tour India with Shankar Mahadevan and his group.

Mahadevan’s My Country, My Music will explore influences of folk music on mainstream Bollywood music.(Photo: Narendra Dangiya)
Updated on Jan 21, 2016 08:11 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Mumbai

Here’s what happened during Atlas of Beauty’s India visit

Romanian photographer Mihaela Noroc wants to capture the authenticity of culture through portraits of women. Here are her experiences from India.

Updated on Jan 14, 2016 07:52 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Mumbai

My ideal weekend: Esha Gupta

The actor likes to party in her PJs; she can be spotted watching re-runs of Friends on weekends

The actor likes to party in her PJs; she can be spotted watching re-runs of Friends on weekends.
Updated on Jan 14, 2016 04:06 PM IST
Hindustan Times | ByAs told to Poorva Joshi, Mumbai

Here is why urban India is bringing pets home faster than ever before

Pet owners with disposable incomes aren’t just spending on dinners and spa services for themselves, but for their pets as well.
Updated on Jan 12, 2016 12:41 PM IST
Hindustan Times | ByManali Shah and Poorva Joshi, Mumbai

Celebrate indigenous, seasonal produce with Chef Floyd Cardoz

A dhokla chat from The Bombay Canteen’s menu highlights local Mumbai flavours(Photo: Sanjay Ramchandran)
Updated on Dec 31, 2015 06:29 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By

My ideal weekend: Dino Morea

‘A day spent by the pool, or an a beach, with a massage makes for the perfect weekend,’ says Morea
Updated on Dec 24, 2015 12:20 PM IST
Hindustan Times | ByAs told to Poorva Joshi, Mumbaipoorva.joshi@hindustantimes.com

Insider’s guide to... Todi Mill

Mahesh Mathai co-founder of Blue Frog reveals a few interesting facts(Photo: Kunal Patil / HT)
Updated on Dec 24, 2015 01:26 PM IST
Hindustan Times | ByAs told to Poorva Joshi, Mumbai

Creator of Cyanide & Happiness on all things offensive and funny

Rob DenBleyker co-founded Cyanide & Happiness in 2005(Photo: Aalok Soni / HT)
Updated on Dec 24, 2015 03:14 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Mumbai

State of Zen: Cartoonist Gavin Than on how Zen Pencil’s came to be

Gavin Than left his job as a graphic designer in 2011 and started Zen Pencils in January 2012
Updated on Dec 21, 2015 02:24 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Mumbai

Your guide to the newly opened YouTube Space

The opening lounge at the YouTube Space in Goregaon
Updated on Dec 10, 2015 06:27 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Mumbai

Meet Penn Masala, the first Hindi a capella band

Today, a group of 12 members, Penn Masala is akin to a musical fraternity.
Updated on Dec 10, 2015 07:37 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Mumbai

It’s birdwatching season: Get your binoculars and field guides ready

Indian Roller, with its turquoise crown and wings holding a scorpion in its beak(Photo: Pallavi Shivalkar)
Updated on Dec 04, 2015 02:57 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Mumbai

Boot cause: US tap dancer wants an Indian collaboration

Andrew Nemr has been tap-dancing since he was three years old. At 35, he wants to do something he hasn’t yet — a fusion piece with an Indian dance form

Updated on Dec 04, 2015 01:49 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Mumbai

Myths revisited: Three untold stories about Alexander the Great

Mythologist Utkarsh Patel takes us through some lesser known stories about Alexander the Great

HT Image
Updated on Dec 04, 2015 01:23 PM IST
Hindustan Times | ByAs told to Poorva Joshi, Mumbai

Here are five must-watch plays from this year’s Centrestage

A still from Heeba Shah’s Parindon Ki Mehfil
Updated on Nov 26, 2015 06:06 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Mumbai

This city based theatre group is reviving classic Hindi literature

Along with the revival of Hindi literature, the group also wants to bring back the art of storytelling(Photo: Sukrit Nagraj/The Hive)
Updated on Nov 26, 2015 06:37 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Mumbai

This photographer is capturing Mumbai’s native communities

Updated on Nov 23, 2015 03:43 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Mumbai

Insider’s guide to... Rajabai Clock Tower

The construction of the Rajabai Tower was financed by a Mumbai-based cotton businessman, Premchand Roychand.(Photo: Kunal Patil/ Hindustan Times)
Updated on Nov 19, 2015 04:21 PM IST
Hindustan Times | ByAs told to Poorva Joshi, Mumbai

How filmmakers are revolutionising the business of preserving memories

This is a refreshing change from wedding films that were often a mishmash of garish music and grainy footage peppered with tacky graphics(Photo: Reels and Frames)
Updated on Nov 10, 2015 12:18 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Mumbai
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