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Soma Das

Soma is an Assistant Editor for the weekend supplement HT 48 Hours. She writes on lifestyle, art and culture.

Articles by Soma Das

The iconic Bombay Art Society unveils an arts complex in Bandra

The secret is out: the futuristic building at Bandra Reclamation is actually an arts complex, and the 127-year-old The Bombay Art Society’s first address in the suburbs

Mother Teresa, MF Husain, oil on canvas displayed at The Bombay Art Society’s latest art complex in Bandra.(Photo: Aalok Soni/ HT)
Updated on Feb 18, 2016 06:23 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Mumbai

The curious case of India’s relationship with the colour blue

American artist Don Fels’s current exhibition, Turning Blue, explores India’s relationship with the colour blue

American artist Don Fels’s current exhibition, Turning Blue, explores India’s relationship with the colour blue(Photo: Aalok Soni/ HT)
Updated on Feb 11, 2016 05:52 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Mumbai

EXCLUSIVE: Sudharak Olwe on changing the world, one photo at a time

Photographer Sudharak Olwe, who was recently awarded the Padma Shri, speaks about using the camera as a tool for change

An image from In Search of Dignity and Justice series: The untold story of Mumbai’s conservancy workers. About 40,000 conservancy workers are employed by the BMC. They collect garbage, clean gutters and work in the dumping grounds.(Photo: Sudharak Olwe)
Updated on Feb 11, 2016 06:52 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Mumbai

Grab limited editions of prints of renowned paintings

Will a coffee table book featuring the works of renowned artists such as Akbar Padamsee draw attention to a lesser-known printing technique?

Artist Lalita Lajmi’s work features in 111 Platographic Expressions by Kashinath Salve
Updated on Feb 04, 2016 09:24 PM IST
By, Mumbai

Meet Mumbai’s only Kendo group

The Mumbai Kendo Club, a group of Japanese martial artists, is all set to show off its chops

Members of the Mumbai Kendo Club with bamboo swords(Photo: Aalok Soni/HT)
Updated on Feb 04, 2016 06:24 PM IST
By, Mumbai

The Indecisive Chicken: the cookbook from Dharavi

The Indecisive Chicken, a bilingual book, explores the stories and recipes that emerge from Dharavi

Prajna Desai was the mentor-artist/curator of the Dharavi Food Project. The Indecisive Chicken evolved out of the Dharavi Food Project(Photo: Neville Sukhia/The Indecisive Chicken)
Updated on Jan 30, 2016 05:15 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Mumbai

See Mumbai like never before: Through its windows

Parhad Goghavala doesn’t just photograph Mumbai’s old windows, but looks for interesting stories unfolding within. He now puts 30 of his best images, shot over the last eight years, on display

A window can offer a glimpse of the lives within. You can understand people’s sartorial choices from the clothes hanging on the grill.(Photo: Parhad Goghavala)
Updated on Jan 28, 2016 08:29 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Mumbai

Limited-edition Kala Ghoda artwork you’ll want to get your hands on

Kalaghoda Musings, visual artist Sameer Kulavoor’s accordion fold panoramic tribute to Kala Ghoda, can sit on your bookshelf or be framed on your wall

Visual artist Sameer Kulavoor’s tribute to Kala Ghoda. is a pen on paper illustration.
Updated on Jan 21, 2016 05:32 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Mumbai

How a rock musician discovered Bengal’s Baul philosophy

Wriddh went to Santiniketan to learn about Tagore, and discovered Baul music. Now, he hosts talk sessions about their philosophy

Wriddh, an erstwhile rock musician, was first introduced to Baul music in 2009.(Photo: Ayan Biswas)
Updated on Jan 22, 2016 04:18 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Mumbai

Where to eat, shop, unwind in Alibaug

Headed for the music fest this weekend? We tell you where to eat, shop and unwind

Updated on Jan 21, 2016 06:22 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Mumbai

This exhibition features textiles made using old and new printing techniques

Delhi-based printmaker Dhvani Behl’s first city exhibition features handmade garments, textile wall hangings and paper prints

Dhvani Behl’s first city exhibition features handmade garments, textile wall hangings and paper prints.(Photo: Jatinder Marwaha)
Updated on Jan 14, 2016 07:04 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Mumbai

This exhibition displays objects related to medicine as a form of art

Spraying jets of water onto a street affected by plague, Bombay, 1896,(Credit: Wellcome Library, London)
Updated on Dec 31, 2015 06:39 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Mumbai

Find your fit: Kickstart 2016 with these innovative fitness routines

Practice Kalaripayattu, the age-old martial art from Kerala
Updated on Dec 31, 2015 07:27 PM IST
Hindustan Times | BySoma Das and Nidhi Choksi, Mumbai

Actor Kevin Costner on his new book, drama about a WW1 secret society

Kevin Costner, the actor who played Whitney Houston’s intense defender in The Bodyguard (1992) and gave a superlative performance as attorney Jim Garrison in JFK (1991), has turned author.
Updated on Dec 25, 2015 02:58 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By

All you need to know about Art Basel’s Hong Kong show 2016

Photo by Jessica Hromas/Art Basel 2015
Updated on Dec 24, 2015 03:01 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Mumbai

5 offbeat destinations to ring in the New Year far from the city’s buzz

Velas in Ratnagiri district s famous for the Olive Ridely turtles, an endangered species that lays eggs along the coastline(Photo: MTDC)
Updated on Dec 17, 2015 07:21 PM IST
Hindustan Times | ByCompiled by Soma Das, Mumbai

Some of the most expensive tables to book this NYE

Jyran-Tandoor Dining and Lounge the restaurant recreates the rustic ambience of a highway dhaba
Updated on Dec 17, 2015 07:35 PM IST
Hindustan Times | ByCompiled by Soma Das, Mumbai

The top five luxury villas near Mumbai to host your very own all-nighter

Caramba, Panchgani
Updated on Dec 17, 2015 05:16 PM IST
Hindustan Times | ByCompiled by Soma Das, Mumbai

Insider’s guide to... Deepak Cinema

Punit Shah, the third generation owner of the cinema house, takes us through its history(Photo: Pratham Gokhle/ industan Times)
Updated on Dec 10, 2015 05:04 PM IST
Hindustan Times | ByAs told to Soma Das, Mumbai

Want to be a sailor? Numerous new clubs making sailing accessible

It’s sailing season. And with an expansive coastlines, this is the best season to turn a sailor(Hindustan Times)
Updated on Aug 18, 2019 05:23 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Mumbai

After a nine-year gap, artist Anjolie Ela Menon returns to Mumbai

What makes Anjolie Ela Menon, Recent Works significant is that this is Menon’s first Mumbai exhibition in nine years(Anshuman Poyrekar/Hindustan Times)
Updated on Nov 27, 2015 05:07 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Mumbai

Insider’s guide to... St Andrew Church

St Andrew Church at Bandra completes 400 years.(Photo: Pratham Gokhle/Hindustan Times)
Updated on Nov 26, 2015 06:29 PM IST
Hindustan Times | ByAs told to Soma Das, Mumbai

Man of steel: Artist Anjaneyulu G finds beauty in nondescript stainless steel items

Astonishing Expendables, features 14 still life paintings in acrylic and oil of a variety of stainless steel objects on multicoloured geometric/dotted tablecloth(Anjaneyulu G)
Updated on Nov 19, 2015 05:10 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Mumbai

This photographer is headed from Mumbai to Goa, on foot

When we caught up with Aanchal Dhara Madan (30), she had just wrapped up day eight of her expedition(Photo: Aanchal Dhara Madan)
Updated on Nov 10, 2015 12:31 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Mumbai

Eat your heart out: Are food trails the next big thing?

Yazdani Bakery, Fort, Mumbai(HT File Photo)
Updated on Nov 05, 2015 08:32 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Mumbai

Long live the queen: Behind every successful king was an equally intriguing queen

Updated on Nov 05, 2015 05:36 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Mumbai

Can home chefs survive the cut-throat professional cooking?

Chiken roast from the Bohri Kitchen. Munaf Kapadia and his mother Nafisa Kapadia started or TBK from their dining room in Colaba.
Updated on Oct 31, 2015 09:21 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Mumbai

Man in vogue: The fashion-conscious Indian man is no longer a myth

Menswear, for the longest time, has been a poor competitor to women’s fashion in the country. But driven by designers, new labels, and a growing tribe of fashion-conscious men, it seems determined to catch up(Kalpak Pathak/ Hindustan Times)
Updated on Oct 23, 2015 05:37 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Mumbai

This art installation by artist Shilo Shiv Suleman glows when you breathe on it

The artworks are fitted with sensors which make them glow every time you breathe on them
Updated on Oct 24, 2015 02:57 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Mumbai
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